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* AnatomicallyImpossibleSex: During the first sex scene, Johnny is so high up on Lisa it looks as though he is having sex with her belly button. During filming, the cast and crew noted this, but Tommy remained insistent.

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* AnatomicallyImpossibleSex: During the first sex scene, Johnny is so high up on Lisa it looks as though he is having sex with her belly button. During filming, the cast and crew noted this, but Tommy remained insistent.was adamant.
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Two books have been written about the film. In 2013, Greg Sestero, in cooperation with Tom Bissell, wrote ''[[Literature/TheDisasterArtist The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made]]'', a book detailing not only the making of the film but also his long and troubled friendship with Wiseau. Said book has been adapted into a film, ''Film/TheDisasterArtist'', directed by and starring Creator/JamesFranco as Wiseau, with his younger brother Creator/DaveFranco as Sestero. Philip Haldiman, who played Denny, wrote a comic book called ''[[http://vimeo.com/59931490 My Big Break]]'', the first part of which covers his audition.

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Two books have been written about the film. In 2013, Greg Sestero, in cooperation with Tom Bissell, wrote ''[[Literature/TheDisasterArtist The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made]]'', a book detailing not only the making of the film but also his long and troubled friendship with Wiseau. Sestero also narrated the multiple-award-winning audio version of the book, complete with a flawless Tommy Wiseau impression. Said book has been adapted into a film, ''Film/TheDisasterArtist'', directed by and starring Creator/JamesFranco as Wiseau, with his younger brother Creator/DaveFranco as Sestero. Philip Haldiman, who played Denny, wrote a comic book called ''[[http://vimeo.com/59931490 My Big Break]]'', the first part of which covers his audition.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: When Peter suspects Mark of having an affair with Lisa, Mark panics and then tries to throw Peter off a building, which he thankfully doesn't go through with. It doesn't help matters that Peter was correct.
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* VicariousGoldDigger: * Claudette from encourages her daughter Lisa to marry her banker fiancé, Johnny, not out of love, but out of obligation and for the money that he could provide for them both.

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* VicariousGoldDigger: * Claudette from encourages her daughter Lisa to marry her banker fiancé, Johnny, not out of love, but out of obligation and for the money that he could provide for them both.
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* VicariousGoldDigger: * Claudette from encourages her daughter Lisa to marry her banker fiancée, Johnny, not out of love, but out of obligation and for the money that he could provide for them both.

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* VicariousGoldDigger: * Claudette from encourages her daughter Lisa to marry her banker fiancée, fiancé, Johnny, not out of love, but out of obligation and for the money that he could provide for them both.
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* VicariousGoldDigger: * Claudette from encourages her daughter Lisa to marry her banker fiancée, Johnny, not out of love, but out of obligation and for the money that he could provide for them both.

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* InconsistentSpelling: Or, in this case, pronunciation. The name's "Denny", not "Danny". It doesn't help that Lisa calls him "Denny Boy" at one point, and it sometimes sounds like she's calling him "Dinny", which is another nickname for the name "Dennis". He's even called "Danny" in the beginning.



* InconsistentSpelling: Or, in this case, pronounciation. The name's "Denny", not "Danny". It doesn't help that Lisa calls him "Denny Boy" at one point, and it sometimes sounds like she's calling him "Dinny", which is another nickname for the name "Dennis". He's even called "Danny" in the beginning.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The name's "Denny", not "Danny". It doesn't help that Lisa calls him "Denny Boy" at one point, and it sometimes sounds like she's calling him "Dinny", which is another nickname for the name "Dennis". He's even called "Danny" in the beginning.

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: InconsistentSpelling: Or, in this case, pronounciation. The name's "Denny", not "Danny". It doesn't help that Lisa calls him "Denny Boy" at one point, and it sometimes sounds like she's calling him "Dinny", which is another nickname for the name "Dennis". He's even called "Danny" in the beginning.
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* VoodooShark: The Chris-R scene, which apparently exists only to give Johnny [[spoiler:a gun]], raises far more questions than it answers. Why does the adopted child of a banker who funds his every whim need to sell drugs to make ends meet? If the dealer's going to jail, why don't the police need [[spoiler:his gun]] for evidence? Why the hell didn't Mark just get rid of it if they didn't? And why couldn't Johnny simply [[spoiler:have a gun, given his (presumed) ability to legally own one]]? Especially ridiculous because Wiseau originally wanted the scene to have a dramatic shot of [[spoiler:the gun]] falling off the rooftop, so even the one storytelling function the scene ''does'' have may be accidental.

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* VoodooShark: The Chris-R scene, which apparently exists only to give Johnny [[spoiler:a gun]], raises far more questions than it answers. Why does the adopted child of a banker who funds his every whim need to sell drugs to make ends meet? If the dealer's going to jail, why don't the police need [[spoiler:his gun]] for evidence? Why the hell didn't Mark just get rid of it if they didn't? And why couldn't Johnny simply [[spoiler:have a gun, given his (presumed) ability to legally own one]]? Especially ridiculous because Wiseau originally wanted the scene to have a dramatic shot of [[spoiler:the gun]] falling off the rooftop, not to mention that [[spoiler:the two guns shown are different models]], so even the one storytelling function the scene ''does'' have may be accidental.
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** Every conversation Lisa has with her mother (there are about five of them) always starts with her dramatically insisting that she doesn't love Johnny, and Lisa's mom insisting that Johnny is a fantastic man and that she should get married with him.
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In 2023, ''/Film'' announced that a remake of the movie was in post-production, produced by the charity organization Acting for a Cause and starring Creator/BobOdenkirk as Johnny, Creator/BellaHeathcote as Lisa, and Brando Crawford as Mark. Crawford also directed the film, which was shot over the course of a single day with the intent of providing sets through ChromaKey. According to Odenkirk, the intent of the remake is to present the original film's story and dialogue with utter seriousness [[FictionIdentityPostulate on-par with]] Oscar-winning movies... [[{{Bathos}} while keeping the dialogue as-is]]. After missing its planned release date of June 2023 (which would've coincided with the 20th anniversary of the original film), a new date has yet to be disclosed. Proceeds from the film will be donated to the HIV research organization [=amfAR=].

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In 2023, ''/Film'' announced that a remake of the movie was in post-production, produced by the charity organization Acting for a Cause and starring Creator/BobOdenkirk as Johnny, Creator/BellaHeathcote as Lisa, and Brando Crawford as Mark. Crawford also directed the film, which was shot over the course of a single day with the intent of providing sets through ChromaKey. According to Odenkirk, the intent of the remake is to present the original film's story and dialogue with utter seriousness [[FictionIdentityPostulate [[SugarWiki/FictionIdentityPostulate on-par with]] Oscar-winning movies... [[{{Bathos}} while keeping the dialogue as-is]]. After missing its planned release date of June 2023 (which would've coincided with the 20th anniversary of the original film), a new date has yet to be disclosed. Proceeds from the film will be donated to the HIV research organization [=amfAR=].
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In 2023, ''/Film'' announced that a remake of the movie was in post-production, produced by the charity organization Acting for a Cause and starring Creator/BobOdenkirk as Johnny, Creator/BellaHeathcote as Lisa, and Brando Crawford as Mark. Crawford also directed the film, which was shot over the course of a single day with the intent of providing sets through ChromaKey. According to Odenkirk, the intent of the remake is to present the original film's story as seriously as possible. After missing its planned release date of June 2023 (which would've coincided with the 20th anniversary of the original film), a new date has yet to be disclosed. Proceeds from the film will be donated to the HIV research organization [=amfAR=].

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In 2023, ''/Film'' announced that a remake of the movie was in post-production, produced by the charity organization Acting for a Cause and starring Creator/BobOdenkirk as Johnny, Creator/BellaHeathcote as Lisa, and Brando Crawford as Mark. Crawford also directed the film, which was shot over the course of a single day with the intent of providing sets through ChromaKey. According to Odenkirk, the intent of the remake is to present the original film's story as seriously as possible.and dialogue with utter seriousness [[FictionIdentityPostulate on-par with]] Oscar-winning movies... [[{{Bathos}} while keeping the dialogue as-is]]. After missing its planned release date of June 2023 (which would've coincided with the 20th anniversary of the original film), a new date has yet to be disclosed. Proceeds from the film will be donated to the HIV research organization [=amfAR=].
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--->"I'm tired, I'm wasted, I love you darling!"\\
"I did not hit her, it's not true, it's bullshit, I didn't hit her, I did ''naaaaht''. Oh hai Mark."\\

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--->"I'm tired, I'm wasted, I love you you, darling!"\\
"I did not hit her, it's not true, it's bullshit, I didn't did not hit her, I did ''naaaaht''. Oh hai hai, Mark."\\



** Saying "O hai ____!" at the entrance of every character.

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** Saying "O hai hai, ____!" at the entrance of every character.



* BrickJoke: If this were a comedy, Tommy hearing Lisa saying in his head "Don't worry, everything will be all right" [[spoiler:before he commits suicide, shooting himself in the head,]] would be a perfect Brick Joke.[[note]]This is why WebVideo/RedLetterMedia believes the film was really made by Creator/JamesFranco as an Creator/AndyKaufman-esque StealthParody.[[/note]]

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* BrickJoke: If this were a comedy, Tommy hearing Lisa saying in his head "Don't worry, everything will be all right" in his head [[spoiler:before he commits suicide, suicide by shooting himself in the head,]] head]] would be a perfect Brick Joke.example of this.[[note]]This is why WebVideo/RedLetterMedia believes the film was really made by Creator/JamesFranco as an Creator/AndyKaufman-esque StealthParody.[[/note]]
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** When Michelle and Steven confront Lisa at the party over what's going on, Steven warns Lisa, "I don't think Mark really loves you." She blows him off. After [[spoiler:Johny commits suicide, Mark tells Lisa he indeed does not love her.]]

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** When Michelle and Steven confront Lisa at the party over what's going on, Steven warns Lisa, "I don't think Mark really loves you." She blows him off. After [[spoiler:Johny [[spoiler:Johnny commits suicide, Mark tells Lisa he indeed does not love her.]]



* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: As part of the AskAStupidQuestion and CaptainObvious examples above, characters sometimes make statements that are utterly redundant. When Lisa asks if Johnny got a promotion, Johnny glumly responds "Nah" only for Lisa to ask the same basic question again inexplicably.

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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: As part of the AskAStupidQuestion and CaptainObvious examples above, characters sometimes make statements that are utterly redundant. When Lisa asks if Johnny got a promotion, Johnny glumly responds "Nah" "Nah", only for Lisa to ask the same basic question again inexplicably.



* DramaticIrony: Johnny kindly (and very [[MoodWhiplash suddenly]]) sets aside his anger over Lisa's false accusation of domestic violence[[note]]Though, in another example of irony, he does shove her when they later confront.[[/note]] to lend a sympathetic ear to Mark as he talks about ''his'' girl problems. Johnny hasn't a clue that the girl Mark mentions he's seeing is Lisa.

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* DramaticIrony: Johnny kindly (and very [[MoodWhiplash suddenly]]) sets aside his anger over Lisa's false accusation of domestic violence[[note]]Though, in another example of irony, he does shove her when they later confront.[[/note]] to lend a sympathetic ear to Mark as he talks about ''his'' girl problems. Johnny hasn't doesn't have a clue that the girl Mark mentions he's seeing is Lisa.



* FemaleGaze: It's definitely there to look at, that's for sure. According to ''Literature/TheDisasterArtist'', this was the reason behind the gratuitous close-up of Wiseau's bare ass. He was inspired by a [[Film/LegendsOfTheFall film]] where Creator/BradPitt did it, and claimed "[[SexSells we have to show my ass or the movie won't sell]]". The reception can be painfully, ''painfully'' subjective.

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* FemaleGaze: It's definitely there to look at, that's for sure. According to ''Literature/TheDisasterArtist'', this was the reason behind the gratuitous close-up of Wiseau's bare ass. He was inspired by a [[Film/LegendsOfTheFall a film]] where Creator/BradPitt did it, and claimed "[[SexSells we have to show my ass or the movie won't sell]]". The reception can be painfully, ''painfully'' subjective.



* IHaveThisFriend: During Mark's "Do you think girls like to cheat like guys do" dialog with Johnny, it's quite obvious that Mark is asking Johnny if he knows his girlfriend is having an affair with him. He denies it has anything to do with himself and is just about "a friend".
* IllKillYou: "I KILL YOU I BREAK EVERY BONE IN YOUR BODY! I KILL YOU YOU BASTURD!"

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* IHaveThisFriend: During Mark's "Do you think girls like to cheat like guys do" dialog dialogue with Johnny, it's quite obvious that Mark is asking Johnny if he knows his girlfriend is having an affair with him. He denies it has anything to do with himself and is just about "a friend".
* IllKillYou: "I KILL YOU YOU, I BREAK EVERY BONE IN YOUR BODY! I KILL YOU YOU, YOU BASTURD!"



* MostWritersAreAdults: Inverted. Denny is [[http://www.avclub.com/article/tommy-wiseau-29598 apparently 16 to 18 years old,]] but he acts and dresses like a (very weird) kid most of the time. It's worth noting that the actor, Philip Haldiman, was 26 at the time of filming, making him the third-oldest cast member, although he didn't look it.

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* MostWritersAreAdults: Inverted. Denny is [[http://www.avclub.com/article/tommy-wiseau-29598 apparently 16 to 18 years old,]] but he acts and dresses like a (very weird) kid most of the time. It's worth noting that the his actor, Philip Haldiman, was 26 at the time of filming, making him the third-oldest cast member, although he didn't look it.



* NippleAndDimed: Averted, there are quite a few lingering shots of Lisa's breasts, including the nipples. Even when Johnny has his [[spoiler:suicidal]] tantrum.

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* NippleAndDimed: Averted, Averted: there are quite a few lingering shots of Lisa's breasts, including the nipples. Even nipples, even when Johnny has his [[spoiler:suicidal]] tantrum.
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[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused]] with ''Literature/{{Room}}'' by Emma Donoghue[[note]]Though the budget for TheFilmOfTheBook was coincidentally also $6 million[[/note]], ''The Room'' by Creator/HaroldPinter (which isn't quite as awkward), ''The Room'', a Hubert Selby Jr. novel, ''The Room'', a college film by Creator/DougWalker, ''[[VideoGame/TheRoomMobileGame The Room]]'', a 2012 mobile puzzle game, and definitely not with ''[[VideoGame/SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]''. Also, not to be confused with ''Film/TheRoom2019''.

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[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused]] with ''Literature/{{Room}}'' by Emma Donoghue[[note]]Though the budget for TheFilmOfTheBook was coincidentally also $6 million[[/note]], ''The Room'' by Creator/HaroldPinter (which isn't quite as awkward), ''The Room'', a Hubert Selby Jr. novel, ''The Room'', a college film by Creator/DougWalker, ''[[VideoGame/TheRoomMobileGame The Room]]'', a 2012 mobile puzzle game, and definitely not with ''[[VideoGame/SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]''. Also, Also not to be confused with ''Film/TheRoom2019''.
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[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused]] with ''Literature/{{Room}}'' by Emma Donoghue[[note]]Though the budget for TheFilmOfTheBook was coincidentally also $6 million[[/note]], ''The Room'' by Creator/HaroldPinter (which isn't quite as awkward), ''The Room'', a Hubert Selby Jr. novel, ''The Room'', a college film by Creator/DougWalker, ''[[VideoGame/TheRoomMobileGame The Room]]'', a 2012 mobile puzzle game, and definitely not with ''Franchise/SilentHill [[VideoGame/SilentHill4 4: The Room]]''. Also, not to be confused with ''Film/TheRoom2019''.

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[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused]] with ''Literature/{{Room}}'' by Emma Donoghue[[note]]Though the budget for TheFilmOfTheBook was coincidentally also $6 million[[/note]], ''The Room'' by Creator/HaroldPinter (which isn't quite as awkward), ''The Room'', a Hubert Selby Jr. novel, ''The Room'', a college film by Creator/DougWalker, ''[[VideoGame/TheRoomMobileGame The Room]]'', a 2012 mobile puzzle game, and definitely not with ''Franchise/SilentHill [[VideoGame/SilentHill4 ''[[VideoGame/SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]''. Also, not to be confused with ''Film/TheRoom2019''.
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[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused]] with ''Literature/{{Room}}'' by Emma Donoghue,[[note]]Though the budget for TheFilmOfTheBook was coincidentally also $6 million[[/note]] ''The Room'' by Creator/HaroldPinter (which isn't quite as awkward), ''The Room'', a Hubert Selby Jr. novel, ''The Room'', a college film by Creator/DougWalker, ''[[VideoGame/TheRoomMobileGame The Room]]'', a 2012 mobile puzzle game, and definitely not with ''Franchise/SilentHill [[VideoGame/SilentHill4 4: The Room]]''. Also not to be confused with ''Film/TheRoom2019''.

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[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused]] with ''Literature/{{Room}}'' by Emma Donoghue,[[note]]Though Donoghue[[note]]Though the budget for TheFilmOfTheBook was coincidentally also $6 million[[/note]] million[[/note]], ''The Room'' by Creator/HaroldPinter (which isn't quite as awkward), ''The Room'', a Hubert Selby Jr. novel, ''The Room'', a college film by Creator/DougWalker, ''[[VideoGame/TheRoomMobileGame The Room]]'', a 2012 mobile puzzle game, and definitely not with ''Franchise/SilentHill [[VideoGame/SilentHill4 4: The Room]]''. Also Also, not to be confused with ''Film/TheRoom2019''.
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* MadEye: An unintentional example, but Johnny sports one in the movie poster.
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** Thank you, Mr. Wiseau, for helpfully showing us the film is taking place in San Francisco every five minutes -- and oddly, each successive shot gets ''longer'' and ''longer''. This has led to an AudienceParticipation bit where every time an EstablishingShot is shown, the audience shouts [[MeanwhileBackAtThe "Meanwhile, in San Francisco..."]]

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** Thank you, Mr. Wiseau, for helpfully showing us the film is taking place in San Francisco every five minutes -- and oddly, each successive shot gets ''longer'' and ''longer''. This has led to an AudienceParticipation bit where every time an EstablishingShot is shown, the audience shouts shouts, [[MeanwhileBackAtThe "Meanwhile, in San Francisco..."]]



->''[[DissonantLaughter Ha ha ha]], what a story, Tropers. [[NonSequitur Anyway, how's your]] [[NerdsAreVirgins sex life]]?''

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->''[[DissonantLaughter Ha ha ha]], what a story, Tropers. tropers. [[NonSequitur Anyway, how's your]] [[NerdsAreVirgins sex life]]?''life?]]''
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''[[SelfDemonstratingArticle I DID NAHT HIT HER, IT'S NAHT TRUE!]]'' ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLhoDB-ORLQ IT'S BOWLSCHIT, I DID NAHT HIT HER! I DID NAAAHT—]]'' [[MemeticMutation Oh hai, troper.]] [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere Let's describe]]'' [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere The Room]]'' [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere here]], [[VerbalTic huh?]]

''The Room'' is a 2003 "romantic drama" film by unlikely amateur filmmaker Creator/TommyWiseau. It is ostensibly about a man, Johnny, played by Wiseau, tortured by the betrayal of his "[[InsistentTerminology future wife]]" Lisa (Juliette Danielle) and his best friend, Mark (Creator/GregSestero), who are having an affair.

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''[[SelfDemonstratingArticle I DID NAHT HIT HER, IT'S NAHT TRUE!]]'' ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLhoDB-ORLQ IT'S BOWLSCHIT, I DID NAHT HIT HER! I DID NAAAHT—]]'' [[MemeticMutation Oh hai, troper.]] [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere Let's describe]]'' [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere The Room]]'' [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere here]], here,]] [[VerbalTic huh?]]

''The Room'' is a 2003 "romantic drama" film by unlikely amateur filmmaker Creator/TommyWiseau. It is ostensibly about a man, Johnny, played by Wiseau, tortured by the betrayal of his "[[InsistentTerminology future wife]]" Lisa (Juliette Danielle) and his best friend, friend Mark (Creator/GregSestero), who are having an affair.

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* CassandraTruth: A rather bizarre version. After Mark tells Johnny a story about a woman he knew who was viciously beaten by a boyfriend who found out she was cheating, Johnny chuckles and says "what a story", as if he thinks Mark is lying.

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A rather bizarre version. After Mark tells Johnny a story about a woman he knew who was viciously beaten by a boyfriend who found out she was cheating, Johnny chuckles and says "what a story", as if he thinks Mark is lying.lying.
** When Michelle and Steven confront Lisa at the party over what's going on, Steven warns Lisa, "I don't think Mark really loves you." She blows him off. After [[spoiler:Johny commits suicide, Mark tells Lisa he indeed does not love her.]]
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->''"''The Room'' is a menagerie of conveniences, contrivances, and clichés with ridiculous characters whose motivations change every few minutes, sets that look like they belong in a sixties episode of ''Series/DoctorWho'', and writing and dialogue SO bad that it makes crap like ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' seem like ''Film/PulpFiction'' in comparison. And you know what? It's fucking glorious!"''

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->''"''The Room'' is a menagerie of conveniences, contrivances, and clichés with ridiculous characters whose motivations change every few minutes, sets that look like they belong in a sixties episode of ''Series/DoctorWho'', and writing and dialogue SO bad that it makes crap like ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' ''Film/{{Transformers|FilmSeries}}'' seem like ''Film/PulpFiction'' in comparison. And you know what? It's fucking glorious!"''

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