The Hollywood Hall of Shame - the Most Expensive Flops in Movie History

Humor & Entertainment

Medved, Harry

Medved, Michael

Movies

HARPERCOLLINS,AUSTRALIA

Son Golden Turkey Awards

LGBTQ+ Books

Literature & Fiction

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

THE MOVIES\nThe 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?\nTHE STARS\nWould 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?\nTHE PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS\nD.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?\nTHE CRITICS\nIt takes a truly terrible film to bring out the venomous best in the critic's destructive art.\nTHE BOTTOM LINE\nThe money spent, the money lost, and the money paid out by the ultimate victims--the public.\nNow 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!

Fifty Worst Movies of All Time

Angus

GOLDEN TURKEY AWARDS

Humor

HarperCollins, Publishers

LET THE MOVIES BE YOUR GUIDE! * Hike THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE Trail! * Behold the KILL BILL Chapel! * Enter THE DOORS Indian Caves! * Swim at BEACH BLANKET BINGO's Malibu! * Escape to SOME LIKE IT HOT's Resort! * Raft the STAGECOACH River! * Explore HIGH PLAIN DRIFTER's Ghostly Lake! * Trek to the LOST HORIZON Waterfall! * Discover the STAR WARS Sand Dunes! Here is the first comprehensive guide to Southern California's outdoor filming locations taking you to more than 50 of the Golden State's most cinematic beaches, mountains, deserts, lakes, hot springs and waterfalls. Illustrated with over 100 scenic photos and 20 easy-to-read maps, Hollywood Escapes: The Moviegoer's Guide to Exploring Southern California's Great Outdours not only takes you to movie history's most memorable destinations, but also recommends places to dine and lodge along the way, from mountain hideaways to beach side resorts. Written by inveterate movie buffs and outdoors enthusiasts Harry Medved and Bruce Akiyama, these two native Southern Californians have interviewed dozens of actors, filmmakers, location scouts and rangers to help you explore Hollywood's most spectacular scenery.

Hollywood Escapes: The Moviegoer's Guide to Exploring Southern California's Great Outdoors

Travel

Akiyama, Bruce

United States

St. Martin's: Griffin

The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (And How They Got That Way)

The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (And How They Got That Way)

Dreyfuss, Randy

Popular Library

Fifty Worst Films of All Time

WARNER BOOKS

Los Angeles has reigned for more than a century as the world capital of the film industry, a unique and ever-changing city that has been molded and recast thousands of times through the artistic visions and cinematic dreams of Hollywood’s elite. As early as 1907, filmmakers migrated west to avoid lengthy eastern winters. In Los Angeles, they discovered an ideal world of abundant and diverse locales blessed with a mild and sunny climate ideal for filming. Location Filming in Los Angeles provides a historic view of the diversity of locations that provided the backdrop for Hollywood’s greatest films, from the silent era to the modern age.

Location Filming in Los Angeles (Images of America)

Arts & Photography

Wanamaker, Marc

Bible, Karie

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

Ventura County’s largest unincorporated community was born in the mid-1960s on pastoral ranchland previously owned by the radio comedy team of Fibber McGee and Molly in the 1950s and by William Randolph Hearst from the mid-1920s through the 1930s. Originally a Native American site, Oak Park was designed by its builder as a “community in the country” capturing “the scenic grandeur of early California, west of the San Fernando Valley.” Today, it is still widely known for its award-winning schools, beautiful parks, creekside bike paths and nature trails, and a diverse, well-educated population. Many of its nearly 15,000 residents commute to and from Los Angeles. These historic images demonstrate why Oak Park has become one of the most desirable places to live in Southern California.

Oak Park (Images of America)

Kern, Harvey

Ross, David E.

Ross, Derek

Los Angeles has reigned for more than a century as the world capital of the film industry, a unique and ever-changing city that has been molded and recast thousands of times through the artistic visions and cinematic dreams of Hollywood's elite. As early as 1907, filmmakers migrated west to avoid lengthy eastern winters. In Los Angeles, they discovered an ideal world of abundant and diverse locales blessed with a mild and sunny climate ideal for filming. Location Filming in Los Angeles provides a historic view of the diversity of locations that provided the backdrop for Hollywood's greatest films, from the silent era to the modern age.

Location Filming in Los Angeles

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

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