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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) -- 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.

Overview

User Rating:
3.4/10   2,073 votes
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Writer (WGA):
Joe Eszterhas (written by)
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Release Date:
20 February 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
The movie Hollywood doesn't want you to see more
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Burn Hollywood Burn!
 (From Huffington Post. 4 December 2009, 7:12 AM, PST)
Joe Eszterhas Returns to Tell Story of the Virgin of Guadalupe
 (From Slash Film. 6 August 2009, 6:22 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Very funny poke at Hollywood more (83 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
An Alan Smithee Film (USA) (working title)
Burn Hollywood Burn (UK) (video title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language and some sexual humor.
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Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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 more

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Trivia:
'Alan Smithee' exclaims that the film is "worse than Showgirls (1995)", also written by Joe Eszterhas. more
Quotes:
Whoopi Goldberg: I like working with directors. And I've saved a lot of their jobs. And they've saved a few of my performances... more
Movie Connections:
Features Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) more

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12 out of 15 people found the following review useful.
Very funny poke at Hollywood, 29 July 2002
8/10
Author: rhinehold from Indianapolis, Indiana

I can't believe the negative quotes for this movie. Sure, it isn't the fastest paced movie in the world, but for sheer parody of Hollywood it works quite well. Especially the Whoopie, Stallone and Jackie Chan parts.

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