It's Good to Be the King The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks

Praise for James Robert Parish's Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops"A gleefully readable, well-researched study of hubris in Hollywood." -Publishers Weekly"Not only instructive but intensely pleasurable." -The Wall Street Journal"I always learn something from every juicy, well-researched, and information-packed volume of Parish's studies of Hollywood." -Rex Reed, columnist, The New York Observer"A know-it-all backstory of infamous film flops wittily reminding us how often, and in so many ways, Hollywood can screw up the best laid plans." -Patrick McGilligan, author of Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light"A how-not-to guide for ambitious filmmakers. No individual can shoulder all the responsibility for failure, though it's fun to play the blame game while you're reading." -The Washington Post"Horrific flops have an arresting train-wreck quality: you can't help but gawk, even though you know you probably shouldn't. James Robert Parish quickly dispatches one misbegotten project after another in a heavily researched and compulsively readable tome." -Daily VarietyParish, James Robert is the author of 'It's Good to Be the King The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks', published 2007 under ISBN 9780471752677 and ISBN 0471752673.