Box Office Poison

<p><b>‘So entertaining, smart and funny.’ DAVID NICHOLLS <br>''Beautifully written. I really enjoyed it.'' MARINA HYDE <br>''A fabulous shadow history of Tinseltown.'' <i>TLS</i><br>‘Fascinating.’ <i>EMPIRE</i><br>''Wildly enjoyable.'' <i>GUARDIAN</i><br>''Hugely entertaining.'' </b><i><b>PROSPECT</b><br></i><br><i>‘Failure fascinates, for all the reasons that success is a drag . . .’</i><br><br>In his hugely acclaimed alternative history of Hollywood, Tim Robey leads us through a century of its most notable flops. From <i>Freaks</i> to <i>Land of the Pharaohs, Dune </i>to<i> Speed 2,</i> and <i>Catwoman</i> to <i>Cats</i> – here is the definitive take on these ill-fated, but essential celluloid failures.<br><br><b>''Expertly researched.'' <i>SIGHT & SOUND </i><br>''A rollicking, gossipy triumph.'' <i>DAILY TELEGRAPH<br></i>‘Amusing and wince-inducing in equal measure.’ <i>INDEPENDENT</i> </b></p>