Alan Smithee

After causing the collapse of their own planet, the Anatar people of humanoid aliens who evolved from ducks, are searching for a new celestial body to call a nest. During their wanderings in space they land on Pandono, a place where living beings and nature have found their strange balance. Love, war, spaceships and space ducks are the ingredients of this grotesque modern fairy tale about accepting what is different from us.

Paul and Ruben hide a love bond, fearing for what their social group and everyone might think.

Three recluses weave their way through eachothers’ psyches, revealing a greater evil more harrowing than any of them could imagine.

A young man is haunted daily by apparent hallucinations.

A documentary about the making of Le Havre

A documentary about the making of Le Havre

Director Alan Smithee takes us on an irreverent (and unauthorized) romp through George A. Romero's classic Night of the Living Dead, the film that spawned the modern zombie craze and a thousand "of the living dead" remakes and rip-offs.

Director Alan Smithee takes us on an irreverent (and unauthorized) romp through George A. Romero's classic Night of the Living Dead, the film that spawned the modern zombie craze and a thousand "of the living dead" remakes and rip-offs.

Desde que el hijo del doctor Drew Carter murió en un accidente de coche, su familia vive en una espiral de autodestrucción hasta que un día deciden acoger a Johnny, un chico que padece leucemia.

After the dissolution of his six-year relationship, Tom is single. A show about the struggle to avoid being placed on the proverbial scrapheap. What to do when you lose 'the one'. An honest and personal tale of life, love and moving on.

Nacho es fotógrafo. Pilar periodista. Se odian. Sin embargo, tendrán que hacerse pasar por una pareja para realizar un reportaje sobre Olmo, gurú que resuelve las crisis de pareja haciendo el Camino de Santiago. Durante seis días de viaje a través de Galicia se verán envueltos en todo tipo de situaciones absurdas, delirantes y románticas... y es que ya se sabe que hasta el final del camino todo puede ocurrir.

'Winesburg, Ohio' is a film freely adapted from the classic novel by Sherwood Anderson, mentor to Faulkner and Hemingway, and inspired by 'the hunger to see below the surface of lives'. A young reporter in small town Ohio circa 1919, moves through a mysterious, labyrinthine world, glimpsing the dreams and disappointments of local inhabitants, as they relive the moments that renders them grotesque.

Two men are on the run from a nasty sheriff and some bikers after they get accused of robbing locals who got together to play Bingo.

TV-movie documentary directed by Alan Smithee.

Three astronauts crash land on an Earth-like planet after returning from a 7-year long expedition to Ganymede. The planet however is populated by murderous psychopaths who kill two of the astronauts right away. The third, Roger Corman, flees to the alien countryside where he decides to begin a violent quest to find out the truth behind his mission.

Masoud and Sonny are two men who both want the same thing, open a restaurant. Unfortunately, they don't have much money. To earn money they both look for a job, until Masoud finds a job as a messenger for an important businessman. For this man, they have to take a vase to a mafia boss one day. In the meantime, Sonny has fallen in love with Soraya, who happens to be his employer's daughter. Inadvertently, Sonny involves Soraya in delivering the vase.

Four highly trained martial artists are dispatched to protect a high-profile baseball player from hired kidnappers.

Emma, un ama de llaves divorciada, es contratada por Richard Goddard, un profesor de universidad viudo de mediana edad. Wendell, su hijo, intenta ser poeta y tiene un carácter difícil de llevar. Padre e hijo no se comunican bien, y Emma se convierte en conciliadora mientras mantiene relaciones con ambos.

After disappearances during an archelogical dig, Stella Grant (Carole Ann Ford) sends in her two top agents, played by Colin Baker and Wendy Padbury, to investigate.

Alan Smithee es el pseudónimo que usan los directores de cine cuando no quieren que su nombre figure en los títulos de crédito. En este caso es Arthur Hiller quien se oculta tras dicho pseudónimo.

In a little town of Texas, USA., a powerful storm causes the return among the livings of a dangerous serial killer, Jason V., assassinated by a Vietnar War veteran during an ambush. A furious, bloody and deadly carnage follows.

El submarino militar estadounidense Portland será el encargado de transportar a un equipo de científicos a las aguas del ártico para realizar trabajos de investigación. La misión en un principio será rutinaria, una típica misión de dos semanas de patrulla por la heladas aguas árticas. Pero la compañía de los científicos no es del agrado de la tripulación militar, ya que, lo que empieza siendo una misión rutinaria, pasa a ser una misión de combate cuando aparece un submarino ruso en el sonar. Película dirigida por Gregg Champion bajo el seudónimo Alan Smithee.

Thaddeus Mackenzie, a wealthy lawyer, learns that he is dying and decides to sell all of his property and visit his old friend Allen Hayden. Allen is a struggling artist with a passion for life who once survived by working the streets, but now is romantically involved with Eva, a wealthy European gallery owner living in L.A. Thaddeus implores Allen to find Jamie, a young street hustler that Thaddeus had once tried to rescue. Allen returns to the streets to face the dark corners of his past where he must choose between what he left behind and the uncertainty that lies ahead.

A film about the dealings of a crew at a firehouse. The group is attacked by an assassin and eventually must accept that the firehouse is to be consolidated with a rescue unit.

Delphine necesita con urgencia un trasplante de médula ósea. El único donante compatible es Rudy Salazar, un peligroso asesino que espera en el corredor de la muerte, a que se le aplique la pena máxima. Cuando es traslado al hospital para practicar la operación, Salazar logra escapar. El sargento Quin, encargado del caso, quiere eliminar a toda costa al asesino y a su banda, pues ellos mataron a dos de sus compañeros. La agente Lydia, responsable de la pequeña desde la muerte de su madre, tendrá que convencerlo de que no lo haga hasta que el trasplante haya sido realizado (FILMAFFINITY).

An attempted burglary of a strip club goes awry when one of the three burglars kills a man who draws a gun. This results in the trio taking the dancers and the customers hostage. Why the robbers don't go ahead and escape when the shooting occurs is beyond the viewer. Then all the hostages escape and hide in the club's refrigerator which sort of indicates the intelligence of the stick-up men. Unfortunately, the cops outside are no more intelligent as they stand around outside wondering what to do as one of the strippers who was released crawls back into an extremely large venting system for a small club and rescues the hostages with the help of an ex-cop held inside the club.

Año 2127. El doctor Merchant, a bordo de una estación espacial, se prepara para cumplir una misión decisiva: acabar con los cenobitas, cerrando para siempre las puertas del infierno. Desde que un antepasado suyo del siglo XVIII construyera el cubo infernal conocido como la Configuración de los Lamentos, varias generaciones de los Merchant han sufrido la maldición de los cenobitas y su diabólico enviado, Pinhead. Pero ahora, el doctor Merchant ha creado un instrumento que anula los poderes de la Configuración de los Lamentos. En las profundidades del espacio, se acerca la confrontación final con Pinhead.

Two musicians are unknowingly drawn into a supernatural scheme.

Two Miami car mechanics borrow a luxury car for a night, unaware that it contains classified documents

Los pájaros se vuelven locos y se vuelven contra la humanidad.

After the death of her husband, Jody and her daughter Samantha return to her home town. Sometimes she leaves Samantha with her old friend Winn. Only after an accident a doctor discovers that she has been abused - apparently by Winn! Jody reports immediately to the police and tries everything to avoid complications. But when it turns out that Winn still might win the case by some procedural tricks, she commits an act of desperation.

A young boy heads off to the Yukon after hearing tales about the Gold Rush, and he forms an unwavering friendship with a heroic Alsatian dog called Buck.

Tercera entrega centrada en Matt Cordell, un policía desfigurado y psicópata que no sólo mata y mutila a las víctimas, también conserva su piel y sus cabelleras. Cordell reaparece para seguir cometiendo sus crímenes.

Two identical twins, separated since infancy, meet after 30 years causing a series of mistaken identity and crisis for all involved.

Two identical twins, separated since infancy, meet after 30 years causing a series of mistaken identity and crisis for all involved.

Unsold series pilot about a TV reporter and his assistant who try to find a connection between the murder of a fellow news reporter and a prostitute.

Tras un brutal asesinato, los sargentos Joe Blocker y Sweeney Birdwell, son asignados al caso debido a ser similar a otro que investigaron hace años. En dicho caso, el homicida usaba la misma parafernalia egipcia para ocultar su identidad y también se llevaba un trozo del cuerpo de la victima tras dejar una nota con jeroglíficos donde detallaba el crimen. Al dúo se une Deedee Taylor, la hija de un viejo colega policía. Las muertes continúan y todo lleva a que el asesino está reuniendo los trozos de cuerpos para llevar a cabo un ritual para resucitar a una diosa guerrera egipcia. Película dirigida por Dean Tschetter bajo el seudónimo Alan Smithee.

After the violent murder of his family, a man becomes a vigilante dispensing his own kind of justice to people in need. ["The Owl" originally aired on CBS as a 48-minute pilot for a series that was not picked up. It was later expanded to an 84-minute telefilm for international markets by incorporating deleted scenes and lengthy montage sequences. Director Tom Holland had his name removed from the longer version.]

Es posible que haya sido condenado por violar y asesinar a seis mujeres jóvenes o puede que sea un adolescente herido que ha iniciado una relación por correo, sólo un chico guapo que no podía ser culpable. Lo hizo él ... o no?

Carlos has failed in show-biz and currently works as a waiter in a Mexican restaurant. There he meets Alex and dumb footballer Bruce celebrating their engagement with her parents. Alex' father is less than thrilled of her fiancée and says he'd rather accept anybody else. Eventually Alex hires Carlos to present him as her new fiancée.

A mediados del siglo XXI, el Sol está por causar una crisis ambiental en la Tierra. Solo la nave espacial Helios podrá salvar a la Humanidad. El director Sarafian ocultó su apellido de los créditos y se camufló como Alan Smithee.

Vanna White is a stripper who falls for a stunt pilot who develops amnesia after a crash.

En medio de las calles dominadas por el odio, la corrupción y la violencia, surge Brennan (Nick Nolte), un policía que utiliza métodos poco ortodoxos. Después de matar a sangre fría a un ladrón de poca monta, alega que ha sido en defensa propia. De la investigación del caso se encarga Reilly (Hutton), el ayudante del fiscal del distrito. La inocencia de Brennan resulta difícil de probar, sobre todo cuando unos testigos claves aparecen asesinados. Todo parece apuntar a que alguien está tratando de encubrir a Brennan.

Tras presenciar un asesinato cometido por la mafia, una mujer ((Jodie Foster) será perseguida por un hombre (Dennis Hopper) que pretende eliminarla. Thriller de intriga realizado para la televisión por cable, dirigido por Dennis Hopper, pero firmado con el nombre de Allan Smithee, nombre ficticio que se utiliza cuando un director no desea que figure su nombre real en los títulos de crédito.

Max Jenke es un peligroso asesino que va a ser ejecutado en la silla eléctrica. Cuando los verdugos accionan el interruptor, Jenke sorprende a todos los presentes con su escalofriante risa. Es necesario aumentar la potencia para acabar con él. Antes de morir, se dirige al detective Lucas McCarthy y le jura que le hará la vida imposible.

Photographer Mario Cotone is hired to cover a big N.Y. actor. When his pretty daughter Nicole Yeats (N.Y.) and Mario fall in love, this angers her father and hurts Mario's work which further infuriates his boss. Will love prevail?

Photographer Mario Cotone is hired to cover a big N.Y. actor. When his pretty daughter Nicole Yeats (N.Y.) and Mario fall in love, this angers her father and hurts Mario's work which further infuriates his boss. Will love prevail?

Photographer Mario Cotone is hired to cover a big N.Y. actor. When his pretty daughter Nicole Yeats (N.Y.) and Mario fall in love, this angers her father and hurts Mario's work which further infuriates his boss. Will love prevail?

Dos policías son enviados a una misión de rutina para notificar un deshaucio. Cuando descubran la existencia de extraños fenómenos fantasmales vivirán una noche que no podrán olvidar.

El hijo de un importante político estudia en un internado, ya que su familia no tiene tiempo para él. Un día, su padre le pide que regrese a casa, pero únicamente se trata de una estrategia para conseguir más votos en las próximas elecciones. Los directores de la película decidieron usar el famoso pseudonimo "Alan Smithee" en los créditos.

TV-movie directed by Alan Smithee (John Frankenheimer).

Cuando Harry Burck (Mark Harmon), un ingeniero estadounidense en calidad de préstamo a Colombia, es tomado como rehén por un grupo de terroristas para pedir un rescate, su hermano Corey (Michael Schoeffling) y su amigo Jack (Gary Busey) se encuentran entre un grupo de hombres, liderados por Shrike (Robert Duvall), que deberán adentrarse en las selvas de Colombia para rescatar a Harry y a un embajador de Estados Unidos.

Sequel to Code of Vengeance in which Vietnam vet-turned-loner David Dalton goes off this time in pursuit of his crazy former commanding officer and his trigger-happy paramilitary group, the New Patriots, who are planning a war against the U.S. Government, which they feel let them down in Vietnam.

The misadventures of three students in medical school.

An Egyptian god figures into a bizarre murder investigation where the suspect uses astral projection to murder at will.

Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.

A fast-food delivery man for a New York Chinese restaurant gets involved with international terrorists and is recruited by undercover agents to help track down the leader in this prospective pilot.

A divorcee decides to fight back after her hopes of gaining a promotion are dashed by her rejection of the advances of her boss, and it is only after he actually attacks her that her company and her union take notice.

A psycho-on-the-loose story, about a burned-out newspaper columnist and his circulation-hungry publisher who wants him to turn the killer into Page One news.

Comedy directed by Alan Smithee

A sophisticated Hollywood film editor, on location for a film she is working on, falls for a local cowboy who is hired to work on the film.

Después de veinte años como sheriff, manteniendo la ley y el orden en una ciudad del estado de Texas, Frank Patch descubre que los caciques de la zona quieren destituirlo para poner en su lugar a un sheriff más manejable.

The spectre of an unthinkable deed looms over a young couple at a secluded beachfront villa.