---
title: 'An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Arthur Hiller'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/an-alan-smithee-film-burn-hollywood-burn-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118577/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)

1997 · 82 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn is a 1997 American mockumentary black comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller, written by Joe Eszterhas and starring Eric Idle as a director unfortunately named Alan Smithee, a traditional pseudonym used in Hollywood for directors disowning a project. The film follows Smithee as he steals the negatives to his latest film and goes on the run.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Chuck D](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-d)
- **Screenplay:** [Joe Eszterhas](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-eszterhas)
- **Producer:** [Joe Eszterhas](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-eszterhas), [Ben Myron](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-myron)
- **Director:** [Arthur Hiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hiller)
- **Director of Photography:** [Reynaldo Villalobos](https://cinepixo.com/people/reynaldo-villalobos)

## Cast

- [Leslie Stefanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-stefanson)
- [Chuck D](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-d)
- [Robert Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-evans)
- [Alan Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-smith)
- [Lisa Canning](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-canning)
- [Joe Eszterhas](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-eszterhas)
- [Larry King](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-king)
- [Robert Leslie Shapiro](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-leslie-shapiro)
- [Harvey Weinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-weinstein)
- [Shane Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/shane-black)
- [Erik King](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-king)
- [Eric Idle](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-idle)
- [Dougie Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/dougie-walker)
- [Jackie Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-chan)
- [Ryan O'Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-o-neal)

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