An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn

If you are in the feature film industry, what makes this picture so funny is the close parody... some of the characters appear to be modeled on real people. It would not be too far a stretch of the imagination... Full review

All in all, it was an interesting mockumentary that got tiresome when Coolio showed up. Not that coolio was bad, but it just dragged along. Probably more accurate about the Hollywood mindset then people in LA are willing to admit.The... Full review

This film is actually a rather intelligent, if cynical, satire of the shallow and idiotic nature of Hollywood. More cameos than you can shake a stick at. Ryan O'Neal is great as an amoral producer. Eric Idle is even better... Full review

Real life director Alan Smithee is an editor by trade but is signed up to direct the action movie `Trio' starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sly Stallone and Jackie Chan. However when the producer's final cut leaves it, in Alan's opinion, a... Full review

I saw this movie like, three years ago on HBO, or something, and I thought it was awesome. So I decided to see what people on the net had to say about it, and I was shocked. Apparently everyone and... Full review

I can't believe the negative quotes for this movie. Sure, it isn't the fastest paced movie in the world, but for sheer parody of Hollywood it works quite well. Especially the Whoopie, Stallone and Jackie Chan parts.... Full review

Why did I buy this movie? Because several (British) friends of mine were discussing it passionately, declaring it a masterpiece satire full of wit and irony that Americans (and Germans) would probably never understand.And because the cast list looks like... Full review

If you work in the film industry, you'll probably find it very funny. Or at least quite amusing. If you are employed in some other fashion, you will likely think this film ridiculous. It is not, however, in the same... Full review

I disagree with the people here saying this is one of the worst films ever made. I'm somewhat of a connosieur of bad films, and that just isn't the case. It's competently put together from front to back, but the... Full review

I thought that this film was utterly hilarious. What a concept! Watching it late at night on Starz!, I woke my entire family up laughing. The actors are great, the documentary style footage is wonderful, but when it flashed "Linguist"... Full review

Isn't Hollywood grand! The last thing anyone will think about this movie is how sympathetic it is to directors. In his favor, it should be noted that Eszterhas is cruel to everyone. ... Full Review

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn'' is better than that -- even though it is, in fact, an Alan Smithee movie. It's a clever movie that gets some shots in. The film takes the form of a mock documentary. ... Full Review

"An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn" tells of a director who incinerates his own work because he didn't want to inflict another terrible movie on the world. More sluggish and not nearly as entertaining as the world of Hollywood moviemaking it nominally satirizes, "Smithee" is more painful and dispiriting to watch than anyone could possibly imagine. ... Full Review

Mean-spirited and misogynist, the movie takes the form of a mock documentary exploring what went wrong with a director's (Monty Python's Eric Idle) action-adventure blockbuster.....Except for two independent filmmakers (Coolio and Chuck D), no appealing characters surface on screen.....Moreover, the movie reeks of cynicism and, functioning primarily as an inside-the-industry joke, is rarely funny.....Hiller, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, agreed to direct such a vile project i ... Full Review

I'm finally finished editing the film and now it's time for the music, which I feel the film desperately needs. Cinergi, a company with financial problems, has informed me there is no more money: (a) to continue editing; (b) for the temp music I have used; (c) for any music at all. ... Full Review

A. Smithee's inept work has butchered films by such greats as Sidney Lumet , John Frankenheimer and Dennis Hopper . Now the next generation, Alan Smithee Jr., has been accused of messing with a Sam Raimi film. ... Full Article

Aug 13, 2008 04:30 AM Tropic Thunder is one of the better Hollywood parodies, but that praise is dimmed by the rude reality that most such movies are misfires. ... Full Article

Film has become one of the most powerful forces on earth today, having the power to do social good, entertain, educate, and now with "An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn," it has become a narcissistic forum for angry, talent-challenged... ... Full Article

If someone had put a gun to the head of Joe Eszterhas and forced him to create a movie that would sink his reputation even lower than Showgirls did, Eszterhas might have belched up An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood... ... Full Article

Director Alan Smithee comes to Hollywood to make a movie. Due to a variety of factors, he decides to disown it and direct it under a pseudonym. ... Full Article

A mutated super Apple Crisp that escaped the wholesale donut slaughter at STAN'S DONUTS reached the safety of UCLA just a few blocks away.The super Apple Crisp was nearly chomped on by thousands of Westwood walkers. ... Full Article