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THE MOVIESThe unbelievable baddies from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster to Myra Breckinridge and Lost Horizon, complete with their irresistibly incredible plots and delicious dismal dialogue. Who could forget The Conqueror with John Wayne as Genghis Khan; That Hagen Girl with Shirley Temple playing Ronald Reagan's illegitimate daughter; or The Terror of Tiny Town, the only musical western in Hollywood history with an all midget cast?THE STARSWould you believe that Richard Burton, Jane Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Faye Dunaway and so many others could fall so far and land so hard?THE PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORSD.W. Griffith, Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hugues and Samuel Goldwyn were among them. What cloud passed over these moviemen's eyes that they could not see?THE CRITICSIt takes a truly terrible film to bring out the venomous best in the critic's destructive art.THE BOTTOM LINEThe money spent, the money lost, and the money paid out by the ultimate victims--the public.Now you don't have to watch TV until three in the morning to see your favorite film flops violate every standard of intelligence, talent, and good taste. Here they all are in all their awesome awfulness for your masochistic reading pleasure!
This book investigates the phenomenon of cinematic failure by cataloging and analyzing fifty of the most notoriously inept motion pictures ever produced. Authors Harry and Randy Dreyfuss Medved examine the intersection of high-budget ambition and catastrophic execution, utilizing a blend of historical context, production trivia, and critical commentary to dissect why these specific films failed to meet basic standards of quality. The work serves as a comprehensive guide to the history of the box-office flop and the artistic misfire.
What You Will Find
The text provides a structured, albeit irreverent, survey of film history that focuses on the mechanics of failure rather than artistic success. Its approach offers a specialized look at the industry's most significant missteps for readers interested in the history of cinema and the evolution of critical standards.
Page Count:
288
Publication Date:
1981-10-05
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN-10:
0207145210
ISBN-13:
9780207145216
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