An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
- Comedy
Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad big budget action film, for which he proceeds to steal the reels, and leaves the cast and crew in a frenzy.
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn is a 1998 comedy about a director who steals the reels of his own film to prevent its release. This meta-satire takes aim at Hollywood's studio system and the infamous "Alan Smithee" pseudonym used by directors who disown their work.
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Limited theatrical in United States · Rated R
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Eric IdleAlan Smithee
Ryan O'NealJames Edmunds
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Chuck DLeon Brothers
Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone
Whoopi GoldbergWhoopi Goldberg
Jackie ChanJackie Chan
Richard JeniJerry Glover
Leslie StefansonMichelle Rafferty
Sandra BernhardAnn Glover
Cherie LunghiMyrna Smithee
Harvey WeinsteinSam Rizzo
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Gabriel CasseusO.B. Ka-Nobee
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When was An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn released?
The film was released on February 27, 1998.
What is the plot about?
Director Alan Smithee becomes frustrated with a big-budget action film he's been forced to helm and decides to steal the film's reels to prevent its theatrical release, leaving the studio, cast, and crew in chaos.
Is this a real story or a satire?
It's a satirical comedy that plays on the real "Alan Smithee" credit—a pseudonym historically used by Hollywood directors who wanted to disown their films.
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