The Disaster Artist

A book about a cinematic comedy of errors . . . sharply detailed . . . funny. --The New York Times A human drama that's compulsively readable, a tale of men whose bond allows them both to stumble their way into cinema history. --CriticSpeak.com Downright thrilling . . . a making-of book like no other. --Booklist, starred review Hilarious and unexpectedly moving. --Los Angeles Review of Books Hysterical . . . a terrific sense of humor is the book's greatest asset. --Bookgasm Hysterical, rollickingly entertaining. --San Jose Mercury News Like disaster porn...memorable for being actually inspiring, to my surprise. --TheWire.com Possibly the most important piece of literature ever printed. --The Huffington Post Sestero recounts this surreal filmmaking experience 10 years later with grace, intelligence and thoughtfulness. He and Bissell deftly put together an eloquent, wry, absolutely hilarious story. Wiseau's blunders and Sestero's dry observations make for laugh-out-loud experiences every chapter. --Roanoke Times The book's behind-the-scenes tales are so outsized that they are due to become part of movie-making lore. --The Brooklyn Rail Very funny. --The AV Club One of the worst movies of all time has spawned one of the most entertaining books I've read in years. It's a happy ending worthy of Hollywood. --A. J. Jacobs, author of Drop Dead Healthy Finally, a hilarious, delusional, and weirdly inspirational explanation for the most deliciously awful movie ever made. --Rob Lowe, actor and author of Stories I Only Tell My Friends The Disaster Artist delivers an evenhanded portrayal of Wiseau and elucidates more than Room superfans had ever dreamt of learning about their craggy, pale-faced idol. --Esquire.com The Disaster Artist is not only the terrifically engaging tale of a bad Hollywood movie, it's one of the most honest books about friendship I've read in years. --Los Angeles Times A great portrayal of hopefuls coming to Los Angeles to pursue their ambitions, and an even greater examination of what it means to be a creative person with a dream and trying to make it come true....In so many ways. Tommy c'est moi. --James Franco, VICE.com A revelatory and moving look at both the man and the movie that have proved so fascinating for so many . . . filled with juicy, jaw dropping stories that are too good to spoil here. . . .You don't need to have seen The Room to love The Disaster Artist. --Asbury Park Press A story of obsession and friendship that only Hollywood can birth . . . Readers aren't propelled through this book simply wondering what will happen, they're more concerned with how in the world it all happened--whether they've never heard of The Room or they've watched it dozens of times. --The Oregonian Even if you haven't seen Tommy Wiseau's cult film phenomenon, The Room, it would be a mistake to not pick up The Disaster Artist. --The New York Observer Funny, engaging first-person account of the making of The Room. . . . A deft, energetic narrative . . . an improbably resonant tale of warped creativity and friendship. --Kirkus Reviews Hilarious . . . the stories behind the making of The Room are even more bizarre than one might expect; truly, like the film itself, they must be seen to be believed. --The Paris Review Hilarious, and often poignant . . . If you're a fan of The Room, or if you're just looking for a memoir unlike any you've ever read, don't hesitate to pick up this book. --ChicksDigBooks.com How bad is [The Room]? You should watch it and find out for yourself. Then you should read actor Greg Sestero's tell-all memoir, The Disaster Artist, to find out how and way everything about the movie went so wrong. . . . Hilarious and surprisingly touching. --The Daily Oklahoman I laughed so hard reading The Disaster Artist that I cried. --RollingStone.com In The Disaster Artist, we learn some fascinating tidbits . . . [Sestero] is an engaging storyteller who takes us from football games in Golden Gate Park to ludicrous parking lot film shoots, peppering the journey with whip-smart insights and laugh-out-loud jokes. --Los Angeles Magazine Make no mistake about it: The Disaster Artist is terrific. Every page is a treasure that reveals more background information for one of cinema's famous train wrecks. --Man Cave Daily The Disaster Artist doesn't just answer the question: How do awful cult movies get made? It also reminds us how confusing, hilarious, and wonderful it is to be in your 20s, and why you're glad you don't have to do it twice. It's like a wonderfully weird mash-up of a contemporary Candide and Sunset Boulevard. --Joel Stein, author of Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity The Disaster Artist has to be one of the funniest, most deliciously twisted tales I have ever read. This extraordinary book is many things: a guide on how to succeed, sort of, in Hollywood; a life lesson in the virtues of deaf, dumb, and blind persistence; a very surreal variation on the archetypal American story of the immigrant dream. But at its heart lies the story of a deep and abiding friendship that survives against all odds, and the insanely bizarre film that stands as proof. --Ben Fountain, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk A surprising, hilarious and compelling account of the making of the modern Plan 9 from Outer Space. --Patton Oswalt, comedian and author of Zombie Spaceship Wasteland