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Poll Suggestion: Alan Smithee — Hollywood's Worst Director

Alan Smithee does not really exist.

It is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project when dissatisfied with the final product.

Who is your favorite famous director who has already used the "Alan Smithee" pseudonym?

Source: Wikipedia.

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls500503374/

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4 years ago

The intro made me expect that question:

Which director was actually right to use that pseudo? :)

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@ElMaruecan82 

Can you give your children the last name of Smithee. You know.... just in case!!!!!

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4 years ago

Tue Nov 30 2021

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Alan Smithee (I)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000647/

Director: TV (41 credits)
Director: Movie (39 credits)
Director: Short (21 credits)
Director: Video (11 credits)
Director: Documentary (3 credits)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000647/bio

'Alan Smithee' is a common pseudonym for directors
whose film was clearly taken away from her/him 
and recut heavily against her/his wishes 
in ways that completely altered the film....

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Alan Smithee

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https://www.imdb.com/find?s=nm&q=Alan+Smithee

Displaying 200 results for "Alan Smithee"
All Names
  
https://www.imdb.com/find?q=Alan%20Smithee&s=nm&exact=true

Displaying 109 results for "Alan Smithee"
All Names (Exact Matches)
Find Director : 55

Find aka "Alan Smithee" : 79
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https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?name=Alan+Smithee

Name Matching "Alan Smithee" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
36 names.
Find Director : 18

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Alan Smithee
IMDb member since March 2000
https://www.imdb.com/user/ur0650652/

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@ACT_1

thank you, I could not find Sidney Lumet in the Wikipedia article though... 

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1 month ago

bump 2025