Spoons at the ready folks, good-bad masterpiece The Room is being released for one day across US cinemas come January 11th. "The Citizen Kane of bad movies," the revered flop has experienced a resurgence in popularity following the success of James Franco’s critically acclaimed comedy The Disaster Artist, which is based on the real life events surrounding The Room’s catastrophic creation. An earnest melodrama shot with the production values of a particularly inept soft-porno, it was created by fevered auteur Tommy Wiseau — who self-financed his insane vision to the tune of $6 million.

The Room took just $1,8000 in its original 2003 theatre run, lasting two weeks before being pulled from circulation. Despite a negative critical reception (one reviewer stated: "Watching this film is like getting stabbed in the head"), it has gained traction over the last decade through word-of-mouth and a rabid fan-base. During the film’s infamous midnight screenings, Room enthusiasts have been known to toss spoons at the screen — the famed implement is a recurrent visual theme in the film — and recite key nuggets of the film’s excruciating dialogue.

An unintentional comedy gem crowned by Wiseau’s off-kilter performance,The Room is by turns hilarious, surreal and mindbogglingly awful. There’s incoherent dialogue, sub plots that dither into nowhere, and unsettling sex-scenes that last far too long.

However, it remains to be seen if the film’s fervent fan base will re-emerge in their paying droves. Additionally, whether a theatrical nation-wide release following the film’s heightened status will attract an entirely new audience. 2010's ‘romantic thriller’ Birdemic, which is just as profoundly awful as it sounds, got international distribution and not one, but two sequels based on its cult following - whose enjoyment of the film, much like with the Room’s fans, is purely ironic.