Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops

A longtime industry insider and acclaimed Hollywood historian goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of 15 of the most spectacular movie megaflops of the past 50 years, such as Cleopatra, The Cotton Club, 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, and Francis Ford Coppola, conspired to engender some of the worst films ever.

Author: James Robert Parish
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 12/01/2005
Pages: 370
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.36w x 1.26d
ISBN: 9780471691594

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/17/2005 pg. 47
Library Journal 12/01/2005 pg. 133
Booklist 12/15/2005 pg. 12
Entertainment Weekly 02/03/2006 pg. 73

About the Author
James Robert Parish is a former entertainment reporter and publicist and the author of numerous books on Hollywood. He appears frequently as an expert on network and cable television documentaries like A&E's "Biography" and "E! Television's True Hollywood Stories."