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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (stylized on-screen as Burn Hollywood Burn) is a 1997 American mockumentary black comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller, written by Joe Eszterhas and starring Eric Idle as a director unfortunately named Alan Smithee, a traditional pseudonym used in Hollywood for directors disowning a project.
May 8, 1998 · With Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Chuck D, Eric Idle. When a rookie filmmaker with the unfortunate name Alan Smithee realizes he's an unwitting studio puppet, being forced to make a big-budget action movie he knows is horrible, he steals the master reels and tries to make a deal.
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- Comedy
- Arthur Hiller
- 1998-05-08
Rent An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV. A witless Hollywood satire whose...
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- Arthur Hiller
- R
- Ryan O'neal
It's the wild story of a Hollywood director, Alan Smithee (Eric Idle), who steals his own film from the studio. Soon everyone, including his power-hungry studio boss (Ryan O'Neal), ...more....
Feb 27, 1998 · A comedy film about a director who sabotages a bad action movie by stealing the reels. Find out the plot, cast, trailer and user score of this 1998 movie on The Movie Database.
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (the onscreen title is simply Burn Hollywood Burn) is a 1998 comedy film. The film’s creation set off a chain of events which would lead the Directors Guild of America to officially discontinue the Alan Smithee credit in 2000.
With hilarious humor and an all-star cast -- get ready for the ultimate comedy about the movie business! It's the wild story of a Hollywood director, Alan Smithee (Eric Idle), who steals his own...
