Room Full of Spoons

Room Full of Spoons is a 2016 Canadian documentary film, directed by Rick Harper, about the 2003 cult film The Room. After a brief theatrical run in April 2016, the documentary was quickly pulled when independent theaters reported receiving legal notices of copyright infringement from Tommy Wiseau, the writer, producer, and star of The Room. Another attempt to release the film in 2017 to capitalize on the film The Disaster Artist was stymied by Wiseau, who filed an injunction in Ontario courts, preventing a DVD release of the film and setting up a lengthy legal battle. After a final trial in January 2020, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice judge Paul Schabas ruled in favour of the makers of Room Full of Spoons, therefore allowing the film to be marketed and released. He ordered Wiseau to pay roughly $700,000 to them in court costs and lost revenue.[1][2][3]

Room Full of Spoons
Film poster
Directed byRick Harper
Music byMladen Milicevic
Production
company
Parktown Studios
RockHaven Pictures
Release date
  • April 2016 (2016-04)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

References
  1. Gene Maddaus (May 4, 2020). "Tommy Wiseau Ordered to Pay $700k to 'The Room' Documentary Makers". Variety. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. Sam Barsanti (May 4, 2020). "Tommy Wiseau ordered to pay $700,000 for trying to shut down The Room documentary". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. Brock Thiessen (May 4, 2020). "Tommy Wiseau Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Canadian Documentary Filmmakers". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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