An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn 1997  R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Smithee
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Chuck D., Richard Jeni, Eric Idle, Whoopi Goldberg, Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone, Leslie Stefanson, Harvey Weinstein
The title of this film reflects the custom in Hollywood of replacing a director's name with "Alan Smithee" if the director wants his name removed from a film's credits. In this story, the director's real name IS Alan Smithee, which presents more than a few problems.
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Forgotten Silver 1996  TV, 52 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Jeffrey Thomas, Sam Neill, Leonard Maltin, Harvey Weinstein, Johnny Morris, Peter Jackson
This mockumentary examines the "life" of the New Zealander, Director Colin McKenzie, a filmmaking pioneer (invented color cinematography, synchronized sound, the portable camera, etc.) But the joke is on us: McKenzie never existed!
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Playing for Keeps 1986  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Cast: Matthew Penn, Leon W. Grant, Daniel Jordano, Mary B. Ward, Marisa Tomei, Jimmy Baio, Harold Gould, Kim Hauser, Robert Milli, John Randolph Jones
Teenagers come into an inheritance of a run-down hotel and decide to turn it into a kid's resort. Does the plot sound vaguely familiar? This is probably the umpteenth time a story like this has been done.
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| 1. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
2. Forgotten Silver (1996)
3. Playing for Keeps (1986)
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