Box Office Poison
Box Office Poison
Hollywood’s Story in a Century of Flops
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Sign in or Sign up!- Release Date: 11/09/2025
- Barcode: 9780571381210
- Genre: Entertainment & The Arts
- Sub-Genre: Films & TV
- Imprint: Faber
- Publisher: Faber & Faber

Box Office Poison
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Hollywood’s Story in a Century of Flops 'So entertaining, smart and funny.' DAVID NICHOLLS
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.
'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
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