Alan Smithee

Alan Smithee is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project. Coined in 1968 and used until it was formally discontinued in 2000, it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) when directors, dissatisfied with the final product, proved to the satisfaction of a guild panel that they 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 movie or even to acknowledge being the project's director. Trivia: "Alan Smithee" is an anagram for "The Alias Men".

Aliases

• Allen Smithee
• Alan Smythee
• Adam Smithee

Alan Smithee est « né » à Hollywood en 1955 : c'est un pseudonyme utilisé aux États-Unis par les réalisateurs mécontents de leur film, généralement à la suite de différends avec la production et d'interférences au niveau du montage final.

Alan Smithee è uno pseudonimo che, grossomodo dal 1968 al 2000, venne adoperato da diversi registi per firmarsi in tutte quelle produzioni cinematografiche hollywoodiane di cui, per svariati motivi, giunsero a disconoscere la paternità.