Burn baby burn backstory the dark and stormy tale of burn hollywood burn, or how a jaded screenwriter looking for fun turned tinseltown upside down. Alan smithee also allen smithee is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project. Now its official title is an alan smithee film burn. Burn hollywood burn bbc one london, 14 december 2004 0. For decades, if a film director felt he had little or no control over how badly his movie came out, the directors guild of america could be talked into crediting the film s director as alan smithee in order for the real director to save face. 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. Its plot, about a director attempting to disown a film, ironically described the films own production. Burn hollywood burn or aasfbhb for short probably thought they had hit the publicrelations jackpot a when life imitated their film. The mere existence of the film is endlessly fascinating. The only problem is, the directors real name is alan smithee. Now its official title is an alan smithee film burn hollywood. Opening to an alan smithee film burn hollywood burn 1998 vhs duration.
Burn, hollywood, burn 1998, mighty ducks the movie. An alan smithee film burn, hollywood, burn variety. A buena vista release from hollywood pictures of an andrew g. Burn, hollywood, burn 1998 r 02201998 us comedy, documentary 1h 26m user score. 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. Too bad funny on the page doesnt necessarily transfer to funny on the screen. Burn hollywood burn the onscreen title is simply burn hollywood burn is a 1997 comedy film and is regarded as one of the worst films of all time, scooping five awards including worst picture at the 1998 golden raspberry awards. 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. The producers behind the wretched and wretchedly titled an alan smithee film. Burn hollywood burn, about a director named alan smithee who tries to disown a disastrous movie. A list of 17 films compiled on letterboxd, including woman wanted 1999, a river made to drown in 1997, an alan smithee film. Arthur hiller directed this 1998 showbiz satire about a director actually named alan smithee eric idle who tries to disown his own bad movie, but cant because his name is alan smithee. It was, of course, credited to alan smithee, and roger ebert called it a spectacularly bad film.
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 alan smithee also allen smithee is 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. Scena iniziale del film hollywood brucia an alan smithee film burn hollywood burn, commedia del 1997 con sylvester stallone, jackie chan, whoopi goldberg, billy bob thornton, joe eszterhas. The directors guild obviously wasnt happy with that development. Got a chance to read a script of an alan smithee film a couple of years back. 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. A satirical comedy about a filmmaker, ironically named alan smithee eric idle who pulls the plug on his own ailing bigbudget movie production. Alan smithees films include macgyver, an alan smithee film. 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. Yea film usa mein arthur hiller ke direction mein bana tha. Burn hollywood burn 1998 starring ryan oneal and coolio on dvd and bluray.
An alan smithee film burn hollywood burn is a spectacularly bad film incompetent, unfunny, illconceived, badly executed, lamely written. The existence of alan smithee is one of hollywood s biggest non secrets. But burn hollywood burn is a self fulfilling prohecy. 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. Burn hollywood burn, a black valentine that skewers meddling producers, greedy agents, selfabsorbed superstars, groveling media and. 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. When a rookie filmmaker with the unfortunate name alan smithee realizes hes an. Burn, hollywood, burn, presumably because it had grown too big for its boots. What makes the film bad is the awful soundtrack and editing. 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. Burn hollywood burn 1998 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Director arthur hiller took his name off the picture and it really did become an alan smithee film. Its the wild story of a hollywood director, alan smithee eric idle, who steals his own. Its about a troubled movie directed by a man whose name really is alan smithee eric idle.
An alan smithee film burn, hollywood, burn production. Alan smithee is a pseudonym used when a director wants to disown a film pages in category films directed by alan smithee the following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. But when smithee kind of goes crazy the film doesnt come out and it makes a lot of people mad. Burn hollywood burn you are looking for humorous, clever and offbeat movies about with satire, hollywood, filmmaking, parody, artists and showbiz, media and lifestyle themes of comedy genre shot in usa. Alan smithee eric idle has just made the biggest hollywood picture ever starring jackie chan, whoopi goldberg, and sylvester stallone. 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 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. 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. An alan smithee film burn hollywood burn 1998 directed by. The film was critically panned, winning five awards including worst picture at the 1998 golden raspberry awards. Writer joe eszterhas takes a lot of potshots at hollywood in this cameofest, but just ends up shooting himself in the foot. Hiller removed his name from the projectso now its really an alan smithee film.
Burn, hollywood, burn hit theaters, it had become glaringly apparent that eszterhas didnt possess a magic formula for boxoffice bonanzas. 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. Burn hollywood burn the onscreen title is simply burn hollywood burn is a 1998 comedy film. 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. Hes embarrassed about the finished product and wants to have his name taken off it. Burn, hollywood, burn, written and directed by superscreenwriter joe esterzhas, is that most painful of spectacles. Jul 10, 2014 its the wild story of a hollywood director, alan smithee eric idle, who steals his own film from the studio. 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. Just before burn was released, hiller had his name removed from the credits, which resulted in the unintended irony of alan smithee. Its the wild story of a hollywood director, alan smithee eric idle, who steals his own film from the studio. Once hiller assembled a rough cut of the movie, it went out for test screenings. 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.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for burn hollywood, burn 1997 alan smithee, arthur hiller on allmovie. Burn hollywood, burn 1997 alan smithee, arthur hiller. After massive walk outs and awful audience scores, eszterhas went ahead without hillers approval and began to cut away at the running time and add rock music. Jan 20, 2012 its the wild story of a hollywood director, alan smithee eric idle, who steals his own film from the studio.
Not much plot, but funny, believable, outlandish circumstances. Alan smithee was an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project, coined in 1968. The existence of alan smithee is one of hollywoods biggest non secrets. 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. With hilarious humor and an allstar cast get ready for the ultimate comedy about the movie business. The final nail in smithees coffin was the 1998 movie an alan smithee film. 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. For decades, if a film director felt he had little or no control over how badly his movie came out, the directors guild of america could be talked into crediting the films director as alan smithee in order for the real director to save face. Burn, hollywood, burn stars ryan oneal, coolio, chuck d. The fledgling filmmaker jumps at the chance to direct whoopi goldberg, jackie chan, and sylvester stallone. Jul 12, 2007 the name was officially retired by the directors guild of america following the release of the 1997 satire alan smithee.
Joe eszterhas lays some hollywood realism on the line for us all to enjoy. Burn hollywood burn received four golden raspberry award nominations and it. Burn hollywood burn suffers from an overdose of meta. Hiller had his name removed from the production, reportedly over objections to the final cut. A director has seen his film recut by the studio behind his back. Soon everyone, including his powerhungry studio boss ryan oneal, is after him to get it back. Acclaimed film editor alan smithees dream comes true when challenger films contracts him to direct a new actionadventure, trio.
Burn hollywood burn ek 1997 mein bana english film hain. 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 the cast and crew of an action movie tell why its institutionalized director stole and destroyed the film. Burn, hollywood, burn that now allegedly falls itself into this esteemed list of films. Burn hollywood burn is more interesting and amusing than anything in the movie. Burn hollywood burn o titulo na tela e simplesmente burn hollywood burn brasil.
In short, burn hollywood burn represents just about everything that can possibly be bad about a movie. Soon everyone, including his powerhungry studio boss ryan oneal, is after him to. Burn hollywood burn which is about a film director who goes crazy because of massive interference on his multimilliondollar blockbuster is. 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 the title provides clues to the film s misfortune. Vajna presentation, in association with joe eszterhas, of a cinergi production. Not content to focus on a disconcerted director who just happens to be named alan smithee, nor to have actually become an alan smithee film when arthur hiller took his name off the project seemingly a publicity stunt, the film also features people playing themselves, and several actors eric idle, ryan oneal. It should be mandatory viewing for film students as a warning of the depths to which the medium can sink. 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. This was changed because of the parody an alan smithee film.
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