Box Office Poison : Hollywood’s Story in a Century of Flops

'So entertaining, smart and funny.' DAVID NICHOLLS 'Beautifully written.I really enjoyed it.' MARINA HYDE 'A fabulous shadow history of Tinseltown.' TLS'Fascinating.' EMPIRE'Wildly enjoyable.' GUARDIAN'Hugely entertaining.' PROSPECT'Failure fascinates, for all the reasons that success is a drag . . .'In his hugely acclaimed alternative history of Hollywood, Tim Robey leads us through a century of its most notable flops.From Freaks to Land of the Pharaohs, Dune to Speed 2, and Catwoman to Cats - 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