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MST Club presents.... OH HAI MARK. So, it's come to this. The Room. It was part of the 2015 Rifftrax live show. They can't sell that version, probably due to rights issues, but they can sell the "Just The Jokes" version of it. Surprisingly it's become a pop culture phenomenon, and the subject of both a book, The Disaster Artist, and a movie based on that book. So in the movie itself, Johnny is a successful person of some kind, who lives in a house full of photos of spoons. He loves his GF Lisa, but she doesn't love him. She "betray" him, so (spoiler!) he shoots himself. The movie is adamant that that is the story, and none of the subtext you might glean in your viewing is intentional. it must all be in your head, there and in the heads of our intrepid riffers. To this day we don't know why it's called The Room. Released in 2015 and 2016. [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Apr 24, 2025 - 1 comment

When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true. (IMDB)
posted by Countess Elena on Dec 3, 2017 - 10 comments

Cult film club selection for the week: "The Room" is an electrifying American black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies. It has five major characters, Johnny, played by Tommy Wiseau is a successful banker with great respect for an dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa. [more inside]
posted by maxsparber on Aug 11, 2014 - 37 comments