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==Daisy Airstrike 240== | ==Daisy Airstrike 240== | ||
In the film's climax, Johnny ([[Tommy Wiseau]]) opens a small chest with a [[Daisy Airstrike 240]] airsoft pistol ( | In the film's climax, Johnny ([[Tommy Wiseau]]) opens a small chest with a [[Daisy Airstrike 240]] airsoft pistol (a copy of the [[Beretta 92FS Inox]]) inside and uses it to shoot himself. Due to the gun being an airsoft pistol, no spent casing is ejected and the slide does not move when it is fired. | ||
[[Image:DaisyAS240.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Daisy Airstrike | [[Image:DaisyAS240.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Daisy Airstrike 240 - 6mm BB. The one used in the film is an earlier version of this model, which is branded "Powerline" and has less of the slide cutout filled in.]] | ||
[[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS Inox (for reference) - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS Inox (for reference) - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:TheRoom-Beretta92FSInox-D.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Why? Why is this happening to me? Why?!"'' <br> Johnny takes out what at first appears to a Beretta 92FS Inox from his small chest.]] | [[Image:TheRoom-Beretta92FSInox-D.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Why? Why is this happening to me? Why?!"'' <br> Johnny takes out what at first appears to a Beretta 92FS Inox from his small chest.]] | ||
[[Image:TheRoom-Beretta92FSInox-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"God... forgive me."'' <br> Johnny with his pistol as he painfully reminiscences about Lisa.]] | [[Image:TheRoom-Beretta92FSInox-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"God... forgive me."'' <br> Johnny with his pistol as he painfully reminiscences about Lisa.]] | ||
[[Image:TheRoom-Beretta92FSInox-F.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the pistol before Johnny fires it. The "Aistrike" logo is clearly visible here and safety appears to be molded into the slide. Also note how the hammer | [[Image:TheRoom-Beretta92FSInox-F.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the pistol before Johnny fires it. The "Aistrike" logo is clearly visible here and safety appears to be molded into the slide. Also note how the hammer has been cocked but the trigger doesn't move back to match.]] | ||
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The Room is a 2003 cult independent film starring, directed, and written by Tommy Wiseau, that was intended to be a drama/black comedy mix but instead turned into surreal comedy due to bad production values as well as bad (it's unclear if it was intentional or not) directing, writing, editing, acting and every other aspect of filmmaking, despite the filmmakers spending an amazing six million dollars(!) on production and post-production- almost entirely bankrolled by Wiseau himself.
The film's initial theatrical release was not successful, but after the cable channel Adult Swim aired it as an April Fools' Day joke, the film gained an immense cult following and many additional midnight screenings ensued. The film continues to be screened in theatres worldwide, with fans in attendance often dressing up as characters from the film, offering commentary throughout, or reciting certain lines as they are spoken. A fan-developed game exists (made in the style of 16-bit consoles) and Wiseau has discussed re-shooting the film in 3D. In 2013, actor Greg Sestero published a book titled The Disaster Artist discussing his experiences meeting Tommy Wiseau and helping to make The Room, which would be adapted into a film of the same name in 2017, starring James Franco as Wiseau and Dave Franco as Sestero.
The following weapons were used in the film The Room:
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Smith & Wesson 4506
Chris-R (Dan Janjigian) appears to use an airsoft pistol (judging by the magazine) to threaten Denny (Philip Haldiman). It appears to be a replica of a late production (noted by its rounded trigger guard) third-generation S&W semi-automatic pistol, seemingly a Smith & Wesson 4506.
The presence of airsoft guns in this film may have been explained in the memoir The Disaster Artist. According to the book, Tommy Wiseau originally wanted to have Dan Janjigian, the actor portraying Chris-R, to fire an actual gun in the air as a way of intimidating Denny. However, due to the film set's close proximity to the warehouse of a camera rental company, Tommy was not allowed to have live guns firing on set. This possibly caused him to have Dan instead use an airsoft gun to stand in for an actual firearm.
Daisy Airstrike 240
In the film's climax, Johnny (Tommy Wiseau) opens a small chest with a Daisy Airstrike 240 airsoft pistol (a copy of the Beretta 92FS Inox) inside and uses it to shoot himself. Due to the gun being an airsoft pistol, no spent casing is ejected and the slide does not move when it is fired.