An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Directors:

Arthur Hiller
Alan Smithee

Writer (WGA):

Joe Eszterhas (written by)

Release Date:

20 February 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The movie Hollywood doesn't want you to see

Plot:

Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad, big budget action film which he proceeds to steal the reels and leave the cast and crew in a frenzy.

Plot Keywords:

Director | Hollywood | Fake Documentary | Celebrity | Cameo

Awards:

5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Ryan O'Neal	...	James Edmunds
Coolio	...	Dion Brothers
Chuck D.	...	Leon Brothers
Eric Idle	...	Alan Smithee
Richard Jeni	...	Jerry Glover
Leslie Stefanson	...	Michelle Rafferty
Sandra Bernhard	...	Ann Glover
Cherie Lunghi	...	Myrna Smithee
Harvey Weinstein	...	Sam Rizzo
Gavin Polone	...	Gary Samuels
MC Lyte	...	Sista Tu Lumumba
Marcello Thedford	...	Stagger Lee
Nicole Nagel	...	Aloe Vera
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Bill Bardo
Erik King	...	Wayne Jackson
Jim Piddock	...	Attendant #1
Naomi Campbell	...	Attendant #2
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Sheila Caslin
Suli McCullough	...	S.L.A.
Dina Waters	...	Allessandra (as Dina Spybey)
Robert Littman	...	Cousin Andrew
Douglas Walker	...	Photographer
Robin Chivers	...	Bonnie
Robin Dugger	...	Clyde
Leslie Segar	...	Big Lez
Duane Davis	...	Black Policeman
Hideo Kimura	...	Japanese Businessman
Earl Kim Shiroma	...	Japanese Businessman
Jesse Rambis	...	Lakers Fan
Christopher Kelley	...	British Bartender
Sylvester Stallone	...	Himself
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself
Jackie Chan	...	Himself
Robert Evans	...	Himself
Robert Shapiro	...	Himself
Linnell Shapiro	...	Himself
Grant Shapiro	...	Himself
Brent Shapiro	...	Himself
Shane Black	...	Himself
Jeremy Baka	...	Himself
Mario Machado	...	Himself
Lisa Canning	...	Herself
Gary Franklin	...	Himself
John Corcoran	...	Himself
Joe Eszterhas	...	Himself
Naomi Eszterhas	...	Herself
Larry King	...	Himself
Peter Bart	...	Himself
Dominick Dunne	...	Himself
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Himself
Billy Barty	...	Himself
Victor Drai	...	Himself
Stanley Ralph Ross	...	Himself
Alan Smith	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Devon	...	Himself (uncredited)
Jennifer Leigh Edwards	...	Herself (uncredited)
Norman Jewison	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Arthur Hiller		(as Alan Smithee)
Alan Smithee		(really Arthur Hiller)

Writing credits (WGA)
Joe Eszterhas		(written by)

Produced by
Fred C. Caruso	....	co-producer
Ben Myron	....	producer
Michael R. Sloan	....	associate producer
Andrew G. Vajna	....	executive producer
Joe Eszterhas	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Chuck D.
Gary G-Wiz

Cinematography by
Reynaldo Villalobos

Film Editing by
L. James Langlois

Casting by
Nancy Foy

Production Design by
David L. Snyder

Art Direction by
Melanie J. Baker

Set Decoration by
Claudette Didul

Costume Design by
Laura Cunningham

Production Management
Robert Rothbard	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Newt Arnold	....	assistant director (as Newton Dennis Arnold)
Jay Guerra	....	second second assistant director
Robin R. Oliver	....	assistant director

Art Department
Mychael Bates	....	property master
Paula Burnett	....	carpenter
Tony Chavez	....	propmaker
Donna Ekins-Kapner	....	set decorating buyer
John P. Goldsmith	....	set designer
John Warnke	....	set designer
Joe Wood	....	construction coordinator
Richard D. Wright	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Albert Aquino	....	boom operator
Felipe Borrero	....	sound
Frank A. Fuller Jr.	....	sound editor
Steve Nelson	....	sound effects editor
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Shawn Sykora	....	sound editor
Richard E. Yawn	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Josh Hakian	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunts
Regan Moore	....	stunt performer
Kerry Wallum	....	stunts
Lavern Whitt	....	stunt double
Harry Wowchuk	....	stunts
Johnnyangel	....	stunt intern (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Bramley	....	still photographer
Harry K. Garvin	....	Steadicam operator
Harry K. Garvin	....	camera operator: "a" camera
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse	....	key grip
Don Tomich	....	best boy electric
Rick Uva	....	grip
Billy Webb	....	camera operator: "a" camera/Steadicam

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heather Priest	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Linda DeMarco	....	color timer
Vince Filippone	....	assistant film editor
Marcus Manton	....	additional editor

Music Department
Mark Green	....	music editor
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music supervisor
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor
Paul Silver	....	music editor: temp mix
John Zambetti	....	composer: song "Alleluia"

Other crew
Kate Amer	....	production coordinator
Jeanne Byrd	....	script supervisor
Gary Michael Clark	....	payroll accountant
Cristin L. Cornett	....	assistant production coordinator
Dennis Griesmer	....	assistant production coordinator (as Denis M. Griesmer)
Glenn Soo Hoo	....	stand-in
Arik Johnson	....	production assistant
Greg Lipari	....	assistant location manager
Rosemary Marks	....	assistant to director
Gabriela Rios	....	office production assistant
Jeffrey D. Stevens	....	key medic
Andrew G. Vajna	....	presenter
Allen Wong	....	assistant accountant
Brian Rosenberg	....	assistant: Gavin Polone (uncredited)

Thanks
Joyce Brothers	....	special thanks (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
Gray Davis	....	special thanks (as Lt. Governor Gray Davis)
Naomi Eszterhas	....	special thanks
Patricia Glaser	....	special thanks
Albert Hughes	....	special thanks (as The Hughes Brothers)
Allen Hughes	....	special thanks (as The Hughes Brothers)
Milcho Manchevski	....	special thanks (as Milcho Manchevsky)

Production Companies

• Cinergi Pictures Entertainment
• Hollywood Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Tobis Filmkunst (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

An Alan Smithee Film (USA) (working title)
Burn Hollywood Burn (UK) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and some sexual humor.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Singapore:R(A) | UK:15 | USA:R | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

La Brea Tar Pits, Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cinergi Pictures Entertainment

Trivia:

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

Quotes:

James Edmunds: The three dudes were more subliminal than the Batman Logo. We could have out-grossed ET!

Movie Connections:

Features Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)

Wait a second...

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" under Jackie Chan's name, I lost it. 7 out of 10. Funny stuff, in the same ballpark as MST3K: The Movie.