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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Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
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Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
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Solar Crisis (1992)
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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
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Fatal Charm (1990)
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
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Let's Get Harry (1986)
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Woman Wanted (1999)
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Sub Down (1997)
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Bodyguard (1990)
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City in Fear (1980)
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Call Of The Wild (1993)
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The Coroner (1999)
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Fade In (1973)
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Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019)
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Ghost Fever (1987)
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The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
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Fun and Games (1980)
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The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
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Dilemma (1997)
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Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)
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The Owl (1991)
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Raging Angels (1995)
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Firehouse (1996)
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I Love N.Y. (1987)
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River Made to Drown In (1997)
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Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1988)
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Moonlight (1982)
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The O.J. Simpson Story (1995)
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Stitches (1985)
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Gypsy Angels (1990)
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Ancient Evil (—)
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Fugitives Run (2005)
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While Justice Sleeps (1994)
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Exit (1996)
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Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty (2017)
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Smoke N Lightnin (1995)
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Trust (2025)
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Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh (1991)
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Dalton: Code of Vengeance II (1986)
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Sex & Water (2018)
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Anatar (2023)
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An Enraged New World (2002)
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Team Spirit (2004)
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Another Night of the Living Dead (2011)
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End of the Rope (2020)
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Soul's Ark (1999)
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Tom Toal: On the Scrapheap (2010)
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Appointment with Fear (1985)
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Il était une fois... Le Havre (2014)
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Riviera (1987)
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Hot Lead (2017)
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This Is Coffee (1961)
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The Elusive David Agnew (2008)
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Kiss of Death (2016)
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Bay City Story (1992)
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Le zombi de Cap-Rouge (1997)
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Ego Death (2014)
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ANXIETY (2019)
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Once Upon a New York Dream (—)
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Pavor Nocturnus (2024)
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In the Wrong Hands (2002)
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Amityville Apocalypse (2023)
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The Barking Dog (1978)
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Winesburg, Ohio (2008)
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Slender (2013)
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Teacher's Pet (1996)
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Eternally Twilight: An AI's Guide to the Twilight Saga (2023)
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Thicker Than Blood (2025)
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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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