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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 The Mask 1994  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Chuck Russell
Cast: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Richard Jeni, Peter Riegert, Amy Yasbeck, Peter Greene, Nancy Fish, Ben Stein, Orestes Matacena, Tim Bagley, Johnny Williams, Reg E. Cathey, Jim Doughan, Denis Forest, Joseph Alfieri
Jim Carrey plays mild-mannered bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss who discovers an ancient mask floating in the river that, when worn, turns him into a cartoon character with super-human abilities. The mask is just what Stanley needs to give him the courage to step out of his shell and do anything he wants. He sets out to woo beautiful Tina (Cameron Diaz) who happens to be the girlfriend of gangster Dorian Tyrel (Peter Greene). Tyrel is plotting to rob Stanley's bank and take over the city; however, with his new mask, Stanley now has the power needed to stop Tyrel in his tracks.
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National Lampoon's Dad's Week Off 1997  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Neal Israel
Cast: Henry Winkler, Olivia d'Abo, Richard Jeni, Justin Louis, Ken Pogue, Wendel Meldrum, Don S. Davis, Colleen Winton, Michael Andaluz, Jerry Wasserman
Jack (Henry Winkler) is expecting a week of recuperation while his wife and kids go away for the week. But a sexy manicurist Laura (Olivia d'Abo) enters the picture, and "recuperation" takes on a new definition.
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| 1. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
2. The Mask (1994)
3. National Lampoon's Dad's Week Off (1997)
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