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Alan Smithee
Pseudonym used for film directors who do not wish to be credited in a movie production · Directors
Alan Smithee is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project. Coined by the Directors Guild of America in 1968, it was used until 2000 when it was largely discontinued.
Alan Smithee is read about 628 times a day, in 29 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
AnatarFilm, Director2010
JohnnyFilm, Writer2002
An Enraged New WorldFilm, Director1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, BurnFilm, Director1997
DilemmaFilm, Director1995
Raging AngelsFilm, Director1993
Call Of The WildFilm, Director1992
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of SilenceFilm, Director1990
Fatal CharmFilm, Director1988
BladesFilm, Engineer1987Karen's SongSeries, Director
Ghost FeverFilm, 1987Director1985Dalton's Code of VengeanceSeries, Director
Appointment with FearFilm, 1985Director1984
Paper DollsSeries, Director
The Cosby ShowSeries, 1984Director1981
McClain's LawSeries, Director1980
City in FearFilm, Director1969
Death of a GunfighterFilm, DirectorPeople around Alan
Close ties
Christopher Plummer Alan directed I Love N.Y. and Woman Wanted
Richard Chamberlain Alan directed A River Made to Drown In (1997)
Ute Lemper Alan directed A River Made to Drown In (1997)- Paul Gleason Alan directed Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)
Grand L. Bush Alan directed Catchfire (1990)
Barry Livingston Also in Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
Burke Byrnes Alan directed Catchfire (1990)
Bob Dylan Alan directed Catchfire (1990)
Jeremy Renner Alan directed National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995)
Jodie Foster Alan directed Catchfire (1990)
Charlton Heston Alan directed Solar Crisis (1992)
Charlie Sheen Alan directed Catchfire (1990)
Dennis Hopper Alan directed Catchfire (1990)
Holly Hunter Alan directed Woman Wanted (2000)
Joe Pesci Alan directed Catchfire (1990)
Shelley Winters Alan directed Raging Angels (1995)
Virna Lisi Alan directed I Love N.Y. (1987)
Diane Ladd Alan directed Raging Angels (1995)- Fred Ward Alan directed Catchfire (1990)
Tommy Chong Alan directed National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995)
Adrian Paul Alan directed The Owl (1991)
Valentina Vargas Alan directed Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
Fay Kanin Produced Fun and Games (1980)
Jan Rubeš Alan directed The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
Known for
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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence 1992
The Horror Show 1989
Hellraiser: Bloodline 1996
The Birds II: Land's End 1994
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn 1998
Filmography 40
107 credits on file
Television 6
About this person
It was the sole pseudonym used by DGA members who were, on paper, directors of a film but were dissatisfied with the final product and able to prove to a guild panel that they had not been able to exercise creative control over its filming process. The director was also required by guild rules not to discuss the circumstances leading to the move or even to acknowledge being the project's director. The Alan Smithee credit has also been adopted for direction credit disputes in television, music videos and other media.
