The hilarious and inspiring story of how a mysterious misfit got past every roadblock in the Hollywood system to achieve success on his own terms: a $6 million cinematic catastrophe called "The Room."
Nineteen-year-old Greg Sestero met Tommy Wiseau at an acting school in San Francisco. Wiseau’s scenes were rivetingly wrong, yet Sestero, hypnotized by such uninhibited acting, thought, I have to do a scene with this guy. That impulse changed both of their lives. Wiseau seemed never to have read the rule book on interpersonal relationships (or the instructions on a bottle of black hair dye), yet he generously offered to put the aspiring actor up in his LA apartment. Sestero’s nascent acting career first sizzled, then fizzled, resulting in Wiseau’s last-second offer to Sestero of costarring with him in "The Room," a movie Wiseau wrote and planned to finance, produce, and direct in the parking lot of a Hollywood equipment-rental shop. Wiseau spent $6 million of his own money on his film, but despite the efforts of the disbelieving (and frequently fired) crew and embarrassed (and frequently fired) actors, the movie made no sense. Nevertheless Wiseau rented a Hollywood billboard featuring his alarming headshot and staged a red carpet premiere. "The Room" made $1800 at the box office and closed after two weeks. One reviewer said that watching "The Room" was like getting stabbed in the head. The Disaster Artist is Greg Sestero s laugh-out-loud funny account of how Tommy Wiseau defied every law of artistry, business, and friendship to make the "Citizen Kane" of bad movies ("Entertainment Weekly"), which is now an international phenomenon, with Wiseau himself beloved as an oddball celebrity. "The Disaster Artist" is an inspiring tour de force that reads like a page-turning novel, an open-hearted portrait of an enigmatic man who will improbably capture your heart. (Simon & Schuster)
This is event will include a screening of a behind the scenes documentary on the making of The Room complete with actor interviews - followed by a talk & book signing with author Greg Sestero and The Room mastermind, Tommy Wiseau.
This is event will be held at the New Beverly Cinema located at 7165 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles. $5 entry fee or free w/ purchase of book, at door. Only books purchased from Book Soup will be signed after the screening & discussion.
http://www.booksoup.com/greg-sestero-2013
1 comment:
Tommy Wiseau only goes to prove that there is no bad publicity.
John M.
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