The Room, considered by many to be the worst movie ever made, is getting a wide theatrical release next month. That’s right. After more than 14 years, Tommy Wiseau’s cult movie, which would be a stretch to call a classic, but there’s something that makes this movie stick, is going to make its way to theaters all across the country for the first time ever. The event is taking place on January 10 and is being done via Fathom Events, who will bringThe Roomto more than 600 theaters. That’s a whole lot of spoon art and “hai Mark.”
Tommy Wiseauhas since become a bit of a pop culture icon, given his very eccentric behavior and mystery surrounding the man. Nobody actually knows how old he is, where he’s from or how he became rich enough to financeThe Roomhimself. A movie he also wrote, directed, produced and starred in. Here’s what Wiseau had to say to The Hollywood Reporter about the upcoming wide release forThe Room, which tickets are already on sale for.
“It’s really great because it’s going to tackle the other areas wherepeople aren’t aware of the roomstill. I’ve never called it a cult phenomenon, or whatever they call it. I call it a free expression, that’swhat The Room represents. I encourage people to express themselves in the screenings. A ton of people ask me, ‘Why do you encourage that?’ I say, ‘Why not?’ What I wanted was to give them a smile and it’s their choice if they want to express themselves.”
In case you aren’t familiar,The Roomcenters on Johnny (Wiseau) and his best friend Mark (Greg Sestero), and a love triangle with Johnny’s wife, Lisa. And that’s pretty much it. But the bizarre structure, filming style, pacing, editing and pretty much everything else about the movie have made it a clearly bad movie, but something that people need to see for themselves. Midnight screenings are regularly held in major cities across the country to sold-out crows who have rituals for the movie, such as throwing spoons at the screen, in honor of the strange spoon art displayed in the movie, or quoting along with lines like the very famous, “You’re tearing me apart, Lisa.”
Even though it’s been 14 years sinceThe Roominitially debuted in Los Angeles, making mere thousands against its reported budget of more than $5 million, the timing seems absolutely perfect. For one, each of these screenings ofThe Roomwill feature a new trailer forBest F(r)iends, which stars Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero, who he madeThe Roomwith. Also, withThe Disaster Artist, a movie directed byJames Francothat chronicles the making ofThe Room, in theaters currently, people all across the country are very aware of this movie right now.
If you’ve ever wanted to seeThe Room, even out of morbid curiosity, this may be your best chance to do it. It’s a terrible movie, but something that is greatly enhanced by seeing it with a crowd of people. For theaters showingThe Roomnear you on January 10, or to buy tickets, visitTheRoom.Movie.
