Author(s): Robey, Tim,
Binding: Hardback,
Date of Publication: 07/11/2024,
Pagination: 352 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Faber & Faber,
Published By: FABER & FABER ,
Book Classification: Film theory & criticism
Dimensions: 164 x 242 x 37mm
Weight: 582g
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780571381203

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'Hugely entertaining.' Prospect'An instant classic.' Andrew O'Hagan, author of Caledonian Road'Expertly researched.' Sight & Sound'A rollicking, gossipy triumph.' Daily Telegraph *****'Wildly enjoyable.' Guardian'Failure fascinates, for all the reasons that success is a drag . . .'From grand follies to misunderstood masterpieces, disastrous sequels to catastrophic 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.