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The Disaster Artist

2017 film directed by James Franco
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Summary

The Disaster Artist is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,288 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: James Franco[4]
  • Screenwriter: Scott Neustadter[5], Michael H. Weber[6]
  • Composer: Dave Porter[7]
  • Genre: comedy drama[8], drama film[9], biographical film[10]
  • Based on: The Disaster Artist[11]
  • Cast member: James Franco[12], Dave Franco[13], Seth Rogen[14], Josh Hutcherson[15], Alison Brie[16], Ari Graynor[17], Jacki Weaver[18], Zac Efron[19], Hannibal Buress[20], Sharon Stone[21], June Diane Raphael[22], Paul Scheer[23], Tommy Wiseau[24], Bob Odenkirk[25]
  • Production company: New Line Cinema[26], RatPac-Dune Entertainment[27], Good Universe[28], Point Grey Pictures[29], Rabbit Bandini Productions[30]
  • Director of photography: Brandon Trost[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Commons category: The Disaster Artist[33]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 7.8/10[35], 90%[36], 76/100[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: United States[39]
  • Publication date: 2017[40], February 1, 2018[41], December 1, 2017[42]
  • Has edition or translation: Q113500631[43]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[44], Netflix[45]
  • Narrative location: San Francisco[46]
  • Official website: http://www.disasterartist.movie/[47], https://a24films.com/films/the-disaster-artist[48]
  • Filming location: Los Angeles[49]
  • Main subject: The Room[50]
  • Described at URL: http://tw.movie.yahoo.com/movieinfo_main.html/id=7566[51]
  • Film editor: Stacey Schroeder[52]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[53]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

The Disaster Artist's after a work by is recorded as Greg Sestero[54].

Why It Matters

The Disaster Artist has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did The Disaster Artist receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

Adam Scott Alison Brie Bob Odenkirk Bryan Cranston Danny McBride Dave Franco film Jacki Weaver James Franco J. J. Abrams Judd Apatow Kate Upton Keegan-Michael Key Kevin Smith Kristen Bell Lizzy Caplan Los Angeles Netflix Seth Rogen Sharon Stone The Room Tommy Wiseau United States Zac Efron Zach Braff

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. cosmopolitan.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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