Room Full of Spoons
| Room Full of Spoons | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Rick Harper |
| Written by | Rick Harper |
| Starring | Juliette Danielle Philip Haldiman Scott Holmes Dan Janjigian Carolyn Minnott Robyn Paris Michael Rousselet Doug Walker Sandy Schklair Kyle Vogt |
| Narrated by | Rick Harper |
| Cinematography | Martin Racicot |
| Edited by | Fernando Ferero |
| Music by | Mladen Milicevic |
Production companies | RockHaven Pictures Parktown Studios |
| Distributed by | RockHaven Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Room Full of Spoons is a 2016 Canadian documentary film directed by Rick Harper about the 2003 cult film The Room.
Synopsis
Rick Harper, longtime associate of Tommy Wiseau, director of the infamous 2003 film The Room, explores the story behind the film's troubled production and researches Wiseau's mysterious background, concluding that he is Polish and originally from the city of Poznań.[1]
Cast
- Rick Harper
- Juliette Danielle
- Philip Haldiman
- Carolyn Minnott
- Robyn Paris
- Scott Holmes
- Dan Janjigian
- Kyle Vogt
- Sandy Schklair
- Michael Rousselet
- Doug Walker
- Alan Bagh
Legal issues
After a brief theatrical run in April 2016, the documentary was quickly pulled when independent theaters reported receiving legal notices of copyright infringement from Tommy Wiseau, the director, writer, producer, and star of The Room. Another attempt to release the film in 2017 to capitalize on the film The Disaster Artist was stymied by Wiseau, who filed an injunction in Ontario courts, preventing a DVD release of the film and setting up a lengthy legal battle. After a final trial in January 2020, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice judge Paul Schabas ruled in favour of the makers of Room Full of Spoons, therefore allowing the film to be marketed and released. He ordered Wiseau to pay the filmmakers roughly $700,000 in court costs and lost revenue.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ Van Lullng, Todd (January 29, 2016). "The Irresistible Mystery Of Tommy Wiseau". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ Gene Maddaus (May 4, 2020). "Tommy Wiseau Ordered to Pay $700k to 'The Room' Documentary Makers". Variety. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Sam Barsanti (May 4, 2020). "Tommy Wiseau ordered to pay $700,000 for trying to shut down The Room documentary". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Brock Thiessen (May 4, 2020). "Tommy Wiseau Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Canadian Documentary Filmmakers". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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