An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn

AN ALAN SMITHEE FILM: BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN (15)

D: Alan Smithee (Arthur Hiller)

Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi (Ben Myron)

USA 🇺🇸 1997

86 mins

Comedy

W: Joe Eszterhas

DP: Reynaldo Villalobos

Ed: Jim Langlois

Mus: Gary G-Wiz & Chuck D

Eric Idle (Alan Smithee), Ryan O'Neal (James Edmunds), Coolio (Dion Brothers), Richard Jeni (Jerry Glover), Leslie Stefanson (Michelle Rafferty), Sandra Bernhard (Ann Glover), Cheri Lunghi (Myrna Smithee), Harvey Weinstein (Sam Rizzo), Sylvester Stallone (himself), Whoopi Goldberg (herself), Joe Eszterhas (himself), Jackie Chan (himself), Billy Bob Thornton (himself), Robert Evans (himself), Shane Black (himself)

A poor attempt at satire that falls flat on its face.

Following unwanted producer involvement, a director steals the negative for his blockbuster movie to prevent it being finished and those involved in the making of the movie try and explain what went wrong.

This movie attempts to poke fun at the directors who have their name removed from credits to protect their anonymity (Alan Smithee is itself a widely used pseudonym), many cast members play themselves (unconvincingly) and the whole plot is quite lamentable and pathetic. The worst thing of all is that it simply isn't funny. It's apt that this was voted the worst film of 1997 at the Golden Raspberry Awards.

2/10

Eric Idle in An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Did You Know:

After Arthur Hiller had his credit changed to Alan Smithee, the Director's Guild of America unregistered the name Alan Smithee. This is the last movie to ever bear that pseudonym.

Award Wins & Nominations:

MILSTEAD MOVIE AWARDS:

Wins: none

Nominations: none

Worst of the Year: 2 wins (Worst Original Screenplay ; Worst Original Song); 5 nominations (Worst Film; Worst Actor; Worst Director; Worst Supporting Actress; Worst Ensemble Cast)

OSCARS:

Wins: none

Nominations: none

BAFTAS

Wins: none

Nominations: none

OTHER WINS:

Razzies (Worst Film; Worst Supporting Actor; Worst New Star; Worst Screenplay; Worst Original Song); The Stinkers (Worst On-Screen Hairstyle)