for a while, they had to say "the room, not the brie larson...".t the director and star of the room in the director and star of the room in the film i star in that it out in theatres for two weeks even though nobody saw it, he paid for it himself, so he would qualify for the academy awards. was never going to happen, was it? it has cult status, the originalfilm. since happen, was it? it has cult status, the original film. since then. the rituals that people have when they see ed, the cutlery? in a way it's the new rocky horror picture show, there is this audience participation. it has gone on for 14 and a half years and there are specific call— backs to the screen. one thing people do, they bring plastic spoons because in the film there are these picture frames with spoons in them. how did you notice that? you've got to watch the room with people who have seen it a bunch of times, there are a bunch of easter wrecks. when they made the original movie they said to tommy, the director, shouldn't we have some pictures on the wall, make it look like peo