The Room - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of The Room or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to The Room

[miriam]

The phrases "future wife" and "future husband" are spoken three times and once, respectively, but neither "fiancée" nor "fiancé" are said.

[linda]

Carolyn Minnott had always wanted to act and this was one of the only parts she could get. As such, she gave it everything she had, even nailing a scene right after being hospitalized for heat stroke.

[nora]

Other actors were originally cast as Michelle and Mark, but either quit or were fired. Their scenes were re-shot.

[melinda]

While writing one scene with Lisa and her mother, Tommy Wiseau had Lisa talking on the phone with Claudette, and it ended with Lisa walking her mother to the door because he forgot they were on the phone.

[willard]

According to Greg Sestero, Tommy Wiseau intended for the film to contain a subplot in which Johnny was revealed to be a vampire, due to Wiseau's own fascination with the creatures. Sestero recounts how, at the outset of production, Wiseau tasked members of the crew with figuring out a way to execute a sequence in which Johnny's Mercedes-Benz would lift off from the roof of the townhouse and fly across the San Francisco skyline, revealing Johnny's vampiric nature. Wiseau eventually decided to drop the subplot after learning that there was no practical way to film the flying car scene on the production's budget.

[beth]

It's been an ongoing mystery what the title 'The Room' actually means. Tommy Wiseau claimed in a Q & A session the title was meant to evoke a safe haven in the viewer. Greg Sestero, in his book, posits the much more logical theory that it was called 'The Room' simply because the first draft of the story took place in a single room.

[mathew]

Tommy Wiseau had the alley set rebuilt so he could film the football/Mike falling down scene. This move took two days and cost thousands. He also wanted to rebuild the rooftoop set for the "We're expecting!" subplot.

[albert]

When filming the famous "I did not hit her" scene, Tommy had the script in his pants pocket.

[tom]

According to Tommy Wiseau, Lisa's mother makes a full recovery from her breast cancer.

[camila]

Tommy Wiseau actually made Juliette Danielle cry when he pointed out that she had pimples, and everyone heard it.

[melinda]

Cartoon Network's late-night TV block, Adult Swim, aired a somewhat censored version of the film every April Fools' Day from 2009 to 2011.

[riley]

Michael Rousselet and Scott Gairdner started the cult movement in 2003 upon seeing the first initial run of The Room in theaters. Mesmerized and obsessed, they brought a hundred friends to the final four screenings during the last three days of The Room's theatrical run. They ran amok in the theater bringing props such as spoons, football, and roses as a sort of "Viking funeral" believing the film would never be seen again.

[nora]

After his scene had been reshot, Dan Janjigian's boots got scuffed and he had to replace them. Tommy Wiseau initially refused to replace his $80 boots, even though the scene they just filmed cost a thousand times as much.

[sophie]

According to Greg Sestero, the character of Lisa is based on a woman to whom Tommy Wiseau once proposed with a $1,500 diamond engagement ring, but who "betrayed [him] several times", resulting in the breakup of their relationship. Sestero further postulates that Wiseau based Lisa's explicit conniving on the character Tom Ripley, after Wiseau had a profound emotional reaction to The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999).

[cassandra]

Alex Rynders, a famous movie reviewer, has once quoted, "The Room is something everyone should watch at least once; it's a great family movie."

[leo]

Greg Sestero considered leaving the set due how difficult it was. He stayed because he needed the money.

[sylvia]

Tommy Wiseau has recorded behind-the-scenes in both video and audio format, with the latter being used by the tape recorder seen in the film.

[addison]

Unlike most movies, where the sets are generally closed while filming nude sequences, Tommy Wiseau insisted that the set be open while filming the long love scene between Lisa and Johnny.

[jessie]

Philip Haldiman, one of the oldest cast members, played Denny, the youngest character.