Cinema 21 Adds an Extra Screening of Tommy Wiseau’s “Big Shark” This Weekend

Moviegoers are, ahem, chomping at the bit to see the latest film from the not-so-acclaimed director of “The Room,” who will attend the screenings.

By Bennett Campbell Ferguson
Big Shark (IMDB)

Due to popular demand, Cinema 21 has added an extra screening this weekend for Big Shark, the latest film from Tommy Wiseau, the infamous director and star of The Room (hailed by many as one of the worst films ever made).

Big Shark chronicles the adventures of a group of firefighters (including Wiseau’s Patrick) determined to save New Orleans from an attacking killer shark. The film was originally scheduled to play only on Sunday, but that show is nearly sold out, so a Saturday show has been added.

Wiseau, a regular at Cinema 21 for late-night screenings of The Room, will appear to introduce the film, answer questions from fans, and pose for pictures (with those who are willing to purchase any of his posters or T-shirts; Wiseau may be a terrible filmmaker and actor, but he’s an expert purveyor of merch).

Greg Sestero, Wiseau’s The Room co-star, doesn’t appear in Big Shark. But the two have continued to collaborate, appearing in the two-part film Best F(r)iends and even a reenactment of a Batman/Joker scene from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.

Bennett Campbell Ferguson

Bennett Campbell Ferguson is WW's assistant arts and culture editor, a Portland-based journalist and film critic. When not writing, he enjoys playing the piano, hiking and reading comic books.

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