Table of Contents

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 & Countr y (2001). Afterword. Appendix A: Filmography. Appendix B: Hollywood Feature Films That Were Box-Office Disappointments in Domestic Theatrical Release (1960-2004). Bibliography. Index.

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.

Reviews

"James Robert Parish identifies them neatly in 'Fiasco'...He gives a high-minded rationale for his project." (Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2006) "A gleefully readable, well-researched study of hubris in Hollywood" (Publishers Weekly, October 17, 2005)