Favorite Alan Smithee Film (Theatrical, Feature Length)
by jalapenoman | created - 05 Feb 2015 | updated - 11 Feb 2015 | PublicAlan Smithee is not a real person and he has never directed a movie! When a director feels that creative control of a film has been taken away from him, he places the name "Alan Smithee" on the film as a pseudonym (with approval of the Director's Guild).
Which of these films that the director was ashamed to claim do you think was the best? If you haven't seen any, which film actually sounds interesting enough for you to give it a watch?
Discuss here: http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000088/flat/239908037
Note: This list only contains feature length theatrical and straight to video movies. Documentaries, short films, and television movies/series will appear on other polls.
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1. Another Night of the Living Dead (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy
Director Alan Smithee takes us on an irreverent (and unauthorized) romp through George A. Romero's classic Night of the Living Dead, the film that spawned the modern zombie craze and a thousand "of the living dead" remakes and rip-offs.
Director: Alan Smithee | Stars: Stu Dodge, Samantha Falk, Karl Hardman, Stephanie Hovers
Votes: 96
2. Neowolf (2010)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
Two college lovers face an ancient evil when a strange rock band comes to town.
Director: Yvan Gauthier | Stars: Michael Frascino, Heidi Johanningmeier, Agim Kaba, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 519
Really directed by Yvan Gauthier
3. Winesburg, Ohio (2008)
Drama
'Winesburg, Ohio' is a film freely adapted from the classic novel by Sherwood Anderson, mentor to Faulkner and Hemingway, and inspired by 'the hunger to see below the surface of lives'. A ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Smithee | Stars: Thomas Britt, Ron Luce, Dane McCarthy, Justin Garman
Votes: 10
4. Fugitives Run (2005)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy
Two men are on the run from a nasty sheriff and some bikers after they get accused of robbing locals who got together to play Bingo.
Director: Philip Spink | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Gordon Tootoosis, Vincent Gale, Kim Hawthorne
Votes: 152
Really directed by Phillip Spink
5. In the Wrong Hands (2002)
PG-13
Directors: Chris Johnston, James A. Seale | Stars: Haji Kamran, Wali Razaqi, Danielle Rose, Chyna
Votes: 28
Really directed by Chris Johnston & James A. Seale
6. The Coroner (1999)
R | 74 min | Horror
Eventually, everyone visits the Coroner. But City Coroner Dr. Leon Uraski isn't content with waiting for you to die. He's coming for you. Now.
Directors: Juan Mas, Alan Smithee | Stars: Jane Longenecker, Dean St. Louis, Christine Burke, Rebecca Gray
Votes: 515
7. Woman Wanted (1999)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
A new woman comes between a widower and his adult son.
Director: Kiefer Sutherland | Stars: Holly Hunter, Kiefer Sutherland, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Preston
Votes: 805
Really directed by Kiefer Sutherland
8. Soul's Ark (1999 Video)
78 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
After disappearances during an archelogical dig, Stella Grant (Carole Ann Ford) sends in her two top agents, played by Colin Baker and Wendy Padbury, to investigate.
Director: Alan Smithee | Stars: Colin Baker, Wendy Padbury, Carole Ann Ford, Marc Danbury
Votes: 16
9. Dilemma (1997)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Drama
A little girl is in a hospital dying of cancer. Death Row inmate Rudy Salazar has the bone marrow to save her life. His sentence is changed to life without parole in exchange for donating ... See full summary »
Directors: Eric Larsen, Eric Louzil | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Sofia Shinas, Danny Trejo, Courtney Gains
Votes: 236
10. River Made to Drown In (1997)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
When Thaddeus, a wealthy, bigger-than-life lawyer, suddenly learns he is dying, he sells all his worldly possessions and embarks on a final quest to find a young hustler that he once tried to rescue.
Director: James Merendino | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Michael Imperioli, Ute Lemper, James Duval
Votes: 388
Really directed by James Merendino
11. Le zombi de Cap-Rouge (1997)
R | 81 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
In a little town of Texas, USA., a powerful storm causes the return among the livings of a dangerous serial killer, Jason V., assassinated by a Vietnar War veteran during an ambush. A furious, bloody and deadly carnage follows.
Director: Simon Robidoux | Stars: John T. Carter, Pamela Bellwood, Floyd Levine, Michael Deak
Votes: 35
Really directed by Simon Robideaux
12. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
R | 86 min | Comedy
When a rookie filmmaker with the unfortunate name Alan Smithee realizes he's an unwitting studio puppet, being forced to make a big-budget action movie he knows is horrible, he steals the master reels and tries to make a deal.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Chuck D, Eric Idle
Votes: 3,771 | Gross: $0.05M
Really directed by Arthur Hiller
13. Exit (1996 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An attempted burglary of a strip club goes awry when one of the three burglars kills a man who draws a gun. This results in the trio taking the dancers and the customers hostage. Why the ... See full summary »
Director: Ric Roman Waugh | Stars: Shannon Whirry, David Bradley, Joseph Michael Bucci, Larry Manetti
Votes: 299
Really directed by Ric Roman Waugh
14. Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
R | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
In the 22nd century, a scientist attempts to right the wrong his ancestor created: the puzzle box that opens the gates of Hell and unleashes Pinhead and his Cenobite legions.
Director: Kevin Yagher | Stars: Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Charlotte Chatton
Votes: 24,601 | Gross: $16.68M
Really directed by Kevin Yagher
15. Smoke n Lightnin (1995)
PG | 82 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two Miami car mechanics borrow a luxury car for a night, unaware that it contains classified documents
Director: Mike Kirton | Stars: Christopher Atkins, Kristoffer Ryan Winters, Sabryn Genet, Catherine Healy
Votes: 145
Really directed by Mike Kirton
16. Raging Angels (1995)
R | 96 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Two musicians are unknowingly drawn into a supernatural scheme.
Director: Alan Smithee | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Diane Ladd, Monet Mazur, Michael Paré
Votes: 377
17. Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh (1991)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Horror
Two cops and a detective's daughter go after a chainsaw killer.
Director: Dean Tschetter | Stars: Jake Dengel, Joe Sharkey, Susann Fletcher, Beverly Penberthy
Votes: 767
Really directed by Dean Tschetter
18. Fatal Charm (1990 Video)
R | 94 min | Thriller
He may have been convicted of raping and murdering six young women, but to a smitten teenage girl who's initiated a relationship-by-mail, he's just a cute guy who couldn't possibly be guilty. Did he...or didn't he?
Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Christopher Atkins, Amanda Peterson, Mary Frann, James Remar
Votes: 395
Really directed by Fritz Kiersch
19. The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy
Down on his luck and working in a Mexican restaurant in Australia, an American tourist is hired by a icy heiress to pose as an obnoxious new boyfriend in an attempt to make her father accept her current boyfriend.
Director: Michael Gottlieb | Stars: Cheech Marin, Emma Samms, Vernon Wells, Bruce Spence
Votes: 1,501 | Gross: $0.46M
Really directed by Michael Gottlieb
20. Solar Crisis (1990)
PG-13 | 112 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A huge solar flare is predicted to fry the Earth. Astronauts must fly toward the sun to drop a talking bomb at the right time for the flare to be aimed elsewhere.
Directors: Richard C. Sarafian, Arthur Marks | Stars: Tim Matheson, Charlton Heston, Peter Boyle, Annabel Schofield
Votes: 2,077
Really directed by Richard C. Sarafian
21. Catchfire (1990)
R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life, running from town to town and switching identities along the way, but she cannot seem to elude Milo, the chief hit man sent after her.
Director: Dennis Hopper | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster, Dean Stockwell, Vincent Price
Votes: 4,580
Really directed by Dennis Hopper
22. Gunhed (1989)
TV-14 | 100 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a cyberpunk future, Kyron-5 supercomputer attempts to exterminate the human race, but Gunhed mechs stop it. In 2038, five thieves break into a condemned island facility to steal Kyron's dead CPU. The place turns out to be a deathtrap.
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Masahiro Takashima, Brenda Bakke, James Brewster Thompson, Aya Enjôji
Votes: 1,064
US version, really directed by Masato Harada
23. I Love N.Y. (1987)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Photographer Mario Cotone is hired to cover a big N.Y. actor. When his pretty daughter Nicole Yeats (N.Y.) and Mario fall in love, this angers her father and hurts Mario's work which further infuriates his boss. Will love prevail?
Stars: Scott Baio, Christopher Plummer, Kelly Van der Velden, Jennifer O'Neill
Votes: 144
Really directed by Gianni Bozzacchi
24. Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy
A free-spirited teenager attempts to get back in touch with his overly-conservative parents after returning home from years away at a boarding school.
Directors: Paul Aaron, Terry Winsor, Alan Smithee | Stars: Jon Cryer, Lynn Redgrave, JD Cullum, Robert Sedgwick
Votes: 1,084 | Gross: $2.14M
Really directed by Paul Aaron and Terry Windsor
25. Ghost Fever (1986)
PG | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
Two policeman are sent on a routine assignment to serve an eviction notice. It becomes anything but run-of-the-mill when they become involved in the ghostly happenings.
Director: Lee Madden | Stars: Sherman Hemsley, Luis Avalos, Jennifer Rhodes, Deborah Benson
Votes: 422
Really directed by Lee Madden
26. Let's Get Harry (1986)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure
When Colombian revolutionaries kidnap an American engineer, his brother and friends, faced with official inaction, hire a mercenary and mount the rescue operation themselves.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Michael Schoeffling, Tom Wilson, Fidel Abrego, Jere Burns
Votes: 1,550 | Gross: $0.14M
Really directed by Stuart Rosenberg
27. Stitches (1985)
R | 89 min | Comedy
The misadventures of three students in medical school.
Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Parker Stevenson, Geoffrey Lewis, Brian Tochi, Robin Dearden
Votes: 387
Really directed by Rod Holcomb
28. Appointment with Fear (1985)
R | 96 min | Fantasy, Horror
A man under the influence of an ancient Egyptian curse uses astral projection to kill those who protect his baby son from him. A woman and a shady cop try to stop him before he can get to the child and transfer the curse.
Director: Ramsey Thomas | Stars: Michele Little, Michael Wyle, Kerry Remsen, Douglas Rowe
Votes: 348
Really directed by Ramzi Thomas
29. Gypsy Angels (1990)
R | 92 min | Drama
Vanna White is a stripper who falls for a stunt pilot who develops amnesia after a crash.
Directors: Alan Smithee, Sean MacGregor | Stars: Gene Bicknell, Vanna White, Tige Andrews, Richard Roundtree
Votes: 90
30. The Barking Dog (1978)
105 min | Comedy
Director: Alan Smithee | Stars: John Stanley, Mary Logan
Votes: 9
31. Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
M | 94 min | Drama, Western
A Texas town's council fires the town's old-fashioned marshal who refuses to resign, thus leading to violence from both sides.
Directors: Don Siegel, Robert Totten | Stars: Richard Widmark, Lena Horne, Carroll O'Connor, David Opatoshu
Votes: 1,622
Really directed by Don Siegel & Robert Totten
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