Tommy Wiseau has maintained a great deal of mystery regarding his past, or how he obtained the millions of dollars it took to produce The Room.
Tommy Wiseau, the infamous director of 2003’s cult classic The Room, has been ordered to pay $700,000 to the makers of a documentary about his movie.
According to the ruling handed down by Ontario Superior Court Judge Paul Schabas, Tommy Wiseau must pay $550,000 in compensatory damages, plus $140,000 in punitive damages.
Instead, they are now getting money directly from Tommy Wiseau, who has capitalized greatly on The Room over the years, even though it was originally a major flop.