Hollywood movie directors once used the pseudonym Allen Smithee on films they didn't want their names attached to. Alan Smithee was a loophole that allowed filmmakers to remove their names from movies ...

This documentary on the elusive director 'Alan Smithee' was first shown on the American Movie Classics (AMC) cable channel. We learn where the name came from and why the Directors Guild of America ...

Director Alan Smithee comes to Hollywood to make a movie. Due to a variety of factors, he decides to disown it and direct it under a pseudonym. Unfortunately, the Director's Guild requires that if a ...