The Worst Movie Ever Made Is Being Improved No One Asked For, And It’s Brilliant
Written by Robert Scucci | Published
in 2003 The room has gone down in cinema history as one of the worst movies ever made. It stars Tommy Wiseau, who wrote, directed, produced, financed, and donned about 1,000 other hats to bring this romantic comedy to life. He made many misguided financial decisions in the same way, such as buying cameras instead of renting them, and shooting everything in HD digital and 35mm film at the same time so he could choose any final film format. An expensive custom device was designed to hold both types of cameras because almost no one was crazy enough to try to put them together like that. Despite this odd cinematic remake, only the 35mm version of the movie was used in the final cut.
When all is said and done, The room it took about six months to make the film, and Tommy Wiseau spent more than $6 million of his own money on the thing. The script doesn’t make sense, the acting is bad, the green screens and sound stages are used when they can capture the scene for the least amount of money, and it’s the perfect punishment for a movie that dominated midnight viewings with people throwing spoons and footballs, yelling “You’re tearing me apart, Lisa!” and celebrate what is universally known as “i Citizen Kane of bad movies.
In other words, The room it’s so bad it’s amazing, which leads us to it The Room Returnsdirected by Brando Crawford and starring Bob Odenkirk as Tommy Wiseau’s Johnny.
The Room Returns it’s special because Crawford wanted to approach the film in the exact opposite way that Wiseau did. He also used the script verbatim, and everything, even the interior of the houses, seems to have been shot in front of a green screen. He sent Bob Odenkirk a cold email, telling him he wanted to remake it The room in one day to see if the main cast could elevate the original script into something fantastic, and Odenkirk said yes without hesitation.
While there is a rumor around The room is coming back’ release delay, I’m not here to fuel or dispel any rumors, but legend has it that Mr. Wiseau didn’t want this film, which was shot in 2023, to be released because it would undermine his. It’s now available to rent for $7.99 thanks to Crawford, with all proceeds going to The Foundation for AIDS Research and the nonprofit Blue Collaborative, which supports independent artists. I finished my rental last night, and it’s better than anything I could have imagined.
Room But with small rooms
Shooting completely in front of a green screen in less than 12 hours, The Room Returns he is the perfect punisher. Beat for beat, line for line, it’s the same movie, but Brando Crawford was kind enough to spare us the sex scenes, preferring instead to show a black background with white text telling us who should sleep with whom. In the original film, 11 percent of the running time was devoted to an unhealthy type that required special construction to capture it.
As a start, The Room Returns follows Johnny (Bob Odenkirk), a wealthy investment banker who is about to marry Lisa (Bella Heathcote), who is having an affair with his best friend Mark (Brando Crawford). A story about love, betrayal, and, oh yeah… Denny (Cameron Kasky), who is in love with Lisa, but is involved with a violent drug dealer named Chris R. (portrayed by another Room’s Greg Sestero) for reasons never explained in either film. The story still doesn’t make sense, and the dialogue is still wooden, but Odenkirk really delivers the goods here.
Every interview I’ve seen with Better Call Saul an asterisk means the same thing. He recites the script verbatim, either by heart or teleprompter, and his whole way of elevating the dialogue is to emote to give the lines room to breathe. After saying that he “didn’t hit him” in one of them Rooms in the most quoted scenes, he looks down, slowly raises his eyes, and sadly says, “Oh. Hello, Mark.” It’s the same lines, but delivered by someone with serious chops.
Now you may be asking, does this improve The room? Not at all. The film is far from kept, but you can’t blame anyone who works The Room Returns. They make it look better because they are trying to stay true to the source material, which is a complete mistake. What it does do, however, is add another layer of excitement to it The room because there’s a level of sincerity from Odenkirk that just wasn’t there in the first film.
A Complete Disaster
If you’re not a fan of the original film, either seriously or obsessively, your grade may vary The Room Returns. I’m notoriously cheap, but I had to shell out the money to rent this one because I knew it would be a memorable watch. I’m watching again The room once or twice a year and quote until my wife kicks me out of the living room. It’s really cool that Brando Crawford just wanted it, and what’s even cooler is that Bob Odenkirk immediately came on board to take part in the project.
It’s a fever dream that doesn’t really improve or detract from the original film. It just exists, and I’m so glad it exists. Now I know a new way to say “do you understand life?!” next time I argue. Now I know I can shoot a feature length film using the stock background from Google Meet. And I can rest easy knowing that some insanely talented people are trying to do the unthinkable for a great reason, and exceeding all my expectations while waiting to finally indulge in it.
The Room Returns is available to rent through Brando Crawford’s Gumroad site, and supports a great cause. And it’s funnier than it has any right to be.
