In 2003, an independent film called The Room - starring and written, produced, directed by a mysteriously wealthy social misfit of indeterminate age and origin named Tommy Wiseau - made its disastrous debut in Los Angeles. Described by one reviewer as "like getting stabbed in the head," the six-million-dollar film earned a grand total of $1800 at the box office and closed after two weeks. Ten years later, The Room is an international cult phenomenon. Thousands of fans wait in line for hours to attend screenings complete with costumes, audience rituals, merchandising, and thousands of plastic spoons. This book recounts the film's long, strange journey to infamy, unraveling mysteries for fans, also giving a portrait of a mysterious man who got past every road block in the Hollywood system to achieve success on his own terms