When a rookie filmmaker with the unfortunate name alan smithee realizes hes an. Director arthur hiller took his name off the picture and it really did become an alan smithee film. Burn hollywood burn on dvd 717956 from disney buena vista. Burn hollywood burn stylized onscreen as burn hollywood burn is a 1997 american mockumentary comedy film directed by arthur.
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. But when smithee kind of goes crazy the film doesnt come out and it makes a lot of people mad. Burn, hollywood, burn stars ryan oneal, coolio, chuck d. Aug, 2019 the alan smithee pseudonym was created by filmmaker don siegel director of 1956s invasion of the body snatchers and 1971s dirty harry after he stepped in to complete the filming of the 1969 western death of a gunfighter. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. In 1998, eszterhas wrote, produced, and acted in an alan smithee film. Grab your umbrella, and let all the awesome animation rain down on you. For example, if you look at the credits of the expanded and heavily narrated tv version of dune, youll notice the director is not listed as david lynch, but as alan smithee. The original director, robert totten, was fired from the production. Harvey weinstein all his scenes in burn hollywood burn. With hilarious humor and an allstar cast get ready for the ultimate comedy about the movie business. Alan smithee is the pseudonym that a hollywood studio slaps on a films credits if the original director insists on having his name removed from the project. Burn, hollywood, burn 1998, mighty ducks the movie. Alan smithee eric idle has just made the biggest hollywood picture ever starring jackie chan, whoopi goldberg, and sylvester stallone.
A pseudodocumentary about a fictional british, firsttime director named alan smithee who is hired to direct an action film starring sylvester stallone, whoopi goldberg and jackie chan. Director alan smithee comes to hollywood to make a movie. Burn hollywood burn was released, in which a man named alan smithee eric idle wishes to disavow a film he has directed, but is unable to do so because the only pseudonym he is permitted to use is his own name. We figure its long past time to pay tribute to hollywoods most ubiquitous director with an alan smithee blogathon dont tell me youve never heard of him. In fact, this is the last official alan smithee movie. 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. Its the wild story of a hollywood director, alan smithee eric idle, who steals his own film from the studio. Jan 20, 2012 with hilarious humor and an allstar cast get ready for the ultimate comedy about the movie business. Burn hollywood burn 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Its the wild story of a hollywood director, alan smithee. The alan smithee pseudonym was created by filmmaker don siegel director of 1956s invasion of the body snatchers and 1971s dirty harry after he stepped in to complete the filming of the 1969 western death of a gunfighter. Smithee steals the print to the first film he directs after a couple of nasty hollywood producers reedit it. A witless hollywood satire whose hammy, obvious jokes are neither funny nor insightful of the movie business. 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.
Burn, hollywood, burn movie posters from movie poster shop. The only thing that would have further enhanced his legend is if hed. Anyway, here is harvey in his prime burning up the silver screen. Staring chuck d, coolio, jackie chan and sylvester stallone. Burn, hollywood, burn hit theaters, it had become glaringly apparent that eszterhas didnt possess a magic formula for boxoffice bonanzas. An action blockbuster of unseen proportions and budget. 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. Alan smithee also allen smithee is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project. Burn hollywood burn the onscreen title is simply burn hollywood burn is a 1998 comedy film. With hilarious humor and an allstar cast get ready f. The existence of alan smithee is one of hollywood s biggest non secrets. But burn hollywood burn is a self fulfilling prohecy. If you like satire movies, or are a hollywood insider, give this a look.
One of the industrys longeststanding injokes has been turned into one of its more elaborate home movies in an alan smithee film burn, hollywood, burn, a caustic but underfunny expose. Soon everyone, including his powerhungry studio boss ryan oneal, is after him to get it back. The existence of alan smithee is one of hollywoods biggest non secrets. Its the wild story of a hollywood director, alan smithee eric idle, who steals his own.
Burn hollywood burn alan smithee, arthur hiller, 1997. 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. Due to a variety of factors, he decides to disown it and direct it under a pseudonym. The film was directed by arthur hiller, who reported to the dga that producer. Alan smithee was an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project, coined in 1968. 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. Burn hollywood burn 1997, a heavyhanded satire of hollywood filmmaking that was written by joe eszterhas. 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. Now its official title is an alan smithee film burn hollywood burnjust. Burn, hollywood, burn that now allegedly falls itself into this esteemed list of films. Burn, hollywood, burn 1998 r 02201998 us comedy, documentary 1h 26m user score.
The film itself was a lampshade hanging on the very concept of using alan smithee as a pseudonym. The directors guild of america retired the name, and will now use names made for each movie. The director of over 30 feature films, he was born, or rather created, as a pseudonym in 1967 for the film death of a. 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. I just noticed a producer credit by alan smithee this evening. 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 film was critically panned, winning five awards including worst picture at the 1998 golden raspberry awards. Alan smithee is a short film written and directed by crobin. From 1968 to 2000, smithee presided over some of the most notorious movies ever made. Since then, his only output worth mentioning is the 2006 hungarian film called children of glory. An alan smithee film burn, hollywood, burn variety.
The news that a 2001 film by alec baldwin is to be released under a bogus directors name reminds me of. Burn hollywood burn on digital and stream instantly or download offline. A list of 17 films compiled on letterboxd, including woman wanted 1999, a river made to drown in 1997, an alan smithee film. Hiller had his name removed from the production, reportedly over objections to the final cut. An alan smithee film 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. For those who dont know, alan smithee is the name the directors guild puts on a film which has been dissowned by its director. Becoming alan smithee mistakes screenwriters turned. 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. Burn hollywood burn was released, in which a man named alan smithee wishes to disavow a film he has directed, but is unable to do so because the only pseudonym he is permitted to use is his own name. Burn hollywood burn 1998 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The news that a 2001 film by alec baldwin is to be released under a bogus directors name reminds me of another allpurpose hollywood front.
Burn hollywood burn 1998 starring ryan oneal and coolio on dvd and bluray. Now its official title is an alan smithee film burn hollywood burnjust like that, with no punctuation. Jul 12, 2007 is harry kirkpatrick the new alan smithee. Burn hollywood burn, which was such an unmitigated disaster and complete flop that it all but ensured he would never sell a script to hollywood ever again. Nov 26, 2012 i just noticed a producer credit by alan smithee this evening. 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. The film follows smithee as he steals the negatives to his latest film and goes on the run.
With hilarious humor and an allstar castget ready for the ultimate comedy about the movie business. Burn hollywood burn died an ignominious death at the box office. Burn hollywood burn by alan smithee alan smithee, ryan o. The nuclear meltdown of both movies led to idles future liveaction roles in cinema being reduced to mere cameos. Seeing this movie, i could not help suspecting that it depicts quite accurately what. Jul 23, 2019 we figure its long past time to pay tribute to hollywoods most ubiquitous director with an alan smithee blogathon dont tell me youve never heard of him.
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