An Alan Smithee Film:
BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN

1998 *** 86 mins.

I don't understand why so many critics bomb this film. I enjoyed it. I loved the campy, faux documentary style this film had, and it had a lot of funny elements in it. Granted, it did get a bit tiresome after a while, and the second half of the film is nowhere near as fresh as the first half, but it's still a fun little 86 minute film.

Everyone knows (especially after this film) that if a director's film is edited against his wishes, he can have his name replaced by the name "Alan Smithee" (which is, ironically, what happened to this film, as it was originally directed by Arthur Hiller). Well, Eric Idle plays a character namedAlan Smithee. So, when his film gets edited against his wishes, he steals the film and burns it. This film consists of "interviews" with people involved with the incident, and it really is fun, if you're not looking for grand filmmaking. If anything, all the bad reviews add to the point of the film. After all, this is Alan Smithee!
Rated R for strong language and some sexual humor.

• Original theatrical aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Original theatrical release date: February 20, 1998
• After this film was released, the Director's Guild felt that the name Alan Smithee became too well-known, and decided to not use the name anymore. So, this is the last feature film to be directed by "Alan Smithee". The next film to feature a pseudonym was 2000's Supernova, which was directed by "Thomas Lee".

• RAZZIE AWARDS NOMINATIONS: Worst Picture of the Decade, Worst Actor (Ryan O'Neal), Worst Director (Alan Smithee [really Arthur Hiller]), Worst Screen Couple (Any combination of two people playing themselves [or playing with themselves]), Worst Supporting Actor (Sylvester Stallone as himself)
• RAZZIE AWARDS: Worst New Star (Joe Eszterhas [tied with Jerry Springer for Ringmaster]), Worst Original Song (Joe Eszterhas and Gary G-Wiz for the song "I Wanna Be Mike Ovitz!"), Worst Picture (Ben Myron), Worst Screenplay (Joe Eszterhas), and Worst Supporting Actor (Joe Eszterhas as himself)

• Good Will Hunting Trailer
• Jackie Brown Trailer
• Senseless, Krippendorf's Tribe, and Ride Comedy Trailer
• Mouth to Mouth Trailer
• Girls in Prison Trailer
• The film presented in full screen (1.33:1), modified from its original version
• Closed Captioned for the hearing impaired