Based on Greg Sestero's non-fiction book of the same name, the film depicts the early friendship of Sestero and Tommy Wiseau, the filmmaker behind the 2003 cult film The Room, and the making of the film itself.
It’s called The Apatow Effect and it even comes with its own formula: Rising Comedy Stars + Relatable, Quick-Pitch Premise + Breaking Social Conventions + Finding the Funny in the Tragic = COMEDY GOLD