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* When Sandy goes to the bank to cash his paycheque, he fully expects it to bounce. He is shocked to find out that Tommy actually has the budget to make ''The Room''.
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** Best part? They actually show bits of The Room compared to the scenes they recreated. ''The recreated scenes are actually better than the originals in terms of everything.''
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* Blink and you'll miss it, but the apartment building that Greg and Tommy live in after they move to L.A. is called the "Ojai". [[note]] Pronounced like "Oh, hi!" [[/note]]
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* The opening of the movie where Tommy performs the "Stella!" scene from ''Film/AStreetcarNamedDesire''. MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext doesn't even begin to describe it.
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* Juliette Daniels looking on in both sadness and disgust while Tommy humps the red dress for the last scene.

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* Juliette Daniels Danielle looking on in both sadness and disgust while Tommy humps the red dress for the last scene.



* While "Rhythm of The Night by Corona plays over the credits, you briefly hear [[spoiler:Tommy singing along]].

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* While "Rhythm of The Night Night" by Corona plays over the credits, you briefly hear [[spoiler:Tommy singing along]].
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* While "Rhythm of The Night by Corona plays over the credits, you briefly hear [[spoiler:Tommy singing along]].

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* The teaser trailer shows the filming of the "Oh hi, Mark" scene, with Tommy forgetting his own lines dozens of times, leading to Greg and then the entire crew giving a completely deadpan reading of the whole thing. Finally, James Franco does a pitch-perfect recreation of his delivery in the film, getting a standing ovation simply because they're finally ''done''.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMKX2tE5Luk The official trailer]] is practically a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer. If you've never seen ''The Room'', you would ''swear'' that a lot of things shown were made up.
* The teaser trailer shows the filming of the "Oh hi, Mark" scene, with Tommy forgetting his own lines dozens of times, leading to Greg and then the entire crew giving a completely deadpan reading of the whole thing. Finally, James Franco does a pitch-perfect recreation of his delivery in the film, getting a standing ovation simply because they're After ''67'' takes, he finally ''done''.does a reading in which he manages to recite the entire line without looking at the camera. And the crew ''erupts with applause!''



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMKX2tE5Luk The official trailer]] is an entire carnival of NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer. If you've never seen ''The Room'', you would ''swear'' that a lot of things shown were made up.
** "Why is he having sex with her belly button? He knows where the vagina is, right?"
** "He has it all: good looks, many friends... [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and also maybe Johnny is vampire]]. We'll see."

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMKX2tE5Luk The official trailer]] is an entire carnival of NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer. If you've never seen ''The Room'', you would ''swear'' that a lot of things shown were made up.
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"Why is he having sex with her belly button? He knows where the vagina is, right?"
** * "He has it all: good looks, many friends... [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and also maybe Johnny is vampire]]. We'll see."
* While auditioning one actress for the role of Lisa, Tommy says "Pretend I am your boyfriend." She screams in horror.
* Juliette Daniels looking on in both sadness and disgust while Tommy humps the red dress for the last scene.
-->"I wanted to keep that dress..."
** And then burying her face in her hands while watching the sex scene at the premiere, occasionally glancing up and saying "Oh my god, it's still going." [[TruthInTelevision That actually happened]].
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** The commercial can now be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fqAFCb4-ec here]].

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** The commercial can now be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fqAFCb4-ec com/watch?v=1fqAFCb4-ec?t=26 here]].
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** "He has it all: good looks, many friends... [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and also maybe Johnny is vampire]]. We'll see."

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!!The book




!!The movie




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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMKX2tE5Luk The official trailer]] is an entire carnival of NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer. If you've never seen ''The Room'', you would ''swear'' that a lot of things shown were made up.
** "Why is he having sex with her belly button? He knows where the vagina is, right?"
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** The dog was in fact an elderly pug, a dog not exactly known for being greased lightning.

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** One of the flubbed takes:
-->'''Tommy''': "I HIT HER!"

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** One of the flubbed takes:
-->'''Tommy''': "I HIT HER!"
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** One of the flubbed takes:
-->'''Tommy''': "I HIT HER!"
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** The fact that several of the comments on the trailer are criticizing Franco's performance. Not that he wasn't good, but that he wasn't ''as bad as Tommy''.

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* The teaser trailer shows the filming of the "Oh hi, Mark" scene, with Tommy forgetting his own lines dozens of times, leading to Greg and then the entire crew giving a completely deadpan reading of the whole thing. Finally, James Franco does a pitch-perfect recreation of his delivery in the film, getting a standing ovation simply because they're finally ''done''.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rir1WzZqwxE The trailer for the movie takes this]] UpToEleven.
--> '''Tommy:''' I hit her!
--> '''Cast and crew:''' NO!!!
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* Tommy submits ''The Room'' to Creator/ParamountPictures to see if it will be distributed. Greg notes that a reply is usually given after a couple of weeks. It takes the film ''[[EpicFail twenty-four hours]]'' [[EpicFail to be rejected.]]

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* Tommy submits ''The Room'' to Creator/ParamountPictures Creator/{{Paramount}} to see if it will be distributed. Greg notes that a reply is usually given after a couple of weeks. It takes the film ''[[EpicFail twenty-four hours]]'' [[EpicFail to be rejected.]]
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* Tommy was so fascinated with the flower shop doggy and its inability to move that he asked if it was real.

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* Tommy was so fascinated with the flower shop doggy and its inability to move stillness that he asked if it was real.
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* At one point in the past, Tommy was listening to a "How to learn English" tape and kept rewinding and repeating the same phrase, [YouNoTakeCandle "You think it's good, do you?"]] over and over again as Greg was trying to sleep and causing the latter to say that it's not even a phrase that an American would say. [[DeadpanSnarker He]] then surmised that a phrase that Tommy should be learning instead is "I'd like a refund for these tapes, please." Also, when Tommy's friend/co-executive producer, Chloe, is teaching him lines over the phone, most likely from the same or a similar tape (or rather feeding them to him, as Greg said), he commented that after ending the conversation with him that she either simply hung up or killed herself.

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* At one point in the past, Tommy was listening to a "How to learn English" an English language tape and kept rewinding and repeating the same phrase, [YouNoTakeCandle [[YouNoTakeCandle "You think it's good, do you?"]] over and over again as Greg was trying to sleep and causing the latter to say that it's not even a phrase that an American a native English speaker would say. [[DeadpanSnarker He]] He then surmised surmised]] that a phrase that Tommy should be learning instead is "I'd like a refund for these tapes, please." Also, when Tommy's friend/co-executive producer, Chloe, is teaching him lines over the phone, most likely from the same or a similar tape phone earlier (or rather feeding them to him, as Greg said), he commented that after ending the conversation with him that she either simply hung up or killed herself.
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* At one point in the past, Tommy was listening to a "How to learn English" tape and kept rewinding and repeating the same phrase, [YouNoTakeCandle "You think it's good, do you?"]] over and over again as Greg was trying to sleep and causing the latter to say that it's not even a phrase that an American would say. [[DeadpanSnarker He]] then surmised that a phrase that Tommy should be learning instead is "I'd like a refund for these tapes, please." Also, when Tommy's friend/co-executive producer, Chloe, is teaching him lines over the phone, most likely from the same or a similar tape (or rather feeding them to him, as Greg said), he commented that after ending the conversation with him that she either simply hung up or killed herself.
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* Greg taking acting classes with Jeff Corey and being berated by, of all people Music/BobDylan for blocking his driveway.
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* Tommy's bizarre first draft, with incomprehensible dialogue ("Promotion! Promotion! That's all I ever hear about. Here is your coffee and english muffin and burn your mouth.") and nonsensical twists (Such as Johnny's car flying off the roof because [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Tommy believed him to be a vampire.]]) Also, there was a part where someone said to Lisa, "Get your pretty little buns in [the kitchen] and help." This line was not said by Johnny or Mark, but rather Claudette, ''[[IncestSubtext her mother]].''

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* Tommy's bizarre first draft, with incomprehensible dialogue ("Promotion! Promotion! That's all I ever hear about. Here is your coffee and english English muffin and burn your mouth.") and nonsensical twists (Such as Johnny's car flying off the roof because [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Tommy believed him to be a vampire.]]) Also, there was a part where someone said to Lisa, "Get your pretty little buns in [the kitchen] and help." This line was not said by Johnny or Mark, but rather Claudette, ''[[IncestSubtext her mother]].''
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** The commercial can now be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m9b-RDBodE here]].

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** The commercial can now be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m9b-RDBodE com/watch?v=1fqAFCb4-ec here]].
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* Tommy's bizarre first draft, with incomprehensible dialogue ("Promotion! Promotion! That's all I ever hear about. Here is your coffee and english muffin and burn your mouth.") and nonsensical twists (Such as Johnny's car flying off the roof because [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Tommy believed him to be a vampire.]]) Also, there was a part where someone said to Lisa, "Get your pretty little buns in here [the kitchen] and help." This line was not said by Johnny or Mark, but rather Claudette, ''[[IncestSubtext her mother]].''

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* Tommy's bizarre first draft, with incomprehensible dialogue ("Promotion! Promotion! That's all I ever hear about. Here is your coffee and english muffin and burn your mouth.") and nonsensical twists (Such as Johnny's car flying off the roof because [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Tommy believed him to be a vampire.]]) Also, there was a part where someone said to Lisa, "Get your pretty little buns in here [the kitchen] and help." This line was not said by Johnny or Mark, but rather Claudette, ''[[IncestSubtext her mother]].''
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* When Tommy is told he can get SAG membership by starring in a commercial, he ends up [[LoopholeAbuse directing, writing, producing and starring in a commercial (mostly swiped from Greg's demo reel) for Street Fashions, a company Tommy owns]]. Greg imagines the SAG people taking one look at Wiseau's commercial and then frantically combing over their legal fine print to find ''any'' excuse to not let this lunatic join their ranks.

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* When Tommy is told he can get SAG membership by starring in a commercial, he ends up [[LoopholeAbuse directing, writing, producing and starring in a commercial (mostly swiped from Greg's demo reel) for Street Fashions, a company Tommy owns]]. The demo reel, by the way, was from a ''[[Film/PuppetMaster horror movie]].'' Greg imagines the SAG people taking one look at Wiseau's commercial and then frantically combing over their legal fine print to find ''any'' excuse to not let this lunatic join their ranks.
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** [[Main/{{Understatement}} Tommy seems to have a rather warped view about how to make a movie]]. When asked why he was green-screening the San Francisco skyline while still filming on a rooftop IN San Francisco, he replied "[[InsaneTrollLogic This no Mickey Mouse production. I want to be professional]]."

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** [[Main/{{Understatement}} Tommy seems to have a rather warped view about how to make a movie]]. When asked why he was green-screening the San Francisco skyline while still filming being able to film on a an actual rooftop IN San Francisco, he replied "[[InsaneTrollLogic This no Mickey Mouse production. I want to be professional]]."
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** [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Understatement Tommy seems to have a rather warped view about how to make a movie]]. When asked why he was green-screening the San Francisco skyline while still filming on a rooftop IN San Francisco, he replied "[[InsaneTrollLogic This no Mickey Mouse production. I want to be professional]]."

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** [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Understatement [[Main/{{Understatement}} Tommy seems to have a rather warped view about how to make a movie]]. When asked why he was green-screening the San Francisco skyline while still filming on a rooftop IN San Francisco, he replied "[[InsaneTrollLogic This no Mickey Mouse production. I want to be professional]]."
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** [[Understatement Tommy seems to have a rather warped view about how to make a movie]]. When asked why he was green-screening the San Francisco skyline while still filming on a rooftop IN San Francisco, he replied "[[InsaneTrollLogic This no Mickey Mouse production. I want to be professional]]."

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** [[Understatement [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Understatement Tommy seems to have a rather warped view about how to make a movie]]. When asked why he was green-screening the San Francisco skyline while still filming on a rooftop IN San Francisco, he replied "[[InsaneTrollLogic This no Mickey Mouse production. I want to be professional]]."
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** Tommy seems to have a rather warped view about how to make a movie. When asked why he was green-screening the San Francisco skyline while still filming on a rooftop IN San Francisco, he replied "[[InsaneTrollLogic This no Mickey Mouse production. I want to be professional]]."

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** [[Understatement Tommy seems to have a rather warped view about how to make a movie.movie]]. When asked why he was green-screening the San Francisco skyline while still filming on a rooftop IN San Francisco, he replied "[[InsaneTrollLogic This no Mickey Mouse production. I want to be professional]]."
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** Tommy seems to have a rather warped view about how to make a movie. When asked why he was green-screening the San Francisco skyline while still filming on a rooftop IN San Francisco, he replied "[[InsaneTrollLogic This no Mickey Mouse production. I want to be professional]]."

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