
Fiasco
A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops
James Robert Parish(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 2. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-470-09829-5 (ISBN)
Description
"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 Cleopatra, Popeye, The Cotton Club, Shanghai Surprise, Last Action Hero, and Waterworld.
He recounts, in every gory detail, how enormous hubris, unbridled ambition, artistic hauteur, and bad business sense on the parts of Tinsel Town wheeler-dealers and superstars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, Francis Ford Coppola, Madonna, and Warren Beatty conspired to engender some of the worst films ever.
More details
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Turner Publishing Company
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 219 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-09829-5 (9780470098295)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
JAMES ROBERT PARISH (jamesrobertparish.com) is a former entertainment reporter and publicist and the author of numerous books on Hollywood, including The Hollywood Book of Breakups and It's Good to Be the King.
Content
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1 Cleopatra (1963).
2 The Chase (1966).
3 Paint Your Wagon (1969).
4 The Wild Party (1975).
5 Popeye (1980).
6 The Cotton Club (1984).
7 Shanghai Surprise (1986).
8 Ishtar (1987).
9 Last Action Hero (1993).
10 Cutthroat Island (1995).
11 Showgirls (1995).
12 Waterworld (1995) and The Postman (1997).
13 Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000).
14 Town & Country (2001).
Afterword.
Appendix A: Filmography.
Appendix B: Hollywood Feature Films That Were Box-Office Disappointments in Domestic Theatrical Release (1960รข?"2004).
Bibliography.
Index.

