The Disaster Artist (film) explained

The Disaster Artist
Director:James Franco
Music:Dave Porter
Cinematography:Brandon Trost
Editing:Stacey Schroeder
Runtime:103 minutes[1]
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$10 million[2]
Gross:$29.8 million[3]

The Disaster Artist is a 2017 American biographical comedy-drama film starring, co-produced and directed by James Franco. It was written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell's 2013 non-fiction book of the same title. The film chronicles an unlikely friendship between aspiring actors Tommy Wiseau and Sestero that results in the production of Wiseau's 2003 film The Room, widely considered one of the worst films ever made. The Disaster Artist stars brothers James and Dave Franco as Wiseau and Sestero, respectively, alongside a supporting cast featuring Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Josh Hutcherson, Jacki Weaver, and Seth Rogen.

Principal photography began on December 8, 2015. A work-in-progress cut of the film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2017; it was later screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, and also played at the 2017 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it became the first American film to win its top prize, the Golden Shell, since A Thousand Years of Good Prayers in 2007.[4]

Distributed by A24 in North America and Warner Bros. Pictures internationally, The Disaster Artist began a limited release on December 1, 2017, before opening wide on December 8, 2017. It received positive reviews from critics, with the chemistry of the Francos and their portrayals of Wiseau and Sestero, as well as the film's humor and screenplay, receiving praise,[5] [6] and was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2017.[7] At the 75th Golden Globe Awards, James Franco won the award for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy; the film was also nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.[8] Franco also received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the film earned a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 90th Academy Awards.

Plot

In San Francisco in 1998, 19-year-old Greg Sestero befriends Tommy Wiseau in Jean Shelton's acting class after Tommy gives a bizarre interpretation of a scene from A Streetcar Named Desire. Greg is impressed by Tommy's fearlessness, though Tommy also exhibits unusual habits and mannerisms; for instance, he can afford apartments in both San Francisco and Los Angeles, but he will not discuss his personal life or the source of his wealth. Despite his pronounced European accent, Tommy insists to Greg that he is from New Orleans. The two move to Los Angeles to pursue acting careers at Tommy's suggestion.

Greg signs with talent agent Iris Burton and regularly attends auditions. Meanwhile, Tommy is constantly rejected by agencies, acting teachers, casting directors, and producers. He also thinks that Amber, Greg's new girlfriend, is sabotaging his friendship with Greg. As Greg's auditions begin to dry up, Tommy decides to make a film for them to star in. Tommy writes the screenplay for The Room, a melodrama about a love triangle between banker Johnny (played by Tommy), his fiancée Lisa, and his best friend Mark (played by Greg, who is also given a line producer credit). They rent production space from Birns & Sawyer, from whom Tommy insists on buying, rather than renting, all of the production equipment he will need. He also decides to shoot the film on 35 mm film and HD Digital simultaneously, which is another costly and unnecessary measure. Raphael Smadja and Sandy Schklair are hired as the cinematographer and script supervisor, respectively, and actress Juliette Danielle is cast as Lisa.

Tommy's controlling behavior and inexperience soon begin to affect the production. He forgets his lines, arrives late, and refuses to supply his crew with basic needs like drinking water and air conditioning. The cast and crew are baffled by the film's nonsensical plot and Tommy's inexplicable directorial and acting choices. During preparation for a sex scene, Tommy refuses to film on a closed set and humiliates Juliette in front of the entire crew. When confronted about this, Tommy reveals that he knows what the cast and crew members have been saying about him behind his back, as he watches the behind-the-scenes footage of the production. Tommy also reveals that he has spent $5 million on the production but does not disclose where these funds came from.

While The Room is still filming, Greg and Amber run into Bryan Cranston at a cafe. He says he is directing an upcoming episode of the TV show he is on, Malcolm in the Middle, and invites Greg to play a lumberjack, mainly because Greg has a beard. Greg is scheduled to shave his beard soon for The Room (for no apparent purpose), so he begs Tommy to delay shooting those scenes, but Tommy refuses. Greg reluctantly decides to finish the film and give up the opportunity to be on Malcolm. On the last day of shooting, which is on location back in San Francisco, Greg admonishes Tommy for being selfish throughout their friendship and demands that Tommy reveal his age, origin, and source of income. Tommy refuses to do so and Greg storms off.

By June 2003, Greg has broken up with Amber and has started working in theater. Tommy has finished work on The Room in the eight months since their falling-out. He invites Greg to the premiere, and Greg reluctantly agrees; the entire cast and crew also attend. As the film plays on the screen, the capacity audience reacts with bemused silence and then, increasingly, with laughter at Tommy's poor performance, script, and filmmaking techniques. A devastated Tommy storms out of the theater, but Greg brings him back and points out that the audience's enthusiastic response is something to be proud of while reconciling their friendship. With renewed optimism, Tommy takes the stage as The Room ends and expresses his appreciation of the warm reception for his "comedic" film. He invites Greg to join him, and the pair receive a standing ovation.

In a post-credits scene, Tommy meets Henry, a partygoer who asks Tommy if he wants to hang out. He refuses, though he does recognize Henry's familiar "New Orleans" accent.

Cast

Kristen Bell, Ike Barinholtz, Adam Scott, Kevin Smith, Keegan-Michael Key, Lizzy Caplan, Danny McBride and J. J. Abrams appear as themselves in a prologue discussing The Room and its reputation.[9] Other roles include John Early as Burton's executive assistant Chris Snyder, Joe Mande as DP Todd Barron, Charlyne Yi as costume designer Safowa Bright-Asare, Kelly Oxford as makeup artist Amy Von Brock, Tom Franco as Karl, Zoey Deutch as Tommy's acting classmate Bobbi, Sugar Lyn Beard as an actress auditioning for Lisa, Brian Huskey as a bank teller, Randall Park as Greg's acting classmate Rob, Jerrod Carmichael as an actor friend of Greg's, Casey Wilson as a casting director, Lauren Ash as the florist in The Rooms "Hi, doggie" sequence, and Angelyne as herself. Bryan Cranston makes an uncredited cameo appearance as himself.[10] Greg Sestero appears as an assistant casting director,[11] while Tommy Wiseau appears in a post-credits scene as a character named Henry.

Production

Development

In February 2014, Seth Rogen's production company Point Grey Pictures announced it had acquired the book and film rights to The Disaster Artist. James Franco was set to direct and play Wiseau, and his brother Dave Franco was cast as Sestero. James Franco stated The Disaster Artist was "a combination of Boogie Nights and The Master".[12] According to Franco, Wiseau initially had hoped Johnny Depp would play him.[13] In April 2016, the title was reported to have changed from The Disaster Artist to The Masterpiece,[14] though The Disaster Artist was confirmed as the official title when the film's SXSW premiere was announced.

Casting

In June 2014, James Franco's younger brother, Dave Franco, informally announced at a midnight showing of The Room that he had been cast in the co-starring role of Greg Sestero. Wiseau praised the decision in a Q&A session.[15] The film is the first collaboration of James and brother Dave, as the younger Franco has said that he had sought different projects deliberately, specifying in an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival, "I didn't want people to think I was riding his coattails."[16] As New Line Cinema sought to acquire The Disaster Artist in October 2015, one of the film's producers, and frequent Franco collaborator, Seth Rogen, was in negotiations to play The Rooms script supervisor, Sandy Schklair.[17] The remainder of the principal cast were revealed in the days prior to the beginning of filming, in early December 2015: Josh Hutcherson as Philip Haldiman, Ari Graynor as Juliette Danielle, Jacki Weaver as Carolyn Minnott, Hannibal Buress as Bill Meur, Andrew Santino as Scott Holmes, and Zac Efron as Dan Janjigian.[18] [19] [20] [21] Dave Franco's wife, Alison Brie, joined the cast in the role of Sestero's then-girlfriend, Amber,[22] and Sharon Stone was later announced to have been cast as Hollywood talent agent Iris Burton.[23] Sestero stated in January 2016 that Bryan Cranston had been cast in the film in an undisclosed role. In November 2016, he was revealed to be playing himself during his time working on Malcolm in the Middle.[24]

Filming

Principal photography began on December 8, 2015, in Los Angeles,[25] and ended on January 28, 2016.[26] Among the locations used was The Ojai Apartments on Whitley Terrace in Hollywood.[27] Dave Porter composed the film's score.[28]

Release

The film had its premiere, in a work-in-progress form, at South by Southwest on March 12, 2017.[29] [30] [31] In May 2017, A24 acquired distribution rights to the film, and set the film for a limited release on December 1, 2017, before a wide release on December 8.[32] Warner Bros. Pictures distributes the film internationally,[33] and it received an IMAX release in selected areas as well.[34] On October 25, 2017, A24 mounted a billboard on Highland Avenue in Los Angeles that replicated the original The Room billboard that Wiseau kept up from 2003 to 2008.[35] [36]

The film was released on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download on March 13, 2018.[37] As of February 20, 2019, its estimated US home media sales were $1,288,213.[38]

Reception

Box office

The Disaster Artist grossed $21.1 million in the United States and Canada and $8.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $29.8 million, against a production budget of $10 million.[3]

The film grossed $1.2 million from 19 theaters in its limited opening weekend, finishing 12th at the box office and averaging $64,254 per venue, one of the highest averages of 2017.[39] The film had its wide expansion the following week, alongside the opening of Just Getting Started and I, Tonya and was projected to gross around $5 million from 840 theaters over the weekend.[40] It ended up making $6.4 million, finishing 4th at the box office.[41] The following week, despite being added to 170 additional theaters, the film dropped a more-than-expected 57% to $2.7 million, finishing 8th.[42] In its third weekend of wide release it made $884,576 ($1.2 million over the four day Christmas frame), dropping to 17th.[43]

Critical response

The Disaster Artist received a standing ovation at its initial screening at South by Southwest.[44] [45] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Disaster Artist holds an approval rating of based on professional reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critical consensus reads, "Oh, hai Mark. The Disaster Artist is a surprisingly poignant and charming movie-about-a-movie that explores the creative process with unexpected delicacy."[46] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned The Disaster Artist a score of 76 out of 100 based on 44 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[47] Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film an 81% overall positive score and a 66% "definite recommend".[41]

Erik Childress of The Playlist dubbed James Franco's performance his "best... since his Oscar-nominated turn in 127 Hours." Further, he wrote that "as a director it is nice to finally see him embrace the comfort zone of comedy with enough cameos to rival Robert Altman's The Player."[48] Peter Debruge of Variety said it had a "genuine capacity to delight, whether or not the audiences in question have seen The Room."[49]

Writing for Rolling Stone, Peter Travers gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, saying: "As a director, Franco succeeds beautifully at bringing coherence to chaos, a word that accurately describes the making of this modern midnight-movie phenomenon. Do you need to see The Room to appreciate The Disaster Artist? Not really."[50] Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times called the film "a hilarious, heartening celebration of failure".[51]

Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote that it is "a divertingly funny movie, but its breeziness can also feel overstated, at times glib and a bit of a dodge".[52] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film three out of five stars, writing that it brings up unanswered questions, and "has room for improvement".[53] Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club gave the film a rating of "C", calling it a "lousy tribute" and asking, "will anyone who hasn't seen The Room actually be able to piece together a sense of this Z-grade sensation from watching The Disaster Artist?"[54]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s) Result
Academy AwardsMarch 4, 2018Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber[55]
Austin Film Critics AssociationJanuary 8, 2018Best ActorJames Franco[56]
Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Casting Society of AmericaJanuary 18, 2018Studio or Independent – ComedyRich Delia[57]
Chicago Film Critics AssociationDecember 12, 2017Best ActorJames Franco[58]
Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Critics' Choice Movie AwardsJanuary 11, 2018Best ActorJames Franco[59]
Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Best ComedyThe Disaster Artist
Best Actor in a ComedyJames Franco
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationDecember 13, 2017Best ActorJames Franco[60]
Detroit Film Critics SocietyDecember 7, 2017Best FilmThe Disaster Artist[61]
Best ActorJames Franco
Dorian AwardsFebruary 24, 2018Best Performance of the Year – ActorJames Franco[62]
[63]
Campy Film of the YearThe Disaster Artist
Empire AwardsMarch 18, 2018Best ComedyThe Disaster Artist[64]
[65]
Florida Film Critics CircleDecember 23, 2017Best ActorJames Franco[66]
[67]
Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Georgia Film Critics AssociationJanuary 12, 2018Best PictureThe Disaster Artist[68]
Best ActorJames Franco
Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 7, 2018Best Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyThe Disaster Artist[69]
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyJames Franco
Golden Tomato AwardsJanuary 3, 2018Best Comedy Movie 2017The Disaster Artist[70]
Gotham AwardsNovember 27, 2017Best ActorJames Franco[71]
Hollywood Film AwardsNovember 5, 2017Hollywood Screenwriter AwardScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber[72]
Houston Film Critics SocietyJanuary 6, 2018Best ActorJames Franco[73]
IGN AwardsDecember 19, 2017Best Comedy MovieThe Disaster Artist[74]
Best Lead Performer in a MovieJames Franco
Best DirectorJames Franco
Independent Spirit AwardsMarch 3, 2018Best Male LeadJames Franco[75]
IndieWire Critics PollDecember 19, 2017Best ActorJames Franco[76]
London Film Critics CircleJanuary 28, 2018Actor of the YearJames Franco[77]
Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationJanuary 12, 2018Best ActorJames Franco[78]
National Board of ReviewJanuary 9, 2018Top Ten FilmsThe Disaster Artist[79]
Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Online Film Critics SocietyDecember 28, 2017Best ActorJames Franco[80]
[81]
Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
San Diego Film Critics SocietyDecember 11, 2017Best ActorJames Franco[82]
Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Best Comedic PerformanceJames Franco
San Francisco Film Critics CircleDecember 10, 2017Best ActorJames Franco[83]
Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
San Sebastián International Film FestivalSeptember 30, 2017Golden ShellThe Disaster Artist[84]
Feroz Zinemaldia PrizeThe Disaster Artist
Satellite AwardsFebruary 10, 2018Best ActorJames Franco[85]
Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Screen Actors Guild AwardsJanuary 21, 2018Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleJames Franco[86]
Seattle Film Critics SocietyDecember 18, 2017Best PictureThe Disaster Artist[87]
Best ActorJames Franco
Best ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
St. Louis Film Critics AssociationDecember 17, 2017Best ActorJames Franco[88]
[89]
Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Best SceneSixty-seven takes of "I did not hit her"
Toronto International Film FestivalSeptember 17, 2017People's Choice Award, Midnight MadnessThe Disaster Artist[90]
USC Scripter AwardsFebruary 10, 2018Best ScreenplayScott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell[91]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationDecember 8, 2017Best ActorJames Franco[92]
Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Writers Guild of America AwardsFebruary 11, 2018Best Adapted ScreenplayScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber[93]

Accuracy

Although based on a true story, the film dramatizes and omits several events:[94]

External links

Notes and References

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  38. Web site: The Disaster Artist (2017). March 18, 2018. June 3, 2018. The Numbers. Domestic Box Office $21,120,616
    International Box Office $4,941,110
    Worldwide Box Office $26,061,726
    Est. Domestic DVD Sales $190,663
    Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $561,703
    Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $752,366
    Weekly US Blu-ray Sales...Date 3/18/2018...Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. ....
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