Directed by James Franco Written by Scott Neustadter   Michael H. Weber   Greg Sestero   Tom Bissell   Cast Dave Franco ... Greg / 'Mark' James Franco ... Tommy / 'Johnny' Seth Rogen ... Sandy Ari Graynor ... Juliette / 'Lisa' Alison Brie ... Amber Jacki Weaver ... Carolyn / 'Claudette' Paul Scheer ... Raphael Zac Efron ... Dan / 'Chris-R' Josh Hutcherson ... Philip / 'Denny' June Diane Raphael ... Robyn / 'Michelle' Megan Mullally ... Mrs. Sestero Jason Mantzoukas ... Peter Andrew Santino ... Scott Holmes / 'Mike' Nathan Fielder ... Kyle Vogt / 'Peter' Joe Mande ... Todd Sharon Stone ... Iris Burton John Early ... Chris Melanie Griffith ... Jean Shelton Hannibal Buress ... Bill Charlyne Yi ... Safoya Jessie Ennis ... Receptionist (as Jessie Hannah Ennis) Peter Gilroy ... Laemmle Employee Lauren Ash ... Florist 'Erin' Karen Macarah ... Casting Director Sugar Lyn Beard ... Actress #2 Bob Odenkirk ... Stanislavsky Teacher Brian Huskey ... Teller 'James' Megan Ferguson ... Jessie Randall Park ... Male Actor Steven Liu ... Waiter Tommy Wiseau ... Henry Casey Wilson ... Casting Director #2 Jerrod Carmichael ... Actor Friend Xosha Roquemore ... Actress #3 Kelly Oxford ... Amy - Makeup Kether Donohue ... Actress #6 Jeffrey C. Goodell ... Todd's Assistant Dree Hemingway ... Female Guest #2 Angelyne ... Angelyne Tom Franco ... Karl Zoey Deutch ... Bobbi Ike Barinholtz ... Ike Barinholtz Kevin Smith ... Kevin Smith Keegan-Michael Key ... Keegan Michael Key (as Keegan Michael Key) Adam Scott ... Adam Scott Danny McBride ... Danny McBride Kristen Bell ... Kristen Bell J.J. Abrams ... J.J. Abrams Lizzy Caplan ... Lizzy Caplan Uncredited Cast Aidiye Aidarbekov ... Guest Judd Apatow ... Hollywood Producer Michelle Arthur ... Theatre Participant Zach Braff ... Zach Braff Khasan Brailsford ... Man Who Too Wet to Dance Cameron Brinkman ... Movie Premiere Guest Virginia Brissac ... Mrs. Stark (archive footage) Garrett Broussard ... Unsuspecting Movie-Goer Tamzin Brown ... Tommy's Date at Premiere Francis Capone ... 1st Assistant Camera HD Vince Chavez ... Movie Premiere Attendee in Blue Shirt Buck Childress ... Movie Premiere Guest Morgan Cohen ... Mrs. Oomphie Herbert Tommy Cooley ... Bob the Engineer Bryan Cranston ... Bryan Cranston Elena Cristiean ... Auditioning Actress Erin Cummings ... Female Guest Jenna Curtis ... William Morris Agent Jordan Daem ... Waiter Juliette Danielle ... Lisa (archive footage) James Dean ... Jim Stark (archive footage) David DeCoteau ... David DeCoteau Taylor DeVoe ... Auditioning Actress Ann Doran ... Mrs. Carol Stark (archive footage) Calvin Edwards ... Head Shot Photographer Resit Berker Enhos ... Actor at Premiere Danny Finneran ... Blonde at Casting Cate Freedman ... Actress #1 Kara Gibson ... Actor at Premiere Cassandra Hanks ... Unsuspecting Movie-Goer Elizabeth Hirsch-Tauber ... Girl on Phone Christopher Holmes ... 2nd Assistant Camera Patrick Horvath ... 1st Assistant Camera FILM Frederick Keeve ... Bartender Garrett Kennell ... Audience Member Khafre King ... Acting Class Student Kei Leong ... Movie Premiere Guest Cynthia Lucero ... Costume Girl Frank Lui Geo ... Premiere Analyst Anna Lunberry ... Pretty Brunette Admiring Muscular Arm Ricky Mabe ... Casting Person Vincent Marinelli ... Bartender Johnny Meyer ... Guy Driving Alfa Romeo Carolyn Minnott ... Claudette (archive footage) Christopher Mintz-Plasse ... Sid Jason Mitchell ... Nate Tudor Munteanu ... Crew Member, Hans Katherine Neff ... Coco Amechi Okocha ... Mama's Boy Josephine Okujeni ... Hooker Tearra Oso ... Jarrod's Friend Pier Paquette ... Man in Wheelchair Paula Lafayette Perera ... Audition Actress Summer Perry ... Acting Class Student Mark Anthony Petrucelli ... Jeff Lauren Marie Peña ... Acting Class Student / Actress at Premiere Isaac Phillips ... Film Critic Edward Platt ... Ray Fremick (archive footage) Frankie Ponce ... Premier Film Critic Joanna Quezada ... Theater Participant Zhubin Rahbar ... Zsolt Magyar Ryan Ramirez ... Picture Star Bradley D. Reed ... Dolly Grip Char Richards ... Red Carpet Actor Bill Rojas ... Movie Premiere Actor Michael Rousselet ... Movie Premiere Guest Shane Ryan-Reid ... Front Row Premiere Attendee Jolie Mitnick Salter ... Model Party Guest Ron Saylor ... Actor at Premiere Greg Sestero ... Casting Agent Adonis Simmons ... Cast and Crew Javi Sánchez-Blanco Boyer ... Movie Premiere Guest Ramona Tibrin ... Trophy Wife Amanda Treyz ... Camera Operator Xhuliano Ujka ... John Max Valentine ... Romano Cerra Angela Vallentine ... Movie Premiere Guest Tamera Von Tart ... Red Carpet Actress Phillip E. Walker ... Homeless Man Corey Weber ... Door Man / Bouncer Krista West ... Auditioning Actress Jared Wright ... Movie Goer Produced by Richard Brener   Michael Disco   Joseph Drake   Toby Emmerich   Ashleigh Erwin   James Franco   Bruce Wayne Gillies   Evan Goldberg   Vince Jolivette   Nathan Kahane   Kelli Konop   Roy Lee   Alex McAtee   John Powers Middleton   Dave Neustadter   Scott Neustadter   Hans Ritter   Seth Rogen   Jonathan Watson   James Weaver   Michael H. Weber   Erin Westerman   Original Music by Dave Porter

Additional Info Premiere: March 12, 2017 Theatrical Release: December 08, 2017 DVD Release: March 13, 2018 Blu-ray Release: March 13, 2018 Country: Distributor: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Good Universe New Line Cinema Point Grey Pictures RabbitBandini Productions Ramona Films RatPac-Dune Entertainment Distributors A24   (2017) (USA) (theatrical) KVH Media Group   (2017) (World-wide) (all media) (Ships) Lionsgate Home Entertainment   (2018) (USA) (Blu-ray) Lionsgate Home Entertainment   (2018) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.3 / 10 Our Rating 5.4 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #1,144 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Almost Perfect 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,140 Vice (2018) #1,141 The Post (2017) #1,142 Onward (2020) #1,143 Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022) #1,144 The Disaster Artist (2017) #1,145 Monster (2003) #1,146 Conan The Barbarian (1982) #1,147 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) #1,148 Scream 3 (2000)