The Disaster Artist
“Based on the true story of one movie so bad it became infamous.”
An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.
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Cast
103 people
Dave Franco
Greg / 'Mark'
Known for
Now You See Me
Nerve
James Franco
Tommy / 'Johnny'
Known for
127 Hours
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Seth Rogen
Sandy
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Sausage Party
Ari Graynor
Juliette / 'Lisa'
Known for
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
What's Your Number?
Alison Brie
Amber
Known for
BoJack Horseman
Community
Jacki Weaver
Carolyn / 'Claudette'
Known for
Silver Linings Playbook
Bird Box
Paul Scheer
Raphael
Known for
Star Trek: Lower Decks
The League
Zac Efron
Dan / 'Chris-R'
Known for
The Greatest Showman
17 Again
Josh Hutcherson
Philip / 'Denny'
Known for
The Hunger Games
Bridge to Terabithia
June Diane Raphael
Robyn / 'Michelle'
Known for
Grace and Frankie
Long Shot
Megan Mullally
Mrs. Sestero
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
Will & Grace
Jason Mantzoukas
Peter
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Big Mouth
James Franco Director · Scott Neustadter Screenplay Michael H. Weber Screenplay
Worldwide gross $30M · Budget $10M · United States release December 1, 2017
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$29,820,616
Gross vs. budget
3.0×
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
Rabbit Bandini Productions
Production
Point Grey Pictures
Production
Good Universe
Production
RatPac Entertainment
Production
Ramona Films
Production
RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · March 12, 2017
Theatrical
United States · December 1, 2017
Limited theatrical
United States · February 20, 2018
Digital
United States
March 12, 2017 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
December 8, 2017 · Theatrical
March 13, 2018 · Physical
Australia
November 30, 2017 · Theatrical
Austria
February 2, 2018 · Digital
Brazil
January 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Canada
March 12, 2017 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
February 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Finland
February 2, 2018 · Theatrical
France
March 7, 2018 · Theatrical
July 7, 2018 · Digital · VOD
July 18, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Germany
February 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Greece
January 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 11, 2018 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 23, 2018 · Digital
Ireland
December 6, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
February 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 21, 2017 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 6, 2017 · Theatrical
Poland
October 26, 2017 · Digital
Portugal
January 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Romania
January 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 15, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 27, 2018 · Digital
Spain
December 29, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 1, 2017 · Theatrical
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