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Old 09-21-08, 04:19 PM
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What "Alan Smithee" movies are actually quite good?
any? discuss.
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any? discuss.
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While I don't remember it being very good, it always got a kick out of the fact that the movie An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn actually lists the director as... Alan Smithee, after director Arthur Hill took his name off the project. Classic.

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Backtrack, directed by Dennis Hopper, is supposed to be an okay film. Here's the IMDB list.
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Definitely not Solar Crisis.
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I think Hellraiser: Bloodline used Alan Smithee. It sucked, though, so don't discuss it...
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
Backtrack, directed by Dennis Hopper, is supposed to be an okay film.

Too bad "supposed to be" and "is" aren't the same. Backtrack, from what I remember, was a mess of a movie, and I doubt even the alleged 180 minute version could fix it.

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Originally Posted by Cornelius1047
Too bad "supposed to be" and "is" aren't the same. Backtrack, from what I remember, was a mess of a movie, and I doubt even the alleged 180 minute version could fix it.
I guess I meant "okay" in comparison with the other films on that list. At least it stars someone I've actually heard of.
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DEATH OF A GUNFIGHTER, the very first one. Interesting story about how it became the first Smithee film, and a decent flick with an excellent lead performance.
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DEATH OF A GUNFIGHTER, the very first one. Interesting story about how it became the first Smithee film, and a decent flick with an excellent lead performance.
Whoa, almost missed that one down at the bottom. Don Siegel and Richard Widmark? Sounds like a good combination to me. Is there no DVD release for this?
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The extended television cut of Dune isn't on the list.
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i like Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987) and also Let's Get Harry (1986)
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American History X would have been the best "Alan Smithee" film if Tony Kay had gotten his way.
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Scent of a Woman is probably one of the best Alan Smithee movies ever (but that's just the TV version) (even though it did start the whole cheesy trend of clapping after a grand speech).
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American History X would have been the best "Alan Smithee" film if Tony Kay had gotten his way.
Actually, Kaye wanted the director's name to be "Humpty Dumpty".
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Even though it's not a great film, or even a good film, Hellraiser: Bloodline is not too bad compared to the rest of the sequels after it.
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The extended television cut of Dune isn't on the list.
It's on my list, and it's a personal favorite in our household.
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Even though it's not a great film, or even a good film, Hellraiser: Bloodline is not too bad compared to the rest of the sequels after it.
I would love to see the director's cut of Bloodline. Some very cool stuff, like a gang of 17th century cenobites (in period clothes, powdered wigs, etc) ended up on the cutting room floor.
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Come on- ALL of my movies are MASTERPIECES!
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There he is! Get him!!

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