{"product_id":"9780571381203-box-office-poison","title":"Box Office Poison","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHollywood’s Story in a Century of Flops\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eFreaks \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eLand of the Pharaohs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDune \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eSpeed 2\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCatwoman \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eCats \u003c\/i\u003e- a riotous and revealing story of Hollywood's most spectacular flops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hugely entertaining.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eProspect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An instant classic.' \u003c\/b\u003eAndrew O'Hagan, author of \u003ci\u003eCaledonian Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Expertly researched.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSight \u0026amp; Sound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rollicking, gossipy triumph.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph *****\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wildly enjoyable.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Failure fascinates, for all the reasons that success is a drag .'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom grand follies to misunderstood masterpieces, disastrous sequels to catastrophic literary adaptations, Tim Robey's hugely entertaining \u003ci\u003eBox Office Poison\u003c\/i\u003e tells an alternative history of Hollywood, through a century of its most notable flops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreaks, Land of the Pharaohs, Dune, Speed 2, Catwoman, Cats:\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41770897866849,"sku":"9780571381203","price":17.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36365855.jpg?v=1764252536","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571381203-box-office-poison","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}