- Actors: Dan Bucatinsky, Edward Norton, Steven Seagal, Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman
- Directors: Lesli Klainberg
- Producers: Lesli Klainberg, Ann Rose, Caroline Stevens, Jessica Falcon, Julie Goldman
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Paradox
- Release Date: Oct 1 2002
- Run Time: 45 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00005YUQ3
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #65,883 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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Directed by Alan Smithee is a story of Hollywood infighting, power, money, and betrayal. From 1969 to 1999, Alan Smithee directed more major motion pictures than any other filmmaker - 47 films, including dramas, westerns, romances, and comedies - yet his identity is a closely guarded secret. Why? The truth is that Alan Smithee is not a real director at all, but a pseudonym, a last resort for a director who wants to disown a film.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A PEEK AT THE NOTORIOUS, UBIQUITOUS SMITHEE AND HIS OUVRE,
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This review is from: Directed By Alan Smithee (DVD)
On the far end of the movie-making spectrum, an infamous, prolific filmmaker is exposed in "DIRECTED BY ALAN SMITHEE." According to official screen credits, Smithee has directed 47 films, written 5 screenplays, acted in three movies, produced one film, and was the production designer on yet another. Alan Smithee films in all forms have grossed over $100 million. This up-close, short (only 50 minutes), look at the most mysterious pseudonym in Hollywood, reveals Alan Smithee as a director, producer, writer and star who doesn't give interviews, has never been seen at the Oscars and has never appeared on TV -- because he doesn't exist. That's right. The omnipresent director is not real. He's the official nom d' auteur for filmmakers who are ashamed of the final release print for one reason or another. "Directed by Alan Smithee," which recently aired on cable TV's American Movie Classic tells the story of an industry's infighting, power-struggles, and betrayals that has led many directors to dis-own a film and use "directed by Alan Smithee" as his/her credit. Interviews with Tony Kaye, John Singleton, Martha Coolidge, and Arthur Hiller are featured. The real dirt and infights are barely hinted at. Perhaps some enterprising filmmaker, or is that muckraker, will do justice to this entertaining subject.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A PEEK AT THE NOTORIOUS, UBIQUITOUS SMITHEE AND HIS OEUVRE,
By Robin Simmons - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Directed By Alan Smithee (DVD)
On the far end of the movie-making spectrum, an infamous, prolific filmmaker is exposed in "DIRECTED BY ALAN SMITHEE."According to official screen credits, Smithee has directed 47 films, written 5 screenplays, acted in three movies, produced one film, and was the production designer on yet another. Alan Smithee films in all forms have grossed over $100 million. This up-close, short (only 50 minutes), look at the most mysterious pseudonym in Hollywood, reveals Alan Smithee as a director, producer, writer and star who doesn't give interviews, has never been seen at the Oscars and has never appeared on TV -- because he doesn't exist. That's right. The omnipresent director is not real. He's the official nom d' auteur for filmmakers who are ashamed of the final release print for one reason or another. "Directed by Alan Smithee," which recently aired on cable TV's American Movie Classic tells the story of an industry's infighting, power-struggles, and betrayals that has led many directors to dis-own a film and use "directed by Alan Smithee" as his/her credit. Interviews with Tony Kaye, John Singleton, Martha Coolidge, and Arthur Hiller are featured. The real dirt and infights are barely hinted at. Perhaps some enterprising filmmaker, or is that muckraker, will do justice to this entertaining subject. |
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