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Personal Details
Other Works:
Directed music video for Ruff Endz's "No More".
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Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies
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1 Portrayal
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4 Articles
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Alternate Names:
Sumishii Aran | Faran Moradipour | Alan Smithee IV | Alain Smithee | Alan N. Smithee | Allan Smithee | Allen Smithee | Aran Sumishi | Alan Smi Thee
Parents:
John Doe
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Personal Quote:
When I refused to take directing credit for the film
Death of a Gunfighter (1969), as did
Robert Totten, the Directors' Guild made up a pseudonym for Totten and myself, 'Allen Smithee'. As the picture was well received, I told my young friends who wanted to be directors to change their name to Smithee and take credit for direction of the picture. I don't know if anyone did this. I still think ...
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Trivia:
The DGA decided that the name got so much exposure from the film
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) that it was no longer an effective alias. The film
Supernova (2000) was the first "post-Smithee" film; Smithee's successor is as yet unclear, but one possibility from this film is "Thomas Lee.".
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Trademark:
Alan Smithee has no distinguishable style, nor is it usually apparent what director he is taking the credit for.
Nickname:
The World's Lousiest Director; The Scapegoat