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 dvd 1998 region 1 us import ntsc. Burn, hollywood, burn 1998 r 02201998 us comedy, documentary 1h 26m user score. Burn, hollywood, burn 1997 the cast and crew of an action movie tell why its institutionalized director stole and destroyed the film.
Alan smithee is a pseudonym used when a director wants to disown a film pages in category films directed by alan smithee the following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. Soon everyone, including his powerhungry studio boss ryan oneal, is after him to get it back. The director of over 30 feature films, he was born, or rather created. Alan smithee is a short film written and directed by crobin.
The nuclear meltdown of both movies led to idles future liveaction roles in cinema being reduced to mere cameos. The inside joke became too popular with the release of 1998s an alan smithee film. It delves into the darker side of what growing up sometimes means growing into your flaws, inevitably being met with the errors of your parents, and the necessity to make room for the pain. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A buena vista release from hollywood pictures of an andrew g. Burn, hollywood, burn that now allegedly falls itself into this esteemed list of films. 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 existence of alan smithee is one of hollywood s biggest non secrets. An alan smithee film burn, hollywood, burn variety. 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. 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. Titleburn hollywood burn other known titlesan alan smithee film burn hollywood burn publication. Got a chance to read a script of an alan smithee film a couple of years back. The studio recuts the film, and when the director sees.
Jul 12, 2007 the name was officially retired by the directors guild of america following the release of the 1997 satire alan smithee. Burn hollywood burn is a 1997 american mockumentary comedy film directed by arthur hiller, written by joe eszterhas, starring eric idle as the protagonist, a director named alan smithee. Just before burn was released, hiller had his name removed from the credits, which resulted in the unintended irony of alan smithee. With hilarious humor and an allstar cast get ready for the ultimate comedy about the movie business. 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. As an oddly appropriate end to the hollywood law, the final nail in this practice came from burn hollywood burn. Burn, hollywood, burn stars ryan oneal, coolio, chuck d. I just noticed a producer credit by alan smithee this evening.
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. Writer joe eszterhas takes a lot of potshots at hollywood in this cameofest, but just ends up shooting himself in the foot. Burn hollywood burn 1998 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Avec ryan oneal, coolio, eric idle, jackie chan, sylvester stallone, whoopi goldberg. Burn hollywood burn o titulo na tela e simplesmente burn hollywood burn brasil. Burn, hollywood, burn, presumably because it had grown too big for its boots. According to imdb trivia michael ritchie was the actual producerdirector of the film, but because the movie was produced during the 1981 writers strike he took his name off the producer credit and gave screenwriter mickey rose the directors credit so as not to get in trouble. 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.
In a straight 1 director example, hellraiser bloodline is the highest grossing film that is directed singularly by someone invoking alan smithee. A satirical comedy about a filmmaker, ironically named alan smithee eric idle who pulls the plug on his own ailing bigbudget movie production. But when smithee kind of goes crazy the film doesnt come out and it makes a lot of people mad. Alan smithee also allen smithee is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project.
R a hollywood director steals his own film from the studio. Move sliders from 010 in any combination, check and uncheck mpaa ratings and use keywords to further filter results please let us know what you think. Burn hollywood burn 1998 starring ryan oneal and coolio on dvd and bluray. Burn hollywood burn 1997, a heavyhanded satire of hollywood filmmaking that was written by joe eszterhas. Jan 20, 2012 its the wild story of a hollywood director, alan smithee eric idle, who steals his own film from the studio.
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. Vajna presentation, in association with joe eszterhas, of a cinergi production. Hollywood likes nothing better than satirizing itself, and there is never any shortage of stars willing to do cameos and play up to their stereotypes in order to show what good sports they are. The greatest movies of all time filmwebs alternative top 2020 edition. Burn hollywood burn 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Burn hollywood burn is een amerikaanse komedie uit 1998 geregisseerd door arthur hiller onder het pseudoniem alan smithee. Alan smithee is an anagram for the alias men quotes when i refused to take directing credit for the film death of a gunfighter, as did bob totten, the directors guild made up a pseudonym for totten and myself, allen smithee. Its the wild story of a hollywood director, alan smithee eric idle, who steals his own film from the studio. The film was actually directed by special fx makeup artist kevin yagher, who has gone on to be lead makeup designer on the tv show bones. The existence of alan smithee is one of hollywoods biggest non secrets. The film follows smithee as he steals the negatives to his latest film and goes on the run. 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. An alan smithee film burn hollywood burn is a spectacularly bad film incompetent, unfunny, illconceived, badly executed, lamely written. Grab your umbrella, and let all the awesome animation rain down on you.
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. Nov 26, 2012 i just noticed a producer credit by alan smithee this evening. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Burn hollywood, burn 1997 alan smithee, arthur hiller. Director arthur hiller took his name off the picture and it really did become an alan smithee film. Burn hollywood burn is a 1998 american mockumentary comedy film directed by arthur hiller, written by joe eszterhas, and starring eric idle a director idle has been allowed to direct trio, a bigbudget action film starring sylvester stallone, whoopi goldberg and jackie chan all three of them played by themselves. Its about a troubled movie directed by a man whose name really is alan smithee eric idle.
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. Burn, hollywood, burn 1998, mighty ducks the movie. Sexnudity 5 sexual innuendo and many references to sex acts. An alan smithee film burn hollywood burn is a spectacularly bad filmincompetent, unfunny, illconceived, badly executed, lamely written. An alan smithee film burn hollywood burn movie poster. Bruce willis in armageddon, mercury rising, and the siege as harry stamper, art jeffries and william devereaux.
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. An alan smithee film burn hollywood burn movie poster imp. 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. Critically panned, the film won five awards including worst picture at the 1998 golden raspberry awards. 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. For those who dont know, alan smithee is the name the directors guild puts on a film which has been dissowned by its director. But burn hollywood burn is a self fulfilling prohecy. 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. Alan smithee was an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project, coined in 1968.
Just go to our search page or use the search bar, with or without a keyword, from the top navigation menu. Now its official title is an alan smithee film burn hollywood. Burn, hollywood, burn, written and directed by superscreenwriter joe esterzhas, is that most painful of spectacles. Opening to an alan smithee film burn hollywood burn 1998 vhs. Official theatrical movie poster for an alan smithee film burn hollywood burn 1998. This is a new zealand classification of burn hollywood burn. 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. Hiller had his name removed from the production, reportedly over objections to the final cut. Former python eric idle ended up requesting his name be removed, although this is believed to be premeditated in order to contribute to the films general hype. 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. 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 name was officially retired by the directors guild of america following the release of the 1997 satire alan smithee. What is the most commercially successful alan smithee film. A hollywood director steals his own film from the studio, and the race is on to get it back in.
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