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The disaster artist : based on a true story / directed by James Franco ; screenplay by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber ; produced by James Franco, Vince Jolivette, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, James Weaver ; an A24 and New Line Cinema presentation in association with Good Universe ; a Point Grey production ; a Ramona Films production ; a film by James Franco.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Franco, James, 1978- film director, film producer, actor.
Neustadter, Scott, screenwriter.
Weber, Michael H. (Screenwriter), screenwriter.
Jolivette, Vince, 1971- film producer.
Goldberg, Evan, film producer.
Rogen, Seth, 1982- film producer, actor.
Weaver, James (Producer), film producer.
Franco, Dave, 1985- actor.
Apatow, Judd, 1967- actor.
Brie, Alison, actor.
Buress, Hannibal, actor.
Graynor, Ari, actor.
Griffith, Melanie, 1957- actor.
Hutcherson, Josh, actor.
Mantzoukas, Jason, actor.
Mullally, Megan, actor.
Odenkirk, Bob, 1962- actor.
Raphael, June Diane, actor.
Scheer, Paul, 1976- actor.
Stone, Sharon, 1958- actor.
Weaver, Jacki, 1947- actor.
Porter, Dave (Composer), composer (expression).
Schroeder, Stacey, 1979- editor of moving image work.
Trost, Brandon, 1981- director of photography.
A24 (Firm), presenter.
New Line Cinema Corporation, presenter.
Good Universe (Firm), presenter.
Point Grey Pictures (United States), production company.
Ramona Films, production company.
Lions Gate Home Entertainment, publisher.
Standardized Title:
Disaster artist (Motion picture)
Language:
English
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Bissell, Tom--Film adaptations.
Sestero, Greg, 1978---Film adaptations.
Wiseau, Tommy--Drama.
Sestero, Greg, 1978---Drama.
Room (Motion picture)--Drama.
Room (Motion picture).
Actors--Drama.
Actors.
Male friendship--Drama.
Male friendship.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Drama.
California--Los Angeles--Hollywood.
Local Subjects:
California--Los Angeles--Hollywood.
Genre:
Drama.
Biographical films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Show business films.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
4 3/4 in.
stamping
Place of Publication:
Santa Monica, CA : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2018]
Language Note:
In English; optional subtitles in Spanish.
Open-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital
widescreen (2.40:1) 24 fps
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
The true story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau and a celebration of friendship and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds. When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true. Based on the best-selling tell-all about the making of Tommy's cult-classic disasterpiece The Room.
Participant:
Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow, Alison Brie, Hannibal Buress, Ari Graynor, Melanie Griffith, Josh Hutcherson, Jason Mantzoukas, Megan Mullally, Bob Odenkirk, June Diane Raphael, Paul Scheer, Sharon Stone, Jacki Weaver.
Credits:
Director of photography, Brandon Trost; editor, Stacey Schroeder; music, Dave Porter.
Notes:
Based on The disaster artist : my life inside The Room, the greatest bad movie ever made / by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell.
Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2017.
Issued by the publisher as part of a DVD/Blu-ray combo pack. University of Pennsylvania Libraries have cataloged these discs separately.
Special features: Gag reel; audio commentary with director James Franco, Dave Franco, Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero, writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber; Oh, hi Mark! : making a disaster; Directing a disaster; Just a guy leaning on a wall : getting to know Tommy; original theatrical trailer.
ISBN:
9786317168343
6317168342
OCLC:
1022567328
Publisher Number:
031398278801
031398278832 (Blu-ray + DVD combo pack)
53892 A24 Films
53895 A24 Films (Blu-ray + DVD combo pack)

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