An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn

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

What's less amusing is this behind-the-scenes 'comedy' in which a director actually called Alan Smithee makes a bad film....its director refuses to be associated with it, the Directors' Guild of America sanctions the use of the alias 'Alan Smithee'..... ... Full Review

Now Eszterhas wrote "Showgirls," and, sure, it wasnt a really good movie, but it wasnt that bad, either. Alan Smithee is the alias a director uses on the credits of his film when he wants his name removed from them, either because he hated the way the film turned out, or because he was in conflict with someone in the studio. ... Full Review

And of course, life imitates art, so not only is the "Trio" director named Alan Smithee (a poor fellow who will never be able to take his name off a picture), but when Arthur Hiller, who actually directed this film, wanted his name taken off the picture (no doubt over a question of artistic integrity), the producers had themselves a genuine Alan Smithee film. ... Full Review

The best thing about it was that it turns out it is an actual Alan Smithee film. This movie inside the movie stars Sly Stallone, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jackie Chan(the best in it) and is the buzz of Hollywood. ... Full Review

Some of the music is good. ... Full Review