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So entertaining, smart and funny.' DAVID NICHOLLS
''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

Box Office Poison

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    A Paperback by Tim Robey

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 9 November 2025
      ISBN-13 9780571381210
      978-0571381210
      ISBN-10 0571381219
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      Non Fiction Entertainment Film history, theory or criticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      So entertaining, smart and funny.' DAVID NICHOLLS
      ''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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