This is a new zealand classification of burn hollywood burn. Burn hollywood burn is rated r under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. The final nail in smithee s coffin was the 1998 movie an alan smithee film. Movie insider sensibility informs two new movies, an alan smithee film. 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. The directors guild obviously wasnt happy with that development. Now its official title is an alan smithee film burn. The producers behind the wretched and wretchedly titled an alan smithee film. Burn hollywood burn stylized onscreen as burn hollywood. Hugh jackman says he turned down cats, still hasnt seen. He received record amounts of money for his screenplays, which included hits such as flashdance and basic instinct. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Now its official title is an alan smithee film burn hollywood burnjust. Director arthur hiller took his name off the picture and it really did become an alan smithee film.
Written by then widely known joe eszterhas, the film is his satire on the hollywood industry. Burn hollywood burn 1998 starring ryan oneal and coolio on dvd and bluray. This title is outside the afi catalog of feature films 18931993 you may also like these titles from the afi catalog of feature films, the most authoritative documentation of the first 100 years of. It was, of course, credited to alan smithee, and roger ebert called it a spectacularly bad film. Burn hollywood burn 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Its the wild story of a hollywood director, alan smithee eric idle monty python. Burn hollywood burnvhs, 1998 razzie winning cult movie.
The dga decided that the name got so much exposure from the film an alan smithee film. Burn hollywood burn 1998 the movies often imitate life, and in a few rare instances life imitates the movies. A witless hollywood satire whose hammy, obvious jokes are neither funny nor insightful of the movie business. Subtitled an alan smithee film referring to a longstanding pseudonym for a director who disowns a film, this 1998 satire is notable chiefly for having the same thing happen in real life, as director arthur hiller love story took his name off the picture after clashing with screenwriter and producer joe eszterhas showgirls, basic instinct. Regarder movie 78149 telecharger movie 78149 telecharger an alan smithee film. Burn hollywood burn r, 86 minutes this movie offers one small nugget in. Plenty of talent gets ignited in this failed satire based on the alan smithee pseudonym. Dont direct a film if your name is alan smithee sfgate.
Burn hollywood burn 1998 managed to kill three careers joe eszterhas was, in the early 90s, the most powerful screenwriter in hollywood. Trading on insider preoccupation the new york times. Soon everyone, including his powerhungry studio boss ryan oneal, is after him to get it back. The released film credits the alan smithee pseudonym as director because arthur hiller, the films real director, objected to the way eszterhas recut the film, and as a result, had his name removed however, in his autobiography, hollywood animal, eszterhas claims that hiller still sat in the editing room with him to make certain suggestions. Burn hollywood burnvhs, 1998 razzie winning cult movie an alan smithee film. Burn hollywood burn, which opens today, at least gently gnaws the hand the feeds it. 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. Smithee steals the print to the first film he directs after a couple of nasty hollywood producers reedit it. Burn hollywood burn 1997 r 1h 26min comedy 8 may 1998 thailand 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. 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 existence of alan smithee is one of hollywood s biggest non secrets. With hilarious humor and an allstar cast get ready for the ultimate comedy about the movie business.
Burn hollywood burn is by no means a good film, but it has its moments of laughter. So the film that was shot with the title an alan smithee film. The entire movie is awkwardly chopped into sections that are introduced. Burn hollywood burn, about a director named alan smithee who tries to disown a disastrous movie. Its the wild story of a hollywood director, alan smithee eric idle, who steals his own film from the studio. Burn hollywood burn is the movie that ended joe eszterhaus career. Just before burn was released, hiller had his name removed from the credits, which resulted in the unintended irony of alan smithee. The director of over 30 feature films, he was born, or rather created, as a pseudonym in 1967 for the film death of a. An alan smithee film burn hollywood burn tells of a director who incinerates his own work because he didnt want to inflict another terrible movie on the world. In hollywood, if a director doesnt like the way his movie has turned out, he can have his name replaced in the credits with the pseudonym, alan smithee. Writer joe eszterhas takes perverse pride in surpassing the awfulness of showgirls, but offers no camp value whatsoever.
It includes foulmouthed dialogue and sexual allusions meant to underscore the. The mere existence of the film is endlessly fascinating. 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 r 1h 26min comedy 8 may 1998 thailand 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 lies on the screen like cinematic roadkill. The original director, robert totten, was fired from the production. 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. But burn hollywood burn is a self fulfilling prohecy. Film title, director, studio, budget information, description. The film supernova 2000 was the first post smithee film. Burn hollywood burn which is about a film director who goes crazy because of massive interference on his multimilliondollar blockbuster is a real bomb, a wouldbe.
For example, if you look at the credits of the expanded and heavily narrated tv version of alan smithee, youll notice the. Burn hollywood burn received four golden raspberry award nominations and it. Burn hollywood burn or aasfbhb for short probably thought they had hit the publicrelations jackpot a when life imitated their film. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years of.
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