2024 note: I compiled this list of everything I could find on the internet about The Room in 2013, around the same time that Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell published their book The Disaster Artist. Interest in The Room exploded after that, and this list immediately became incomplete and obsolete. However, I’ve decided to leave it here as it is, as a snapshot of the state of the fandom in the last moment when The Room was still a cult phenomenon. I haven’t checked whether the links still work.
The Room. The greatest worst film ever made. Ten years on from its release, it continues to grow in cult popularity, and there are more and more articles, interviews and tributes appearing all the time. This is an attempt to list all of the resources currently available online for The Room. I’m sure it’s not comprehensive so please use the comments to suggest additions.
NB. My personal recommendations are marked in bold.
Official Websites
Reference Resources
Deleted Scenes
Fansites and Tributes
- The Room Fansite
- The Room Novelization
- The Room Tribute (Flash game)
- The Room Soundboard
- The Room RiffTrax commentary
- ‘The Dingy Apartment’ (fan fiction prequel)
Articles and Reviews
- Variety (09/04/06)
- NPR (05/05/06)
- Entertainment Weekly (12/12/08)
- IFC (24/03/09)
- A.V. Club (26/03/09)
- RiffTrax (12/06/09)
- Seattle Pi (06/08/09)
- Washington Post (27/11/09)
- Cleveland.com (29/01/10)
- The Age (05/02/10)
- Cinema Suicide (11/02/10)
- Time Magazine (26/05/10)
- Nostalgia Critic (13/07/10)
- Word Magazine (??/03/11) (scroll down for scans)
Interviews
Tommy Wiseau (Johnny)
- LAist (27/04/07)
- A.V. Club (24/06/09)
- Portland Mercury (13/08/09)
- Bust Magazine (29/09/09) (introduction only online)
- Brightest Young Things (18/11/09)
- Daily Loaf (21/01/10)
- Crikey (16/02/10)
- Popdose (09/06/10)
- Chud (06/02/11)
- TheRoomFans (23/02/11) on YouTube
- Torontoist (22/04/11)
- Indie Wire (09/06/11)
- Huffington Post (09/07/11)
- Proudly Resents (27/09/11)
- Alt Feedback (23/11/12)
- JustPressPlay (07/01/13)
- Wired (09/04/13)
- The Movie Blog (09/08/13)
Greg Sestero (Mark)
- A.V. Club (12/03/10)
- Popgun Chao$! (05/10/10)
- Screen Comment (20/07/11)
- Serial Optimist (08/07/13)
- Bust Magazine (11/09/13)
- Reddit IAmA thread (28/09/13)
- Another Reddit IAmA thread (22/02/14)
Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero together
- CNN (14/01/11) plus additional footage on YouTube
- Media Mikes (22/08/11)
- Offbeat Cinema (29/08/11)
- MyDamnChannelLIVE (03/08/12) on YouTube
- Wylie Writes (24/05/13)
Juliette Danielle (Lisa)
- Praxis Magazine (01/03/10)
- Hollywood Jesus (23/12/11)
- Reddit IAmA thread (19/03/12) (see also: highlights in Blogs, below)
- Indie Outlook (26/09/12)
- Nerd Nation Radio podcast (19/12/12)
- New York Cine Radio podcast (05/02/13)
- Nerd Vice (13/04/13)
- The Awl (28/06/13)
Philip Haldiman (Denny)
- Phoenix People (18/02/13)
- Examiner.com (20/02/13)
- Proudly Resents (19/03/13)
- Daily Grindhouse (05/08/13)
- Serial Optimist (19/08/13)
Greg Ellery (Steven)
- RiffTrax (12/06/09)
Mladen Milicevic (composer)
Miscellaneous
- Proudly Resents (27/04/11) interview with Sandy Schklair, who claims to be the real director of The Room
Blogs
- WhatCulture – Another Life Changed By THE ROOM (23/04/09)
- Daily Loaf – Tommy Wiseau’s The Room: The art of making a bad movie (19/01/10)
- The Lesser Feat – On the greatness of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room (17/08/10)
- Odd Films Blog – Tommy Wiseau’s Bizarre Masterpiece (04/02/11)
- /Film – Did Tommy Wiseau Actually Direct ‘The Room?’ (12/02/11)
- Mostly Film – Love, Sex, Betrayal & Spoons – A Night with Tommy Wiseau (16/02/12)
- Ten-Gallon Vat – A Partial List of Things That Happened the Night I Met Tommy Wiseau (‘The Room’) (13/03/12)
- Oh No They Didn’t – LIIIISA TEARS APART REDDIT (20/03/12) (highlights from the Reddit IAmA session, see above)
- Worst Movies Ever Made – The Room (09/11/12)
- Independent Blogs – Understanding ‘The Room’: An interview with the stars of ‘the worst movie ever made’ (15/02/13)
Cast and Crew
Tommy Wiseau (Johnny)
- Twitter: @TommyWiseau (possibly)
- ‘Tommy Wiseau’s Guide To Sextapes’ on AskMen
Greg Sestero (Mark)
The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
- Greg Sestero and journalist Tom Bissell have written a book about the making of The Room called The Disaster Artist. It is utterly brilliant and a must-read for any serious The Room fan.
- Official website of the book, including links to many interviews with Sestero specifically about the book.
Juliette Danielle (Lisa)
- Official Website
- Twitter: @julietted80
- eBay Shop
- Etsy Shop (spoon paintings!)
- YouTube (including stand up comedy gig)
Philip Haldiman (Denny)
- Official Website
- Twitter: @TheRoomDenny
- ‘My Big Break’ – Haldiman’s comic book autobiography
Robyn Paris (Michelle)
Dan Janjigian (Chris-R)
One more – An exclusive interview with the man who claims he is the actual director of “The Room.”
http://proudlyresents.com/i-directed/
Thanks! I’m sure there are loads I’ve missed, especially blog posts. I’ve just added another Haldiman interview (Phoenix People) and blog (MostlyFilm).
FYI, Philip Haldiman called me “awesome” for doing this page, and Juliette Danielle agreed. Now I just need validation by Greg and Tommy for my life to be complete.
Thanks so much for including my interview here! Nicki
No problem. If it’s an interview about The Room, it should be here!