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A lion's share of the money went into the production itself, as Wiseau decided to shoot the film in both 35 mm film and HD video side-by-side. The film was theatrically released only in Los Angeles. It was advertised by a vague billboard consisting entirely of Wiseau's face staring down at visitors in the area.

''The Room'' continues to be screened in L.A. and other cities, becoming a [[Cult Classic|cult phenomenon]] of sorts. Showings include interactive affairs à la ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', which are often accompanied with guests throwing plastic spoons at the film (which has a recurring spoon motif), blurting the film's dialogue back at the characters, tossing footballs (themes of [[Author Appeal|touch football]] are [[Playing ~~With~~ a Trope|explored]] in the film) and dressing up as their favorite character.

''The Room'' continues to be screened in L.A. and other cities, becoming a [[Cult Classic|cult phenomenon]] of sorts. Showings include interactive affairs à la ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', which are often accompanied with guests throwing plastic spoons at the film (which has a recurring spoon motif), blurting the film's dialogue back at the characters, tossing footballs (themes of [[Author Appeal|touch football]] are [[Playing with a Trope|explored]] in the film) and dressing up as their favorite character.

It was exposed to a national audience for the first time on [[Adult Swim]] on [[April Fools' Day]], 2009. Tommy Wiseau was also the focus of a ''[[Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job]]'' episode which aired immediately after the 2009 showing, causing Adult Swim fans to refer to it as ''[[Fan Nickname|The Tim and Eric Movie]]''. A [[~~Rifftrax~~]] commentary for the film was released in 2009.

It was exposed to a national audience for the first time on [[Adult Swim]] on [[April Fools' Day]], 2009. Tommy Wiseau was also the focus of a ''[[Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!]]'' episode which aired immediately after the 2009 showing, causing Adult Swim fans to refer to it as ''[[Fan Nickname|The Tim and Eric Movie]]''. A [[Riff Trax]] commentary for the film was released in 2009.

There is also [[The Room the Game|a flash game tribute]] to the film [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/547307 here].

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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The [[Screen to Stage Adaptation]], which adds new characters (Travis, Claudette's lover, and Scott, Denny's friend), and a few [[Throw It In|improvised]] scenes. [[Word of God|Tommy Wiseau]] says that the play is canon to the mythology of ''The Room''.

* [[April Fools' Day]]: [[~~Adult Swim (Creator)|~~Adult Swim]] has this as a prank sometimes. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|But during a twist in the latest prank..]]

* [[April Fools' Day]]: [[Adult Swim]] has this as a prank sometimes. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|But during a twist in the latest prank..]]

* [[Ambiguous Disorder]]: Denny in seems completely ignorant of social norms and generally acts much younger than his apparent age, at one point leaping into bed with Johnny and Lisa as they are about to have sex. In an interview, director Tommy Wiseau admitted that Denny is "retarded, a little bit," but the actor was never informed of this.

* [[Anger Montage]]: Quite possibly one of the wimpiest, most half-hearted Anger Montages in the history of film, right at the end, culminating with Johnny [[Tantrum Throwing|tossing a television set through his window]]. It's especially silly because, in many ways, the scene mirrors a similar scene from ''[[~~Citizen Kane (Film)|~~Citizen Kane]]''. It's just... not done quite as well.

* [[Anger Montage]]: Quite possibly one of the wimpiest, most half-hearted Anger Montages in the history of film, right at the end, culminating with Johnny [[Tantrum Throwing|tossing a television set through his window]]. It's especially silly because, in many ways, the scene mirrors a similar scene from ''[[Citizen Kane]]''. It's just... not done quite as well.

* [[Angrish]]: During his [[Anger Montage]], Johnny screams like this.

* [[Ask a Stupid Question]]: Lisa and Mark are ''really'' fond of this.

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* [[Catch Phrase]]: One of the film's major themes is the constant repetition of a certain few lines of dialogue by various characters. They include:

** "O hai, X!" This is used by all characters, and in such a way that they all seem constantly surprised to see each other.

*** It turns into a [[Running Gag]] in the [[~~Rifftrax~~]] dub. "Oh hai, newspaper. Oh hai, sidewalk. {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide|Oh hai, gunbarrel.]]}} Oh hai, Rifftrax."

*** It turns into a [[Running Gag]] in the [[Riff Trax]] dub. "Oh hai, newspaper. Oh hai, sidewalk. {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide|Oh hai, gunbarrel.]]}} Oh hai, Rifftrax."

** "Everything will be fine" and "Don't worry about it." For some reason, no one really wants to confront the seriousness of anything that's going on in the story, from doomed marriages to cancer.

** "It's an awkward situation."

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* [[Dull Surprise]]: "O hai, (fill in the name)!"

* [[Easily Forgiven]]: Mark ''nearly shoves Peter over the edge of the roof'' and is forgiven almost instantly.

* [[Everything's Better ~~With~~ Chocolate]]: "Did you, uh, know that chocolate is the symbol of love".

* [[Everything's Better with Chocolate]]: "Did you, uh, know that chocolate is the symbol of love".

* [[Evil Matriarch]]: Lisa's mother guiltlessly, but only [[Heel Face Revolving Door|occasionally]], insists that Lisa take advantage of Johnny for financial reasons, as she seems to have done with her previous husbands. She gets in on the action by trying to bilk the down payment on a house out of Johnny. She has a tendency to touch her finger to Lisa's nose in an awkward facsimile of maternal tenderness.

* [[For the Evulz]]: Lisa is originally just interested in [[Stealth Pun|Johnny's cash]], but after a while she starts to flaunt her affair with Mark, and lies to Johnny about being pregnant just to make things interesting.

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* [[Hammerspace]]: Continuity problems often cause characters to suddenly gain and lose objects between cuts.

** Denny loses his apple after walking up the stairs to jump on Johnny's and Lisa's bed.

{{quote| '''[[~~Rifftrax~~|Bill]] (as Denny):''' I just ate an entire apple! Even the core!}}

{{quote| '''[[Riff Trax|Bill]] (as Denny):''' I just ate an entire apple! Even the core!}}

** Lisa suddenly produces a vase for Johnny's flowers.

** After overhearing Lisa tell her mother about her affair, Johnny walks immediately over to his phone and sets down a tape recorder he wasn't carrying so he can hook it up to the phone.

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* [[Kudzu Plot]]

* [[Large Ham]]: Tommy Wiseau actually manages to ''combine'' this with [[Dull Surprise]].

* [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]]:

* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]:

** Probably unintentionally. When Claudette discovers Mike and Michelle, who are introduced as they inexplicably come into the apartment to make out and eat chocolate, she asks, "What are these characters doing here?" The audience is probably wondering the exact same thing.

** In a more literal example, when Johnny knocks over a picture frame in the movie's final scenes, it falls toward the screen and lands on the camera.

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* [[Screen to Stage Adaptation]]: There have been several, but the "official" adaptation is ''The Room: Live'', in which Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero reprise their roles from the film.

* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]

* [[Shout Out]]:

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** Johnny's "Why, Lisa?" tantrum is a direct reference to the similar (but rather better) scene in ''[[~~Citizen Kane (Film)|~~Citizen Kane]]''.

** Johnny's "Why, Lisa?" tantrum is a direct reference to the similar (but rather better) scene in ''[[Citizen Kane]]''.

** "You are tearing me APART!" is a reference to ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'', of all things.

** Some people believe that the 'I feel like I'm sitting on an atomic bomb' line is a shout out to the famous sequence in ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]''.

* [[Sir Swearsalot]]: Chris-R.

* [[Spell My Name ~~With~~ an "S"]]: The name's "Denny", not "Danny".

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: The name's "Denny", not "Danny".

* [[Spin-Off]]: Tommy Wiseau plans on creating a novelization of ''The Room''. There's already a Flash game tribute (see below).

* [[Stock Footage]]: They used clips of the first sex scene in the second sex scene. Allegedly, the actress playing Lisa refused to let Tommy Wiseau near her to film another one. Which makes sense.

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* [[Updated Rerelease]]: Tommy Wiseau is working on converting the film to [[3D Movie|3D]] for theatrical release in 2012. Oh hai 3rd dimension!

* [[Voodoo Shark]]: The drug dealer scene, which apparently exists only to give Johnny {{spoiler|a gun}}, raises far more questions than it answers. Why does the adopted child of a millionaire banker who funds his every whim need to sell drugs to make ends meet? If the dealer's going to jail, why don't the police need his gun for evidence? Why the hell didn't Mark just get rid of it if they didn't? And why couldn't Johnny simply have had a gun, given his (presumed) ability to legally own one?

* [[What Happened to ~~The~~ Mouse?]]: Many plot threads are left dangling or are forgotten immediately after they're introduced:

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Many plot threads are left dangling or are forgotten immediately after they're introduced:

** Lisa's mom casually mentions her cancer to her dismissive daughter early in the movie, but it is never mentioned again and the mom becomes preoccupied with other, more trivial matters.

** The drug subplot vanishes immediately after the scene ends, seemingly serving only to introduce {{spoiler|the gun}}.

** The four main male characters all dress up in tuxedos to take wedding photos, but promptly abandon that notion to play a game of catch in the street.

** Peter finds out about Mark and Lisa's affair, but the only scene that Peter appears in after that is another pointless football scene, so nothing ever comes of it.

* [[Writer On Board]]: One could safely assume that Tommy Wiseau has not had great relations with the opposite sex. ''The Room'' is most likely his biased take on a real relationship gone sour.

* [[Writer on Board]]: One could safely assume that Tommy Wiseau has not had great relations with the opposite sex. ''The Room'' is most likely his biased take on a real relationship gone sour.

* [[You Can Say That Again]]: In response to the "what a [[Domestic Abuse|story]], Mark!" line.

* [[I Need a Freaking Drink|You Need a Drink]]: "I don't drink, you know that!"