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The Disaster Artist

By: Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell
Narrated by: Greg Sestero
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Now a major motion picture, The Disaster Artist, starring James Franco, Alison Brie, Zoey Deutch, Lizzy Caplan, Zac Efron, Bryan Cranston, Dave Franco, Kristen Bell, Seth Rogen, Sharon Stone, and Judd Apatow.

In 2003, an independent film called The Room - starring and written, produced, and directed by a mysteriously wealthy social misfit named Tommy Wiseau - made its disastrous debut in Los Angeles.

Described by one reviewer as 'like getting stabbed in the head', the $6 million film earned a grand total of $1,800 at the box office and closed after two weeks. Over a decade later, The Room is an international cult phenomenon whose legions of fans attend screenings featuring costumes, audience rituals, merchandising, and thousands of plastic spoons.

In The Disaster Artist, Greg Sestero, Tommy's costar, recounts the film's bizarre journey to infamy, explaining how the movie's many nonsensical scenes and bits of dialogue came to be and unravelling the mystery of Tommy Wiseau himself. But more than just a riotously funny story about cinematic hubris, The Disaster Artist is an honest and warm testament to friendship.

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Editor reviews

Chances are you’re familiar with 2003’s The Room, a film that’s been dubbed the worst movie ever made — and a bona fide cult phenomenon. Originally pitched as a serious drama about a love triangle, this warped brainchild written, produced by and starring the enigma Tommy Wiseau, instead became known for its plot inconsistencies and terrible acting.

The Disaster Artist, written and narrated by none other than Greg Sestero, who portrayed Mark in the film, takes a fast-paced and hilarious behind-the-scenes look into the film's bizarre journey to infamy. While it’s hard not to laugh out loud at this recounting of this unique roller coaster journey, this listen is above all an honest and warm testament to friendship. Whether you’re a fan of The Room or the star-studded 2017 adaptation of The Disaster Artist, this is one audiobook you won’t want to pause.
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Good but clearly different recording sessions, but it's good to hear it from the author himself

Good but clearly different recording sessions

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Beautifully human and perpetually weird story that was truly morish and difficult to stop listening to- Greg’s Tommy voice was eerie

Fantastic

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Greg Sestero's* memoire, The Disaster Artist, tells three intertwining stories that recount his struggles as a young actor, his friendship with Tommy Wiseau, and of their time spent filming a """movie""" together. The latter two are more closely connected and were of greater interest to me, but I did enjoy hearing about Greg's successes and failures (mostly failures) at trying to make it in Hollywood, it just wasn't the main draw. The real draw was getting to hear about the bizarre being that is Tommy Wiseau and about his six million dollar vanity project, The Room, which is rightly considered to be one of the worst films ever made.

Tommy Wiseau himself is an enigma. Where did he come from, how old is he and where did he make his money? This book attempts to answer some of these questions, but it's hard to say what's fact and what's fiction. Or more likely guesswork on Gregg's part.

Throughout the book, Wiseau comes across as a creepy, delusional egomaniac, who is also a compulsive liar that's quick to anger and prone to jealousy. There's a childishly naivety to him too though, and I get the sense that he's quite a lonely man, or was until he met Gregg. These qualities are what make The Room such a good, bad movie, along with Wiseau's strong eastern European accent, his weird appearance and his terrible performance.

The Disaster Artist is a fascinating character study of Tommy, as seen through Gregg's eyes, and it's probably the closest we'll ever get to an official Tommy Wiseau autobiography. Besides, it's quite clear from The Room that Tommy can't write and you get the sense that the vast majority of a personal biography would be fictional, or written to show Tommy in the best light possible. But since we don't have that, we'll have to make do with this. I can settle for that.

Audiobook - There are sometimes jaring changes in Greg's pitch and volume during the audiobook. Clearly these are breaks in the narration and he's forgotten what tone of voice he was using. It's incredibly amateurish, which I suppose is perfect for an audiobook about the Room.

*With, one suspects, lots of help from Tom Bissell

haha what a story, Mark

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An hilarious and well-written book greatly enhanced by Greg Sestero’s narration - an absolute must-listen for fans of The Room!

A must-listen!

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The film missed so many great moments told here by a fantastic Greg Sestero who narrates and does the best Tommy Wiseau impression I've heard to date. It's full of strangeness, humour and not afraid to explore to darker elements. Overall a very touching story on what it was like to make the 'It's so bad it became iconic' film The Room.

When watching The Room with a live audience and a visit from Greg and Tommy themselves at The Prince Charles in London somebody asked Tommy if there is anything he would change about The Room, Tommy replied 'Nothing' and I couldn't agree more.

A unique story about a bad film that became iconic

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Fantastic look into the wildest film ever made. Greg's insight into the story is great.

A Brilliant Rollcoaster Ride of Weird

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What a book. Obviously I had seen the films, but this book is a deep rich treasure trove of what it was to film the room. The best thing about this book was to make Tommy human. We all have laughed and jeered at Tommy’s film and erratic behaviour, but Greg really makes Tommy an empathetic figure and you’re weirdly rooting for him at the end. Greg’s voice acting of Tommy also makes the scenes come to life. Highly recommended to anyone who loves the Room.

Oh hai doggy

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Greg Sestero is the perfect narrator for this book, he brings it alive in a way that only he can. A must listen, even if you've already read the book or seen the movie

Greg Sestero is the perfect narrator for this book

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as a long time fan of the room (first watched in '06) I've been meaning to give this book a listen now for quite some time. and as the last chapter played out all I could think is that I'd REALLY wished I'd gotten to this one sooner! it's funny, raw, emotional and honest.

Greg's delivery is impeccable and his performance of the various people involved are some of the best impersonations I've ever heard.

this books a total journey through the warped world of counter culture cinema and the bizarre individual who heralded one of the weirdest movies ever put to film. If you have any interest in B movie history, or even film production. this is a must own and a key book to read of your studying film.

I loved it, and my only negative comment is I wish it could have been longer!

WHAT A STORY! MY GOD!

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This is a really intresting story. This was clearly recorded at different times so the narrator does sounds different at certain points which is a bit distracting but overall this is a great listen and I'd highly recommend it!

What a story Greg!

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