The Disaster Artist (book)
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The Disaster Artist is a non-fiction book by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell that chronicles the bizarre making of the cult film The Room and Sestero’s friendship with its enigmatic creator, Tommy Wiseau.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Disaster Artist | 1 |
| The Disaster Artist (book) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Disaster Artist (book) Context triple: [Scott Neustadter, basedOnAdaptationsOf, The Disaster Artist (book)]
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The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist is a 2017 biographical comedy-drama film directed by and starring James Franco that chronicles the making of Tommy Wiseau’s cult movie The Room.
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B.
Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers is an album by the band The Swingers, known for its blend of new wave and pop-rock sounds.
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C.
Bulworth
Bulworth is a 1998 satirical political comedy film, written, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty as a disillusioned U.S. senator who begins speaking bluntly on the campaign trail.
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D.
God of Carnage
God of Carnage is a darkly comic stage play by Yasmina Reza that explores the breakdown of civilized behavior when two sets of parents meet to discuss a playground fight between their sons.
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E.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is a 2020 satirical mockumentary comedy film that follows Kazakh journalist Borat on a new outrageous mission in the United States, serving as a sequel to the 2006 film Borat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Disaster Artist (book) Target entity description: The Disaster Artist is a non-fiction book by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell that chronicles the bizarre making of the cult film The Room and Sestero’s friendship with its enigmatic creator, Tommy Wiseau.
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A.
The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist is a 2017 biographical comedy-drama film directed by and starring James Franco that chronicles the making of Tommy Wiseau’s cult movie The Room.
-
B.
Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers is an album by the band The Swingers, known for its blend of new wave and pop-rock sounds.
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C.
Bulworth
Bulworth is a 1998 satirical political comedy film, written, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty as a disillusioned U.S. senator who begins speaking bluntly on the campaign trail.
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D.
God of Carnage
God of Carnage is a darkly comic stage play by Yasmina Reza that explores the breakdown of civilized behavior when two sets of parents meet to discuss a playground fight between their sons.
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E.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is a 2020 satirical mockumentary comedy film that follows Kazakh journalist Borat on a new outrageous mission in the United States, serving as a sequel to the 2006 film Borat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memoir
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | James Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationStar |
Dave Franco
NERFINISHED
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James Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ Seth Rogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | The Disaster Artist (2017 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Greg Sestero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Bissell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Best Non-Fiction at the National Film Awards UK 2014 ⓘ |
| basedOn | experiences of Greg Sestero during the making of The Room ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| describes |
Tommy Wiseau’s mysterious background
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casting process of The Room ⓘ production problems on The Room ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
friendship between Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau
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making of the film The Room ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical
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film-related literature ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasOclcNumber | 861478084 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 288 ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
fans of The Room
ⓘ
readers interested in filmmaking memoirs ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 1476730407 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9781476730400 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressControlNumber | 2013022740 ⓘ |
| marketedAs | humorous memoir ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chronicling the production of the cult film The Room
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depicting Tommy Wiseau’s eccentric personality ⓘ insider account of a cult film phenomenon ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2013-10-01 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Simon & Schuster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| subject |
Greg Sestero
NERFINISHED
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The Room (2003 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Wiseau NERFINISHED ⓘ cult films ⓘ film production ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | early 2000s ⓘ |
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