Who in the Hell Was Alan Smithee, and Why Did He Make So Many Bad Movies

On this very special episode of the podcast, we discuss the life, career, and death of Alan Smithee, one of the most prolific filmmakers of the 1980s... who never actually directed a film, or, really, ever even existed. It's a twisted tale of incompetence, greed, and saving face. ----more---- The movies discussed in this episode: Accidental Love (2015, Stephen Greene) An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998, Alan Smithee) Appointment With Fear (1985, Alan Smithee) The Barking Dog (1978, Alan Smithee) The Birds II (1994, Alan Smithee) Catchfire (1990, Alan Smithee) City in Fear (1980, Alan Smithee) Death of a Gunfighter (1969, Alan Smithee) Dune (1984, David Lynch) Eep! (2010, Ellen Smith) Exposed (2016, Declan Dale) Fade In (1975, Alan Smithee) Ghost Fever (1987, Alan Smithee) The Guardian (1990, William Friedkin) Gunhead (1989, Alan Smithee) Gypsy Angels (1980, Alan Smithee) Heat (1995, Michael Mann) Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1994, Alan Smithee) I Love New York (1987, Alan Smithee) The Insider (1999, Michael Mann) Let's Get Harry (1986, Alan Smithee) Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987, Alan Smithee) New York Ninja (1984/2021, John Liu) The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990, Alan Smithee) Stitches (1985, Alan Smithee) Student Bodies (1981, Mickey Rose) Supernova (2000, Thomas Lee) Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983, John Landis) Woman Wanted (1999, Alan Smithee)