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"MacGyver" (1985): Season 1: Episode 5 -- A Virgin Islands casino owner steals $60 million in diamonds

Ganheddo (1989) -- US Home Video Trailer from ADV Films

"MacGyver" (1985): Season 1: Episode 1 -- A mysterious explosion demolishes an underground lab.

"Red Shoe Diaries" (1992): Season 1: Episode 9 -- Daria becomes the maid for a very in love couple but she has trouble understanding their language of love until she finds a novel way to fit into the happy household.

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Born in 1967, the same year he directed his first picture, Death of a Gunfighter (1969)... more

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The name given by directors who disown their films for any reason. more

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[DVD Review] TV Sets: Action Packed
(From JustPressPlay. 26 May 2009, 8:44 AM, PDT)
Alan Smithee R.I.P.
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 17 January 2000)

Alternate Names:

Sumishii Aran | Alan Smithee Jr. | Allan Smithee | Allen Smithee | Alan Smi Thee

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Untitled Bill & Ted Project (in production) (2010) (V)		2010	-	-

2.	Beach Cops (2008)		2008	-	-

3.	The Elusive David Agnew (2008) (V)		2008	-	-

4.	Winesburg, Ohio (2008)		2008	-	-

5.	"Ginban Kaleidoscope" (2005)	(1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	6.9 (15)
	1 TV episode: Shinderera (2005) (as Alan Smi Thee)
6.	"Living Better with Steve Spitz" (2005)	(unknown episodes)	2005	-	-

7.	"Schulmädchen" (2004)	(1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	5.6 (66)
	1 TV episode: Der Pilot (2005)
8.	Street Walkers 3 (2005) (V)		2005	-	-

9.	Alan Smithee Presents 'The Andy Griffith Show' (2004) (V)		2004	-	5.5 (11)

10.	Team Spirit (2004) (TV)		2004	-	1.3 (15)

11.	Here Comes Santa Claus (2003)		2003	-	6.9 (9)

12.	Fugitives Run (2003)	(really Philip Spink)	2003	-	3.0 (69)
	AKAs: Cowboys Run (USA: DVD title) Ne m'appelez pas Tonto (Canada: French title)
13.	"A Nero Wolfe Mystery" (2001)	(2 episodes, 2002)	2002	-	7.7 (406)
	AKAs: Nero Wolfe (USA: promotional title) 2 TV episodes: Motherhunt: Part 2 (2002) Motherhunt: Part 1 (2002)
14.	In the Wrong Hands (2002)	(really Chris Johnston & James A. Seale)	2002	-	7.6 (17)

15.	The Disciples (2000) (TV)	(really Kirk Wong)	2000	-	2.6 (591)

16.	Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits (2000) (V)	(video "I Will Always Love You")	2000	-	7.1 (49)

17.	Woman Wanted (2000)	(really Kiefer Sutherland)	2000	-	5.7 (426)

18.	Soul's Ark (1999) (V)		1999	-	5.9 (5)

19.	The Coroner (1999)		1999	-	3.0 (263)

20.	Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes (1998)	(really Wesley Emerson)	1998	-	6.8 (382)

21.	Firehouse (1997) (TV)		1997	-	3.3 (91)

22.	Le zombi de Cap-Rouge (1997)	(really Simon Robideaux)	1997	-	2.5 (12)

23.	An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)	(really Arthur Hiller)	1997	-	3.4 (2,054)
	AKAs: Burn Hollywood Burn (UK: video title)
24.	River Made to Drown In (1997)	(really James Merendino)	1997	-	5.1 (204)

25.	Dilemma (1997)		1997	-	3.5 (93)

26.	Exit (1996)	(really Ric Roman Waugh)	1996	-	4.9 (78)

27.	Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)	(really Kevin Yagher)	1996	-	4.5 (5,312)
	AKAs: Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (UK: wide-release title) (USA: poster title)
28.	Raging Angels (1995)		1995	-	3.2 (135)

29.	The O.J. Simpson Story (1995) (TV)	(really Jerrold Freedman)	1995	-	3.0 (97)

30.	Smoke n Lightnin (1995)	(really Mike Kirton)	1995	-	2.6 (59)

31.	Shim Sham Shimmy (1995) (V)		1995	-	-

32.	While Justice Sleeps (1994) (TV)	(really Ivan Passer)	1994	-	5.4 (89)

33.	The Birds II: Land's End (1994) (TV)	(really Rick Rosenthal)	1994	-	2.7 (734)

34.	Call of the Wild (1993) (TV)	(really Michael Uno)	1993	-	5.4 (159)

35.	"The Cosby Show" (1984)	(1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	7.8 (4,315)
	1 TV episode: You Can't Stop the Music (1992)
36.	"Red Shoe Diaries" (1992)	(1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	6.0 (161)
	1 TV episode: Accidents Happen (1992)
37.	Bay City Story (1992) (TV)		1992	-	4.5 (12)
	AKAs: Deadline (USA: video title)
38.	The Owl (1991) (TV)		1991	-	4.4 (139)

39.	Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh (1991)	(really Dean Tschetter)	1991	-	4.8 (196)
	AKAs: Picking Up the Pieces
40.	Fatal Charm (1990) (V)	(really Fritz Kiersch)	1990	-	4.1 (105)

41.	The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)	(really Michael Gottlieb)	1990	-	5.0 (567)
	AKAs: The Boyfriend from Hell (UK: video title)
42.	Solar Crisis (1990)	(really Richard C. Sarafian)	1990	-	3.2 (910)
	AKAs: Kuraishisu niju-goju nen (Japan)
43.	Catchfire (1990)	(really Dennis Hopper)	1990	-	5.3 (1,397)
	AKAs: Backtrack (USA: TV title (director's cut)) Catchfire (Australia) Do It the Hard Way
44.	Ganheddo (1989)	(really Masato Harada) (US version)	1989	-	5.0 (287)
	AKAs: Gunhed
45.	"Karen's Song" (1987)	(1 episode, 1987)	1987	-	-
	1 TV episode: Take Me Out to the Ballgame (1987) (as Allen Smithee)
46.	Riviera (1987) (TV)	(really John Frankenheimer)	1987	-	4.0 (15)

47.	I Love N.Y. (1987)	(really Gianni Bozzacchi)	1987	-	4.2 (70)

48.	Ghost Fever (1987)	(really Lee Madden)	1987	-	2.6 (106)

49.	Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)	(really Paul Aaron and Terry Windsor)	1987	-	4.7 (434)
	AKAs: Home Front
50.	Let's Get Harry (1986)	(really Stuart Rosenberg)	1986	-	4.8 (551)
	AKAs: The Rescue
51.	"Code of Vengeance" (1986)	(1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	6.9 (8)
	AKAs: Dalton's Code of Vengeance (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: Code of Vengeance II (1986)
52.	Dalton: Code of Vengeance II (1986) (TV)		1986	-	6.6 (10)

53.	Stitches (1985)	(really Rod Holcomb)	1985	-	3.5 (123)

54.	"The Twilight Zone" (1985)	(1 episode, 1985)	1985	-	7.8 (1,127)
	AKAs: The New Twilight Zone (Australia) 1 TV episode: Teacher's Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour (1985) (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour") (really Gilbert Cates)
55.	"MacGyver" (1985)	(2 episodes, 1985)	1985	-	8.0 (5,718)
	2 TV episodes: The Heist (1985) Pilot (1985)
56.	Appointment with Fear (1985)	(really Ramzi Thomas)	1985	-	2.2 (161)
	AKAs: Deadly Presence (USA: alternative title)
57.	Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1985) (TV)		1985	-	4.3 (22)

58.	"Paper Dolls" (1984)	(unknown episodes)	1984	-	6.6 (33)

59.	Moonlight (1982) (TV)	(really Jackie Cooper and Rod Holcomb)	1982	-	6.7 (8)

60.	"McClain's Law" (1981)	(1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	7.5 (14)
	1 TV episode: Requiem for a Narc (1981)
61.	Fun and Games (1980) (TV)	(really Paul Bogart)	1980	-	5.5 (6)

62.	City in Fear (1980) (TV)	(really Jud Taylor)	1980	-	6.8 (63)

63.	"Mrs. Columbo" (1979)	(1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	5.7 (71)
	AKAs: Kate Columbo (USA: alternative title) Kate Loves a Mystery Kate the Detective 1 TV episode: Love, on Instant Replay (1980) (really E. Arthur Kean)
64.	Gypsy Angels (1980)		1980	-	3.0 (26)

65.	The Barking Dog (1978)		1978	-	6.2 (5)

66.	The Challenge (1970) (TV)	(really George McCowan)	1970	-	7.5 (89)

67.	Death of a Gunfighter (1969)	(really Don Siegel & Robert Totten) (as Allen Smithee)	1969	-	6.3 (302)

68.	Fade-In (1968) (TV)	(really Jud Taylor)	1968	-	5.5 (39)
	AKAs: Iron Cowboy
69.	The 1965 Parade of Homes (1965) (TV)		1965	-	-

70.	"Fireside Theatre" (1949)	(1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	7.0 (13)
	1 TV episode: The Indiscreet Mrs. Jarvis (1955)
71.	The Indiscreet Mrs. Jarvis (1955) (TV)	(unconfirmed)	1955	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Match.Dead (2009)	(screenplay)	2009	-	3.0 (123)
	AKAs: The Abducted (International: English title)
2.	Apetito desesperado (2005)	(writer)	2005	-	-

3.	Snowed (2005)	(writer)	2005	-	9.5 (14)

4.	De grønne slagtere - en virkelig god marinade (2003) (TV)	(writer)	2003	-	6.1 (20)
	AKAs: Det store lærred: De grønne slagtere (Denmark: promotional title)
5.	Waterloo (2003)	(written by)	2003	-	-

6.	An Enraged New World (2002)	(writer)	2002	-	6.3 (39)

7.	"Frontline" (1983)	(1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	8.5 (201)
	1 TV episode: The Monster That Ate Hollywood (2001) (writer)
8.	The Tony Blair Witch Project (2000)	(writer)	2000	-	1.8 (3,014)

9.	The Frozen Inferno (2000) (V)	(writer)	2000	-	3.5 (24)

10.	The Nutt House (1992)	(really Ivan Raimi and Sam Raimi)	1992	-	2.8 (355)
	AKAs: The Nutty Nut (Australia: video title) (USA: working title)
11.	Q & A (1990)	(screenplay) (on television prints)	1990	-	6.4 (2,003)

12.	Ganheddo (1989)	(really Masato Harada) (US version)	1989	-	5.0 (287)
	AKAs: Gunhed
13.	The Horror Show (1989)	(written by) (really Allyn Warner)	1989	-	4.1 (970)
	AKAs: Horror House House 3 (Australia: video title) House III: The Horror Show (UK: video title)
14.	I Love N.Y. (1987)	(really Gianni Bozzacchi)	1987	-	4.2 (70)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Torasuchii beru: Shopan no yume (2007) (VG)	(voice: English version) Additional Voices	2007	-	8.1 (105)
	AKAs: Eternal Sonata (USA) Torasuchii beru: Shopan no yume - Rupuriisu (Japan: reissue title)
2.	2 G's & a Key (2000) (V)	Warren	2000	-	4.5 (88)

3.	Supêsutoraberâzu (2000)	(voice: English version) (as Allan Smithee) Carl	2000	-	7.0 (289)
	AKAs: Space Travelers (International: English title)
4.	Flynn (1997)	Man in Black	1997	-	5.6 (158)

5.	Destination Vegas (1995)	Cop #3	1995	-	2.7 (71)

6.	Blades (1989)	Engineer	1989	-	4.7 (194)

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Risen (post-production) (2010)	2010	-	-

2.	Optimistic (2002)	2002	-	8.4 (8)

3.	Killing Mom (1994)	1994	-	-

4.	Purge (1994)	1994	-	-

5.	Elenya (1992)	1992	-	5.0 (22)
	AKAs: Elenya - In Kriegszeiten (Germany)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Black Thunder (2007)	(producer)	2007	-	-
	AKAs: The Hell Fighters (International: English title: uncensored intended title)
2.	Alan Smithee Presents 'The Andy Griffith Show' (2004) (V)	(executive producer)	2004	-	5.5 (11)

3.	Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes (1998)	(co-producer) (as Alan Smithee Jr.: video version) (really Christopher Rowland) (producer) (really Cass Paley: video version)	1998	-	6.8 (382)

4.	Purge (1994)	(producer)	1994	-	-

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Untitled Luke Emerald Project (2006)	2006	-	-

2.	Wash Dry and Spin Out (2003)	2003	-	2.5 (18)

3.	De grønne slagtere - en virkelig god marinade (2003) (TV)	2003	-	6.1 (20)
	AKAs: Det store lærred: De grønne slagtere (Denmark: promotional title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Plus belle la vie" (2004)	(1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	2.9 (131)
	1 TV episode: 3ème Prime (2008)
2.	Shanti (2003)		2003	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Sola" (2007)	animation director (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	7.7 (46)
	1 TV episode: Sora (2007) (animation director) (as Sumishii Aran)
2.	Overshadowed (1997)	(cel painter)	1997	-	4.7 (5)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Banco (2000)	(first assistant director)	2000	-	-

2.	Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)	(second assistant director) (segment 1) (really Anderson G. House)	1983	-	6.3 (10,989)

Casting Director				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Risen (post-production) (2010)		2010	-	-

Art Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Plus belle la vie" (2004)	art director: post production (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	2.9 (131)
		1 TV episode: 3ème Prime (2008) (art director: post production)

Transportation Department				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Black Thunder (2007)	(driver)	2007	-	-
		AKAs: The Hell Fighters (International: English title: uncensored intended title)

Sound Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Rain (2006)	(boom operator)	2006	-	5.7 (134)

Make-Up Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Night Walk: A Bedtime Story (1995) (V)	(special makeup effects artist)	1995	-	7.3 (40)

Production Designer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Notes from the Attic (1993)		1993	-	6.5 (11)

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