So Bad It’s Good: ‘The Room’ Still Resonates As Cult Film
In 2003, an independent film titled “The Room” premiered at a Los Angeles theater. The film’s budget was $6 million – all in personal cash – and the movie made a grand total of $1,800 at the box office.
By those numbers alone, the movie should have faded into obscurity, and the reviews should have solidified that fate. “The Room,” with a plot revolving around a contrived love triangle, has been called “The ‘Citizen Kane’ of bad movies.”
But it’s 2015, and “The Room” still has monthly viewings at Atlanta’s Plaza Theatre, which for years has shown another classic cult film – albeit one with a much different critical reception – “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
“City Lights” producer Erin Wright stopped by for a recent screening of “The Room,” and visited with actor Greg Sestero, who played Mark in the film.
Sestero was in Atlanta on a book tour for his memoir, “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever.” The book has become a bestseller and has even been optioned for its own movie starring James and Dave Franco.
“The Room” will be screened again at the Plaza Theatre on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m., and will continue screening on the fourth Tuesday of each month.
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