The disaster artist based on a true story
(2018, original release: 2017)

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DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/COMEDY/DISASTER

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
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Details

PUBLISHED
Santa Monica, CA : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2018]
DESCRIPTION

1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
9786317168343 53892, 6317168342, 9786317168343, 031398278801
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Based on the book: The disaster artist : my life inside The Room, the greatest bad movie ever made / by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell

The true story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau and a celebration of friendship and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds. 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. Based on the best-selling tell-all about the making of Tommy's cult-classic disasterpiece The Room

Originally released as a motion picture in 2017

Special features: Gag reel ; Audio commentary with director James Franco, Dave Franco, Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero, writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber ; Oh, hi Mark!: making a disaster [featurette] ; Directing a disaster [featurette] ; Just a guy leaning on a wall: getting to know Tommy [featurette] ; theatrical trailer

Editor, Stacey Schroeder ; director of photography, Brandon Trost ; music, Dave Porter

Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow, Alison Brie, Hannibal Buress, Ari Graynor, Melanie Griffith, Josh Hutcherson, Jason Mantzoukas, Megan Mullally, Bob Odenkirk, June Diane Raphael, Paul Scheer, Sharon Stone, Jacki Weaver

MPAA rating: R; for language throughout and some sexuality/nudity

DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1

In English; optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). Closed-captioned

Academy Award Nomination 2017 Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

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