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Coined in 1968 and used until it was formally discontinued in 2000, [1] it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) when directors, dissatisfied with the final product, proved to the satisfaction of a guild panel that they had not been able to exercise creative control over a film.
Alan Smithee. Director: Eternally Twilight: An AI's Guide to the Twilight Saga. 'Alan Smithee' is a common pseudonym for directors whose film was clearly taken away from her/him and recut heavily against her/his wishes in ways that completely altered the film.
From 1969 through 2000, Alan (or Allen) Smithee racked up about 40 film, TV, and music video credits [source: Prendreigh]. Sometimes, the theater version of a movie was credited to the actual director, but Smithee took credit for the TV or airplane edit.
Alan Smithee. Director: Eternally Twilight: An AI's Guide to the Twilight Saga. 'Alan Smithee' is a common pseudonym for directors whose film was clearly taken away from her/him and recut heavily against her/his wishes in ways that completely altered the film.
Aug 22, 2022 · Alan Smithee has directed more films than Werner Herzog and Steven Spielberg combined. But his name is a codeword for creative catastrophe.
Feb 24, 2018 · Alan Smithee was a terrible filmmaker. In a career that spanned more than three decades, Smithee tackled pretty much every genre, helming comedies, thrillers, westerns, horror, drama, science-fiction — the lot. And his films were almost always bad.
Oct 22, 2020 · Created by the Director’s Guild of America in 1968, Alan Smithee was, for many years, the official pseudonym directors could dump their credits on in order to avoid having a blemishing film scribbled into their portfolios.
