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    From Malvinas@21:4/167 to All on Sun Dec 22 14:59:57 2024
    I have no idea how many times this movie might've come up on the msg boards here, but I have just re-watched after I don't know how many years (maybe like 20 or 30...), and I gotta say, I totally LOVED it.
    The epicness, Toto rocking in some parts, Sting barely dressed, the "castle intrigue" plot riddled in, the steam-punkish tech, the blue within blue eyes!! It's a wild ride.
    One thing keeps resounding in the back of my head is that David Lynch isn't credited as the director of the movie, and haven't found much clue as to why on the www. Does anybody have any idea why that is? And who Alan Smithee would be...?
    Cheers!

    Malvinas.

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  • From phigan@21:3/177 to Malvinas on Sat Jan 4 18:07:39 2025
    Does anybody have any idea why that is? And who Alan Smithee would be...?

    Alan Smithee is the name they put on films where the director walked away from the project, usually because they've been asked/forced to do things contrary to their vision of the film.

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  • From Malvinas@21:4/167 to phigan on Sun Jan 5 12:38:17 2025
    (...), usually because they've been asked/forced to do
    things contrary to their vision of the film.


    So how far into the project was the movie development when DL walked out, do you know??
    Thanks for the heads up. I'd guess there's quite a number of movies that credit "Alan Smithee" as the director....

    Malvinas.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to phigan on Sun Jan 5 10:10:18 2025
    phigan wrote to Malvinas <=-

    Alan Smithee is the name they put on films where the director walked
    away from the project, usually because they've been asked/forced to do things contrary to their vision of the film.

    There's a movie, can't find it now, about an unsuccessful director named
    "Alan Smithee" who takes credit for all of the Smithee-attributed films
    and gets some measure of success. Hijinks do ensue.



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