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The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside
The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell (Simon & Schuster, 2013,
288pp.)
The Room. Not everyone has seen it, but many have probably heard of
it. A 2003 independent film directed, produced, and written lead actor Tommy
Wiseau, The Room’s story concerns a love triangle between three friends.
Johnny (Wiseau) is a kindly, middle-aged banker engaged to the untrustworthy
Lisa (Juliette Danielle). Out of boredom, Lisa decides to ensnare their
misguided friend, Mark (Greg Sestero), in a passionate affair in a move that
will destroy their circle of friends. Meant to be taken as a heart-wrenching
drama on par with Shakespeare’s tragedies, the film’s bad acting, bewildering
script, and atrocious dialogue was met with howls of laughter worldwide.
Although a flop at the box office, it developed an impressive cult following,
and ultimately led to Sestero’s decision to write a memoir of his experiences.
Hilarious, and at times, surprisingly sad, The Disaster Artist is a
wildly entertaining memoir that will definitely appeal to fans of The Room.
