Talk:An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn

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However, Hiller objected to the way Eszterhas recut the film. So, as a result, in one of Hollywood's greatest ironies, An Alan Smithee Film: BHB is officially directed by: Alan Smithee.

This strikes me as actually not real and probably just a publicity stunt. However, I don't have any evidence of this... Any thoughts? Morwen - Talk 10:42, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Considering the reviews it got it doesn't seem so inconceivable. —Casey J. Morris 13:28, July 17, 2005 (UTC)

Whether or not it's true, it's not ironic. An Alan Smithee film being directed by Alan Smithee is exactly what you would expect. Metamatic 23:12, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Ebert review linked claims that it was actually released as "An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn" with no colon; I don't know of anything else to substantiate that though. Glasser 02:28, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A really bad film about a really bad film?[edit]

Am I reading it right - that the film is about a really bad film, but the film itself is generally regarded as really bad? Andjam (talk) 20:36, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And that the director of the really bad movie in the really bad movie is the director of the outer really bad movie portrayed by an actor, while the director of the same movie really isn't the director at all? I'm feeling dizzy. – Telofy (talk) 21:48, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Except that in my opinion it's not a bad film at all. It is, quite unironically, one of my favorites. --tgeller (talk) 03:18, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the move request was: page moved. This close was not straightforward, as a pure count shows more opposes than supports. However, in my view, the position espoused by User:Dream out loud was compelling. SPhilbrick T 15:56, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn → An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn — According to Roger Ebert, "[the film's] official title is 'An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn'--just like that, with no punctuation."[1] –Dream out loud (talk) 05:16, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Oppose - [http://www.amazon.com/Alan-Smithee-Film-Burn-Hollywood/dp/B00008L3T0 Amazon], IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes all have the colon in place. More evidence is needed. — Amakuru (talk) 07:49, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support; Roger Ebert is reliable enough for me. Powers ^T 14:08, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per search engine test here that shows the colon being used. I don't believe Ebert's preference is enough. Erik (talk | contribs) 14:15, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment A search engine test cannot be used to as a source as its results are not always accurate, as per WP:GOOGLETEST. The above statement made by Ebert was not an "opinion" but rather a reference to the film's press release. According to Moviecultists.com, "press material referred to the full title as “An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn” — with no punctuation. Not even a colon." According to Cinemaphile.org, "[the film was] renamed An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn. Look at that title closely: there’s no punctuation in it." Sites such as IMDb and Amazon may have it listed differently, but information on those sites can always be changed by simply submitting an edit request (yes, on Amazon.com too) and I've seen many errors on both sites. For all three sites, it's possible that the colon was just added as it seems that it should be there, disregarding the press releases. The original film poster also omit the title's punctuation at the bottom where the credits are listed. –Dream out loud (talk) 19:35, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Use Burn Hollywood Burn 76.66.203.138 (talk) 05:13, 6 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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