Alan Smithee
When a director is not satisfied with a film they've directed for whatever reason, they are allowed to credit themselves under the moniker of Allen Smithee. This way the film does not reflect poorly on the director.
Squid's real name is Alan. I'm not sure he has a last name.
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Alan Smithee [May 3,1900-December 26,1959] was the director of 100 films,includingChampion #1 [1930].Another answer:Alan Smithee is not a real person, but a pseudonym used by directors who wanted to disassociate themselves from a movie project. See the link below.
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The cast of Remember Alan Smithee - 2002 includes: David Alexandrou as Lenny
Alan Smithee
The cast of Alan Smithee - 2011 includes: Zoe Farmingdale as Lisa Kyrian Friedenberg as Aaron Amy Hargreaves as Mrs. Smithee Daniel Henri Luttway as Alan Smithee Charlie Plummer as T.J. Samuel Reeder as Brian Grayson Ross as Homeless Man Ted Sutherland as Boy in the Wheelchair
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Alan Smithee
The cast of The Last Idea - 2009 includes: Zack DiLiberto as Alan Smithee Megan Rose Heasley as Emily Smithee
When a director is not satisfied with a film they've directed for whatever reason, they are allowed to credit themselves under the moniker of Allen Smithee. This way the film does not reflect poorly on the director.
The September 12, 2008 column was the final column. It had the following information: We are sad to report that this is the final Ask Alan Smithee column. The Smithee column was written by an Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter who has left that paper. Look in TGIF next week for a new pop culture quiz that will appear in this space weekly.
An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn - 1997 is rated/received certificates of: Argentina:13 Australia:MA France:U Germany:12 Hong Kong:IIB Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) Singapore:R(A) South Korea:15 UK:15 USA:R
CutThe above guy obviously does not know what a pseudonym is. The name you are looking for is "Alan Smithee".