334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

First published in 2024 by Faber.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-315) and index.

Preface -- Intolerance (1916) -- Queen Kelly (1929) -- Freaks (1932) -- Sylvia Scarlett (1935) -- The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) -- Land of the Pharaohs (1955) -- Doctor Dolittle (1967) -- Sorcerer (1977) -- Dune (1984) -- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) -- Nothing but Trouble (1991) -- The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) -- Cutthroat Island (1995) -- Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) -- Babe: Pig in the City (1998) -- Supernova (2000) -- Rollerball (2002) -- The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) -- Gigli (2003) -- Catwoman (2004) -- Alexander (2004) -- A Sound of Thunder (2005) -- Speed Racer (2008) -- Synecdoche, New York (2008) -- Pan (2015) -- Cats (2019) -- Afterword.

"From grand follies to misunderstood masterpieces, disastrous sequels to catastrophic literary adaptations, Box Office Poison tells a hugely entertaining alternative history of Hollywood, through a century of its most notable flops. What can these films tell us about the Hollywood system, the public's appetite--or lack of it--and the circumstances that saw such flops actually made? Away from the canon, this is the definitive take on these ill-fated, but essential celluloid failures"-- Provided by publisher.

Motion pictures -- Evaluation.

Motion pictures -- United States -- History.

Film criticism.

9781335147318 (hardcover)

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