Tommy Wiseau Reportedly Spied on His Own Cast and Crew While Making The Room

Tommy Wiseau was not just filming The Room, he was reportedly also filming the people making it, essentially wiretapping his own production. He hired an assistant to record behind the scenes footage and then spent hours every night watching it back to see who had been criticizing him when he was not around.

That surveillance was reportedly not just idle curiosity. Wiseau would then allegedly use what he saw against the people involved. One example given is the film's first cinematographer, who quit and demanded to be paid.

Morale Collapsed So Badly That Scenes Were Shot Out of Focus

By the later stages of the shoot, morale was reportedly so low that basic professional standards started slipping. Take numbers stopped being recorded altogether.

Entire scenes were reportedly shot out of focus because nobody bothered to even check the lens, or as the situation demands saying, the lenses, since The Room was shot using two cameras at once.

No Water, No AC, and a Bottle Thrown at an Actor's Head

Despite giving himself his own private toilet, Wiseau reportedly failed to provide basic necessities like water bottles and air conditioning to keep the cast and crew hydrated and cool under hot studio lights.

When one of the actors complained about the lack of water, Wiseau reportedly threw a water bottle at her head. Separately, the elderly actress who played Lisa's mother reportedly fainted on set from heat exhaustion and dehydration.

Conflicting Accounts Over an Open Set During the Love Scene

During the love scene between Lisa and Johnny, there were conflicting accounts about whether the set was open or closed. Normally for any nudity you have a closed set, meaning there is minimal crew present.

But allegedly Wiseau did not bother to close the set, and he allegedly extended filming as long as possible. According to Sestero, that was because Wiseau was enjoying himself so much.

Juliette Danielle Was Allegedly Insulted Over Her Skin

Wiseau also allegedly insulted Juliette Danielle's skin, humiliating her to the point that she began crying. That moment reportedly escalated enough that the crew had to step in and defend her.

How much of this behind the scenes chaos do you think shaped the finished film itself?