Box Office Poison (Paperback)

Paperback. 'So entertaining, smart and funny.' DAVID NICHOLLS 'Beautifully written. I really enjoyed it.' MARINA HYDE 'Fascinating.' EMPIRE'Wildly enjoyable.' GUARDIAN'Hugely entertaining.' PROSPECT'Failure fascinates, for all the reasons that success is a drag . . .'From grand follies to misunderstood masterpieces, disastrous sequels to cat-astrophic literary adaptations, Tim Robey's hugely entertaining Box Office Poison tells an alternative history of Hollywood, through a century of its most notable flops.Freaks, Land of the Pharaohs, Dune, Speed 2, Catwoman, Cats: what can these films tell us about the Hollywood system, the public's appetite - or lack of it - and the circumstances that saw such box office disasters actually made? Away from the canon, here is the definitive take on these ill-fated, but essential celluloid failures.'Expertly researched.' SIGHT & SOUND 'A rollicking, gossipy triumph.' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Amusing and wince-inducing in equal measure.' INDEPENDENT From Freaks to Land of the Pharaohs, Dune to Speed 2, and Catwoman to Cats - a riotous and revealing story of Hollywood's most spectacular flops. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.