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'''''An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn''''' (the onscreen title is simply '''''Burn Hollywood Burn''''') was made in 1997 and released in 1998. It was regarded as one of the [[List of films considered the worst|worst films of all time]], and scooped five awards (including Worst Picture) at the [[1998 Golden Raspberry Awards]]. The film had an estimated budget of $10,000,000 and grossed $45,779,<ref name="imdb.com">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118577/business</ref> which, accounting for [[inflation]], is less than ''[[Plan 9 from Outer Space]]'' (often labeled "''The'' Worst Film Ever Made") made during its release. 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. Its plot (about a director attempting to disown a movie) eventually described the film's own production; director [[Arthur Hiller]] requested that his name be removed after witnessing the final cut of the film by the studio.
'''''An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn''''' (the onscreen title is simply '''''Burn Hollywood Burn''''') was made in 1997 and released on February 20, 1998. It was regarded as one of the [[List of films considered the worst|worst films of all time]], and scooped five awards (including Worst Picture) at the [[1998 Golden Raspberry Awards]]. The film had an estimated budget of $10,000,000 and grossed $45,779,<ref name="imdb.com">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118577/business</ref> which, accounting for [[inflation]], is less than ''[[Plan 9 from Outer Space]]'' (often labeled "''The'' Worst Film Ever Made") made during its release. 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. Its plot (about a director attempting to disown a movie) eventually described the film's own production; director [[Arthur Hiller]] requested that his name be removed after witnessing the final cut of the film by the studio.


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An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn
Promotional poster
Directed byAlan Smithee (Arthur Hiller)
Written byJoe Eszterhas
Produced byBen Myron
Joe Eszterhas
StarringRyan O'Neal
Coolio
Chuck D
Eric Idle
Richard Jeni
CinematographyReynaldo Villalobos
Edited byL. James Langlois
Music byChuck D
Gary G-Wiz
Production
company
Distributed byHollywood Pictures
Release date
February 20, 1998 (1998-02-20)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$45,779

An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn (the onscreen title is simply Burn Hollywood Burn) was made in 1997 and released on February 20, 1998. It was regarded as one of the worst films of all time, and scooped five awards (including Worst Picture) at the 1998 Golden Raspberry Awards. The film had an estimated budget of $10,000,000 and grossed $45,779,[1] which, accounting for inflation, is less than Plan 9 from Outer Space (often labeled "The Worst Film Ever Made") made during its release. 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. Its plot (about a director attempting to disown a movie) eventually described the film's own production; director Arthur Hiller requested that his name be removed after witnessing the final cut of the film by the studio.

Plot

A director by the name of Alan Smithee (played by Eric Idle) has been allowed to direct Trio, a big-budget action film starring Sylvester Stallone, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jackie Chan. However, the studio recuts the film, and when Smithee sees the results (which he describes as being "worse than Showgirls") and realizes that he cannot use a pseudonym (because the only one allowed is "Alan Smithee") he steals the film and goes on the run, threatening to burn it.

Production

The film was written (and produced, though he was not credited for it) by Joe Eszterhas. The released film credits the Alan Smithee pseudonym as director. Arthur Hiller, the film's real director, objected to the way Eszterhas recut the film, and as a result, had his name removed. But in his autobiography Hollywood Animal, Eszterhas claims that Hiller still sat in the editing room with him to make certain suggestions.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118577/business

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