Fiasco A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops

Name: Fiasco A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops
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ISBN: 9780471691594

ISBN-10: 0471691593

ISBN-13: 9780471691594

Edition: 2006

Authors: James Robert Parish

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"Not only instructive, but intensely pleasurable." -Wall Street Journal "A gleefully readable, well-researched study of hubris in Hollywood." -Publishers Weekly "A smart, well-researched account of Hollywood's 'iconic flops.' " -Peter Bart, Variety "Writing with informative dispassion, Parish avoids the easy temptation to turn his book into bitchy gossip. He even has you cheering for those who narrowly elude impending doom." -Washington Post Book World In Fiasco, longtime industry insider and acclaimed Hollywood historian James Robert Parish goes behind the scenes to tell the intriguing stories of 15 of the most spectacular movie megaflops of the past 50 years, including…

Book details

List price: $44.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 1/1/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 6.36" wide x 9.54" long x 1.26" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Cleopatra (1963)



The Chase (1966)



Paint Your Wagon (1969)



The Wild Party (1975)



Popeye (1980)



The Cotton Club (1984)



Shanghai Surprise (1986)



Ishtar (1987)



Last Action Hero (1993)



Cutthroat Island (1995)



Showgirls (1995)



Waterworld (1995) and The Postman (1997)



Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)



Town & Countr y (2001)


Afterword



Filmography



Hollywood Feature Films That Were Box-Office Disappointments in Domestic Theatrical Release (1960-2004)


Bibliography


Index