27 Wild Stories From The Making Of The Room, The Worst Movie Ever

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  2. 1. Tommy appeared hours late to the first day of production--because he was doing his hair
  3. 2. Tommy insisted on buying all the filming equipment
  4. 3. The Room's script actually was edited--albeit lightly
  5. 4. Donny and “The Mark”
  6. 5. Tommy had unusual casting call manners
  7. 6. Tommy explains why Chris-R's name is Chris-R
  8. 7. They used green screens to recreate actual locations
  9. 8. Filming terrible lines required many, many takes
  10. 9. The Room almost had a supernatural twist
  11. 10. There was a massive fight over $80 boots
  12. 11. Tommy messed up stealing a line from another movie
  13. 12. The Room's set had a private bathroom--that only Tommy was allowed to use
  14. 13. Things got so tense that Tommy feared he would be poisoned
  15. 14. The character Mark was named after "Mark Damon"
  16. 15. Tommy self-medicated with Nyquil and Red Bulls
  17. 16. The "love scenes" were as awkward to shoot as they are to watch
  18. 17. Tommy believed showing his butt was crucial to The Room's success
  19. 18. Johnny's sex scene with Lisa's dressed surprised everyone
  20. 19. Tommy couldn't tell if the flower shop dog was real
  21. 20. Tommy had a weird approach to fine dining fashion
  22. 21. Apologizing to Tommy requires specific steps
  23. 22. Tommy comes up with new names for hairstyles on the fly
  24. 23. Refreshments at Tommy's leave something to be desired
  25. 24. Tommy created, filmed, and starred in a commercial to get his SAG membership
  26. 25. Tommy is, of course, a roommate from Hell
  27. 26. Tommy wasn't afraid to rough it at home
  28. 27. Tommy really loves Thanksgiving
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Even The Room diehards may be surprised at some of the incredible oddities on display in James Franco's The Disaster Artist, which dramatizes the making of Tommy Wiseau's infamously bad 2003 film. And the movie doesn't even capture it all--there's more, of course, in the book on which the movie is based.

The book was co-written by author Tom Bissell and none other than Greg Sestero himself--Tommy's best friend and co-star in The Room, played in The Disaster Artist by Dave Franco. And there are some details that couldn't even make it into the movie.

To make sure everyone is on the same page, here’s a selection of 27 of the wildest stories from the book, The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made. Pick up the book if you want to know the full story--you just can't make this stuff up.

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