Below, director / star James Franco, and actors Dave Franco, Ari Graynor, and Josh Hutcherson discuss how they brought the story behind the 21st century's
biggest cult film to life, while the real Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero also pop in to give their thoughts.
This obvious rip - off of the original «Jaws» was one of
the biggest cult films to come out of the exploitative genre, and it's even memorable enough to have been remade in 2010.
Not exact matches
Obviously, the
big question regarding The Disaster Artist is whether you need to see The Room before watching it, or if experiencing the
cult hit enhances this
film.
I think we were all pretty skeptical upon hearing the announcement that James Franco would be bringing the story of the making of Tommy Wiseau's The Room to the
big screen over three years ago; at least those of us familiar with the wonderfully terrible
film of
cult infamy.
After meeting in school, the aspiring actors head to Hollywood to pursue their
big screen dreams, and end up making the 2003
cult film The Room.
Based on the book The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell, the
film tells the behind - the - scenes story behind one of modern cinema's
biggest cult classics The Room.
Director / writer Joseph Kosinski «s story (the script is credited to Karl Gadjusek and Michael DeBruyn, with William Monahan and Michael Arndt among those who worked on the
film too) cribs liberally from other more familiar sci - fi tales, including one recent
cult hit which mentioning the name of would likely tip you off to the
film's
big secrets.
Released by various entities in all formats all over the world for years, The Monster Club is a very easy
film to find and deserves to command a much
bigger cult following.
Gervasi's previous work includes the
cult classic ANVIL: THE STORY OF ANVIL, and the feature
film THE
BIG TEASE, which ripped the lid off hairdressing competitions.
Two weeks ago, as part of his summer - long institute, Redford held a weekend conference of most of the major exhibitors and distributors of «specialized»
films - a category that includes independent U.S. features, foreign
films, «art
films,»
cult films, revivals and almost anything else that isn't a
big - budget, first - run standard Hollywood production.
His two
biggest films, Office Space and The Idiocracy, went straight to DVD in Britain but became
cult hits thanks to their cutting observations about the general stupidity of humanity.
He has also had memorable roles in numerous
cult favorites, including John Carpenter's
films The Thing (as Childs) and They Live (as Armitage), the Riddick
films Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick (as the Imam), the General in Armageddon, King in Oliver Stone's Platoon, and
Big Tim in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream.
The stop - motion animation drama played to a clunky, awkward Q&A when I saw its North American premiere at Telluride, but now that people will have seen the
film in droves by Sundance 2016, one can imagine this will be an indeed special event, the first
big meeting of the
cult following Johnson and Kaufman's
film so richly deserves.
Gerwig envisions a program in which locals apprentice with seasoned crew members (if only such an agenda were in place when Memoirs of a Geisha and The Assassination of Richard Nixon were
filming in the area), citing how the
cult fantasy show Xena: Warrior Princess laid the groundwork in New Zealand for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies, some of the
biggest productions in motion picture history.
There are dozens and dozens of
cult film favorites, but with the exception of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, few rival the level of celebration of the Coen brothers» 1998 comedy The
Big Lebowski.
At just 21, Maika Monroe seems to be hitting the
big time with two consecutive hit
film in the
cult horror circuit.
The same guys who like to high five during girl on girl action in Atomic Blonde, skull smashing in Free Fire or the fact that
cult classic
film The Room gets a
big screen treatment by James Franco in The Disaster Artist.
While The
Big Lebowski is the Coen comedy that has spawned a
cult following and seems to be endlessly quoted, Raising Arizona is, at the very least, that
film's equal in terms of memorable characters and comic moments.
Ace new movie The Disaster Artist — in limited cinemas on December 1 and nationwide from December 6 — is the true story of how one man's dream to make his cinematic masterpiece led to one of the worst
films in history, and one of the
biggest cult hits.
Other stars who have used the website to successfully fund their projects include actor Zach Braff, who raised a massive $ 3.1 million (# 2 million) in donations to make a sequel to his
cult film Garden State, while Tv series Veronica Mars is heading to the
big screen in a fan - funded
film.
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Big Lebowski: Limited Edition» (Universal) is the definitive edition of the most beloved film from a team of filmmakers whose career is built on cult classics big and sma
Big Lebowski: Limited Edition» (Universal) is the definitive edition of the most beloved
film from a team of filmmakers whose career is built on
cult classics
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big and small.
The best part of Galaxy Quest, playing the guy playing the ethnic guy in a «Star Trek» - like
cult television series, Shalhoub also stole the show as fast - talking lawyer Freddy Riedenschneider in his reunion with the Coen Brothers, The Man Who Wasn't There; demonstrated uncommon intelligence and sensitivity in the still - underseen
Big Night; and made his feature -
film debut behind the camera with wife Brooke Adams in the independent Made - Up, now trickling into video stores.
Another excellent Coen brother
film, The
Big Lebowski has amassed an enormous
cult following and has only gained in popularity since its 1998 release date.
Like Tim Burton's beloved valentine to man's insatiable hunger to create in general and one dreamer in particular, The Disaster Artist offers the curious phenomenon of the
film industry's
biggest winners and power - brokers paying tongue - in - cheek homage to the handiwork of some of
cult film's most exquisitely deluded dreamers.
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films ON THE
BIG SCREEN — the way they were meant to be seen.
Erin was a
cult -
film enthusiast, and it was always a
big thing to get girls to show up.
After the disappointing attempt to bring to the
big - screen, though
cult favorite, back in 1995 with Sylvester Stallone in «Judge Dredd», «Dredd» is the latest attempt and is adapted by Alex Garland from John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra's legendary comic book and
filmed in stunning 3 - D.
Some other memorable moments that emerged while compiling this: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep (both Oscar - nominated) and Tom Waits on the downward spiral in Hector Babenco and William Kennedy's bleak «Ironweed»; John Huston's lyrical direction of the posthumously released adaptation of James Joyce's «The Dead»; the joyous Cajun -, zydeco -, R&B and gospel - flavored soundtrack of «The
Big Easy,» gumbo for the ears; the consummate character actor John Mahoney breaking out (at least for me) in «Tin Men,» «Suspect» and «Moonstruck» and and Hunter delighting in «Raising Arizona,» «Broadcast News» and just about anything that came after; plus two British indies: Emily Lloyd as a cheeky 16 - year - old in David Leland's delightful comedy - drama «Wish You Were Here»; and one of the great
cult films of the decade, Bruce Robinson's savagely witty «Withnail and I» with Richard E. Grant and Paul McCann.
It's one of those
cult films that people could only love for reasons other than the movie itself, whether for the nostalgic value of the folk music, the hippie counterculture period, or they're huge fans of Arthur Penn (Bonnie and Clyde, Little
Big Man).
In my opinion the
film isn't any worse than any of the
films from the Twilight saga, but the
big difference is that it wasn't based on a book with a
cult following.
Shot on the cheap and loosely based on the Manson
cult murders, which were still
big news when the
film was being shot in 1971, it's a potboiler about a serial - killing biker gang of women in thrall to a presumably charismatic, self - styled guru calling himself Satán.
Jeff Bridges will always be best known as an actor, iconic for his roles in
films including The Fischer King, Tron, True Grit and the Coen Brothers» 1998
cult comedy The
Big Lebowski, where he played the White Russian - sipping pacifist known as the Dude.
It's launching a pair of expensive - looking period - set miniseries, a long - anticipated Marvel spin - off, a sophomore run for one of the best TV
cult comedies of the past 10 years and their
big - league awards contender
film of the year.
Many of their
films have become
cult hits, if not
big commercial successes, but the Rough Team isn't aiming for surefire bets.
Ever since news broke that James Franco would be bringing The Disaster Artist — a tell - all book about the making of infamously so - bad - it's - brilliant
film The Room — to the
big screen, we've been waiting with spoons at the ready (if you're unfamiliar with the traditions and
cult following behind Tommy Wiseau's epic, read up on it here).
Missing from the doc, however, are mentions regarding the peculiar movies that Flynn made while slumming in Cuba - «The
Big Boodle,» and the docu - drama /
cult films, «Cuban Story,» and «Cuban Rebel Girls» (both from 1959, made before his death).
Plot: A
big screen re-enactment of the making of Tommy Wiseau's
cult film The Room deemed «the worst movie of all time.»
The connecting thread between Empire Records, The Craft, and End of Days is of course Robin Tunney, who hit it
big in the late «90s and has grown to show as much longevity in her career as the select
films from her body of work —
cult phenoms, if not cultural touchstones by some measure.
Okja has been at the center of many conversations — it's Bong Joon - ho «s next anticipated
film after his critically acclaimed
cult hit Snowpiercer, it's Netflix's next
big gamble in the feature
film business, and it has caused all kind of controversy at the Cannes
Film Festival for its lack of a traditional theatrical release.
On the
big screen, a 1970 Challenger R / T starred in the
film Vanishing Point, a high - speed pursuit movie that has become a
cult favorite with muscle - car fans.
Discovered by a larger audience through 80's
cult films like Wild Style and Style Wars, his artwork and performances has been exhibited world wide, in galleries and museums including P.S. 1 and the Venice Biennale, and the
biggest museum of all: the train yard.
Schneemann's influence has even been felt in popular culture: most notably in the character of Maude Lebowski, played by Julianne Moore, in the Coen Brothers»
cult film «The
Big Lebowski.»