David Cross And Jon Benjamin At The Room NYC Screening
Those who went to the (now monthly!) midnight screening of The Room in New York on April 24 were treated to David Cross and Jon Benjamin wearing wigs and impersonating Tommy Wiseau and Denny, respectively. The impression is approximate, but some of David's lines are hilarious ("Tennessee Williams is one of the great defenders of my work.") The event's organizers put up video of their introduction, complete with drunk-crowd interaction.
I sat this one out, but the funniest thing I heard about it (other than Cross and Benjamin's appearance) was that there were people there who thought it was a serious movie and tried to shush people when they yelled at the screen. For some reason that idea is hilarious. The Room is now traveling around the world, and will be screening in NYC the last Friday of every month at the Village East. If you bring friends, be sure to tell them it's a crowd-participation thing. (Thanks for the tip that the video was up, Joe!)
Posted by Lindsay at 4:30 PM in Cult Hits, Events
Tags: David Cross | Jon Benjamin | The Room | Tommy Wiseau
I know it's a pipe dream but I wish that The Room would screen in Texas.
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I wish it would screen in Canada. Lol
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WISHES HAVE COME TRUE
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=92106716004
CANADIAN ROOM SCREENING FOR FREE AT THE COMEDY BAR IN TORONTO
wednesday may 13th
get on it
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There is an upcoming one in Austin.
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It's screening in Austin tonight (Wed) at the downtown Alamo WITH TOMMY WISEAU IN ATTENDANCE, but Lindsay won't tell you that cuz she's a coast snob.
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i'm so planning my trip to NYC around seeing "The Room". that and All Points West...but mostly "The Room".
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It's playing the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin tomorrow. 2 Shows. Wiseau will be here.
http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=6349
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It's going to be in Cleveland the night of May 23. (take that, fake Cleveland tourism video guy!)
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Oh my lord it's playing in Boston on saturday! TOTALLY THERE.
Does Wiseau appear at every screening listed on the web site by chance? Cause that would make my millennium.
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IT IS?! where?
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Coolidge Corner Theatre, midnight. He's not showing up though.
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Yamo B There
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Uh huh, so by "traveling around the world" you actually mean "only in North America"? You are tearing me apart, Lisa!
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sometimes shit like this makes me want to live in your crazy country..
..sometimes..
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Chicago needs to get on this. Stat.
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Jon Benjamin is a genius.
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Ok, I was at this screening, and the David Cross appearance was totally epic and unexpected, BUT I have to kind of defend the shushers on this one in at least one respect: people drowning out the best lines with their retardo commentary was totally annoying. Also, I think the spoon-throwing is a little ridiculous. If this movie's number one prob were the spoon pictures, I don't think we'd be talking about it, knaaa-mean?
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