c-no said:
To read how unprofessional Tommy was kinda makes me wonder how many people might of quit during production of the movie due to how he acted. Also that actually does explain why his performance as Chris R. was rather good compared to the performance of everyone else. To read you post, seeing how he is everything Tommy was not is rather surprising since the guy had a small role in the film. Makes me want to actually buy a copy of The Disaster Artist.
At least two directors of photography quit. The original Mark and Lisa were fired. Tommy built himself a $6,000 private bathroom in the middle of the studio, which had a dividing curtain instead of a door. The actor playing Denny was 26, and originally instructed to enter scenes singing his lines. Buy the book, it's amazing! Here's one of the funniest anecdotes.
Before running the scene one final time, Tommy wanted to talk to the flower shop owner about her dog. “So cute,” he said, as he petted the dog. “Hopefully he doesn’t bite me, my God.”
I think the owner somehow misinterpreted this as Tommy wanting the dog out of the next take. “Well,” she said, “he’s actually really old now. He just sits around. He won’t bother anyone. He kind of rules over this counter.”
Tommy nodded, smiling, still gazing down at the motionless little dog. “So is it real thing?”
The flower shop owner looked at Tommy uncertainly. “I’m sorry?” she said, after a
moment.
“Your dog,” Tommy said, unfazed. “Is it real thing?”
The woman kept looking at Tommy, probably trying to figure out whether this man who’d taken over her store was really asking if her dog was real. Did Tommy think it was a robot? An android pug of some kind?
“Yes,” the woman said finally. “My dog is a real thing.”
