SORCERER — William Friedkin’s heart of darkness

In the mid-’70s, legendary director William Friedkin — fresh off THE EXORCIST — helicoptered into South America with tens of millions of dollars… and emerged with malaria and a bleak, thrilling masterpiece called SORCERER. The only problem was the competition: A little movie called STAR WARS.

Host Rico Gagliano tells the story of how SORCERER crashed and burned at the box office — with help from the film’s screenwriter Walon Green (THE WILD BUNCH), Oscar-winning producer Mark Johnson (THE HOLDOVERS), and more.

The latest season of The MUBI Podcast – BOX OFFICE POISON — dives into six visionary films... that were also notorious flops. Inspired by the new book of the same name by Tim Robey, film critic for The Telegraph, every episode is a wild ride through a great movie&aposs rise, and fall, and rise. 

BIRD is now showing in theaters across the US, UK, Canada and Ireland. Visit mubi.com/bird for showtimes and tickets.

COW is streaming on MUBI in many countries. You can also check out our special episode with Andrea Arnold about the film - listen here.

To stream some of the films we&aposve covered on the podcast, check out the collection Featured on the MUBI Podcast. Availability of films varies depending on your country.

Check out the latest MUBI Podcast Expanded piece - an exclusive preface to Tim Robey&aposs book, Box Office Poison, which inspired this season. Read the article here.

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