The director of over 30 feature films, he was born, or rather created, as a pseudonym in 1967 for the film death of a gunfighter which was not released until 1969. Writer joe eszterhas takes a lot of potshots at hollywood in this cameofest, but just ends up shooting himself in the foot. Hiller had his name removed from the production, reportedly over objections to the final cut. The dga decided that the name got so much exposure from the film an alan smithee film. Alan smithee also allen smithee is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project. Burn hollywood burn is a fake documentary, or mockumentary, of a fictitious movie director named alan smithee, played by eric idle of monty python comedy fame. A director has seen his film recut by the studio behind his back. Burn hollywood burn 1998 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. This is a new zealand classification of burn hollywood burn.
Burn, hollywood, burn 1997 the cast and crew of an action movie tell why its institutionalized director stole and destroyed the film. Burn hollywood burn 1997, a heavyhanded satire of hollywood filmmaking that was written by joe eszterhas. Coined in 1968 and used until it was formally discontinued in 2000, it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the directors guild of america dga when a director, dissatisfied with the final product, proved to the satisfaction of a guild panel that they had not been able to. Smithee steals the print to the first film he directs after a couple of nasty hollywood producers reedit it. Smithees more or less nonexistent reputation finally came crashing down with the 1997s an alan smithee film.
The film also killed the career of respected director arthur hiller, who was known for making love story and being one of the hardestworking directors in the industry to the point that he had at least one project being released every single year until 1997. A list of 17 films compiled on letterboxd, including woman wanted 1999, a river made to drown in 1997, an alan smithee film. Burn, hollywood, burn 1998, mighty ducks the movie. Jul 12, 2007 the name was officially retired by the directors guild of america following the release of the 1997 satire alan smithee. An alan smithee film burn hollywood burn is a spectacularly bad filmincompetent, unfunny, illconceived, badly executed, lamely written, and acted by people who look trapped in the headlights. The actor who played alan smithee in this film, eric idle, got this trope thanks to burn hollywood burn and dudley doright from universal the next year. Its the wild story of a hollywood director, alan smithee eric idle, who steals his own film from the studio. When a rookie filmmaker with the unfortunate name alan smithee realizes hes an unwitting studio puppet, being forced to make a bigbudget action movie he knows is horrible, he steals the master reels and tries to make a deal. Due to a variety of factors, he decides to disown it and direct it under a pseudonym. Reportedly after screenwriter joe ezsterhas got to perform his own final cut on the film, the director, arthur hiller, asked for the name change after seeing the finished product. The film follows smithee as he steals the negatives to his latest film and goes on the run. The existence of alan smithee is one of hollywoods biggest non secrets. Oct 24, 2017 with harvey weinstein in the news, i thought i should put up this clip containing i believe all of his scenes in a little known 1997 movie called an alan smithee film.
An alan smithee film burn hollywood burn is a spectacularly bad film incompetent, unfunny, illconceived, badly executed, lamely written. The director of over 30 feature films, he was born, or rather created, as a pseudonym in 1967 for the film death of a. The alan smithee concept became such a famous part of hollywood lore that in 1998, screenwriter joe esterhaus wrote a movie industry satire called an alan smithee film. Titleburn hollywood burn other known titlesan alan smithee film burn hollywood burn publication.
It should be mandatory viewing for film students as a warning of the depths to which the medium can sink. The machinations and agendas of everyone and anyone in filmmakingfrom the producer to the makeup artistsare revealed. The existence of alan smithee is one of hollywood s biggest non secrets. And, as with eating liver, watching the lameo gags in an alan smithee film burn hollywood burn, a purported satire about hollywood filmmaking, is gaginducing.
Burn, hollywood, burn stars ryan oneal, coolio, chuck d. Alan smithee was an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project, coined in 1968. The studio heads agree to let him be credited under the standard directors guild pseudonym alan smithee. With harvey weinstein in the news, i thought i should put up this clip containing i believe all of his scenes in a little known 1997 movie called an alan smithee film. Filmmaker alan smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad, big budget action film which he proceeds to steal the reels and leave the cast and crew in a frenzy. Sexnudity 5 sexual innuendo and many references to sex acts. Its plot, about a director attempting to disown a film, ironically described the films own production. Soon everyone, including his powerhungry studio boss ryan oneal, is after him to get it back. Director alan smithee comes to hollywood to make a movie. Hiller removed his name from the projectso now its really an alan smithee film. An alan smithee film burn, hollywood, burn production. A hollywood director steals his own film from the studio, and the race is on to get it back in this witty behindthescenes look at the motion picture industry. Alan smithee is a short film written and directed by crobin.
Burn, hollywood, burn 1997, an alleged comedy starring eric idle as a real filmmaker named alan smithee, who has a mental breakdown after he makes a terrible. What ever happened to alan smithee, hollywoods worst director. Oral sex is implied, and oral sex is performed on a cane. Alan smithee eric idle has just made the biggest hollywood picture ever starring jackie chan, whoopi goldberg, and sylvester stallone. But when smithee kind of goes crazy the film doesnt come out and it makes a lot of people mad.
Its about a troubled movie directed by a man whose name really is alan smithee eric idle. Grab your umbrella, and let all the awesome animation rain down on you. Burn hollywood burn 1998 french sbs brrip xvid lol. Burn hollywood burn is a comedy about a film editor played by eric idle who finally gets his big break hes given the opportunity to direct a bigbudget action film starring sylvester stallone, whoopi goldberg, and jackie chan. Burn hollywood burn 1998 starring ryan oneal and coolio on dvd and bluray. An alan smithee film burn, hollywood, burn variety.
In short, burn hollywood burn represents just about everything that can possibly be bad about a movie. Burn hollywood burn 1997 that it was no longer an effective alias. But burn hollywood burn is a self fulfilling prohecy. A buena vista release from hollywood pictures of an andrew g. The nuclear meltdown of both movies led to idles future liveaction roles in cinema being reduced to mere cameos. Titleburn hollywood burn other known titlesan alan smithee filmburn hollywood burn publication. Watch the film then hear ben and damiens take, and join the conversation in the comments. When a rookie filmmaker with the unfortunate name alan smithee realizes hes an unwitting studio puppet, being forced to make a bigbudget action movie he knows is horrible, he steals the master reels and tries to.
Burn hollywood burn film this satirical story of the behindthescenes intrigue of a big budget actionadventure hollywood film reveals director alan smithee s bizarre odyssey through a series of interviews with real celebrities and fictional characters. Harvey weinstein all his scenes in burn hollywood burn. Burn hollywood burn the onscreen title is simply burn hollywood burn is a 1998 comedy film. A mockdocumentary about the pitfalls of filmmaking in hollywood. Director arthur hiller took his name off the picture and it really did become an alan smithee film. Now its official title is an alan smithee film burn. Burn, hollywood, burn hit theaters, it had become glaringly apparent that eszterhas didnt possess a magic formula for boxoffice bonanzas. An alan smithee film burn hollywood burn is a spectacularly bad filmincompetent, unfunny, illconceived, badly executed, lamely written, and acted by people who look trapped in the headlights the title provides clues to the films misfortune. When a rookie filmmaker with the unfortunate name alan smithee realizes hes an. The only problem is, the directors real name is alan smithee. Burn hollywood, burn 1997 alan smithee, arthur hiller. Jul 03, 20 alan smithee is a short film written and directed by crobin. Unfortunately, the directors guild requires that if a director disowns a movie in this fashion, he must use the official directors guild pseudonym. Until its use was formally discontinued in 2000, it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the directors guild of america dga when a director, dissatisfied with the final product, proved to the satisfaction of a guild panel that he or she had not been able to exercise creative.
Burn, hollywood, burn, presumably because it had grown too big for its boots. The director of over 30 feature films, he was born, or rather created. Vajna presentation, in association with joe eszterhas, of a cinergi production. Burn, hollywood, burn that now allegedly falls itself into this esteemed list of films.
Just before burn was released, hiller had his name removed from the credits, which resulted in the unintended irony of alan smithee. The film was critically panned, winning five awards including worst picture at the 1998 golden raspberry awards. A satirical comedy about a filmmaker, ironically named alan smithee eric idle who pulls the plug on his own ailing bigbudget movie production. The film supernova 2000 was the first postsmithee film. With crowdpleasing performances from sizzling megastars such as jackie chan, plus appearances by rappers coolio and chuck d, an alan smithee film. Now its official title is an alan smithee film burn hollywood. For those who dont know, alan smithee is the name the directors guild puts on a film which has been dissowned by its director. Burn hollywood burn stylized onscreen as burn hollywood burn is a 1997 american mockumentary comedy film directed by arthur hiller using the alan smithee pseudonym, written by joe eszterhas, and starring eric idle as the protagonist, a director unfortunately named alan smithee. An alan smithee film burn hollywood burn is a spectacularly bad film incompetent, unfunny, illconceived, badly executed, lamely written, and acted by people who look trapped in the headlights.
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