Alan Smithee
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Alan Smithee (also Allen Smithee) was an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project, coined in 1968. Until its use was formally discontinued in 2000, it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) when a director dissatisfied with the final product proved to the satisfaction of a guild panel that he or she had not been able to exercise creative control over a film. The director was also required by guild rules not to discuss the circumstances leading to the move or even to acknowledge being the actual director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Smithee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
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Ego Death (2014)
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Anatar (2023)
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
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Trust (2025)
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Winesburg, Ohio (2008)
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Let's Get Harry (1986)
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Riviera (1987)
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Hot Lead (2017)
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Il était une fois... Le Havre (2014)
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Pavor Nocturnus (2024)
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Solar Crisis (1992)
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The Birds II. Land's End (1994)
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The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
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Woman Wanted (1999)
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Raging Angels (1995)
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Le zombi de Cap-Rouge (1997)
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City in Fear (1980)
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Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
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River Made to Drown In (1997)
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Ancient Evil (—)
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Dilemma (1997)
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The O.J. Simpson Story (1995)
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Fun and Games (1980)
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Team Spirit (2004)
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Stitches (1985)
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Call Of The Wild (1993)
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An Enraged New World (2002)
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Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)
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Sub Down (1997)
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Firehouse (1996)
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Appointment with Fear (1985)
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The Owl (1991)
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While Justice Sleeps (1994)
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Fatal Charm (1990)
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ANXIETY (2019)
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Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1988)
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The Elusive David Agnew (2008)
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Fade In (1973)
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Slender (2013)
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Exit (1996)
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Ghost Fever (1987)
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Thicker Than Blood (2025)
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Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh (1991)
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Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019)
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Fugitives Run (2005)
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Bodyguard (1990)
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The Barking Dog (1978)
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In the Wrong Hands (2002)
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Smoke N Lightnin (1995)
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Bay City Story (1992)
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Dalton: Code of Vengeance II (1986)
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I Love N.Y. (1987)
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Tom Toal: On the Scrapheap (2010)
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End of the Rope (2020)
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Once Upon a New York Dream (—)
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The Coroner (1999)
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Sex & Water (2018)
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Gypsy Angels (1990)
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Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty (2017)
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This Is Coffee (1961)
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Moonlight (1982)
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Eternally Twilight: An AI's Guide to the Twilight Saga (2023)
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Teacher's Pet (1996)
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Kiss of Death (2016)
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Soul's Ark (1999)
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Amityville Apocalypse (2023)
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Another Night of the Living Dead (2011)
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Heroes in Chains Vol. 2: Deadly Interrogation (2007)
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Heroes in Chains Vol. 1: Witness the Interrogation (2006)
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Khvicha's Porno (2023)
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