The catch is he doesn't exist. 'Who is Alan Smithee' can be an interesting trivia question for film buffs. The name has been used in the credits of Hollywood films as a director more time than any ...

Biography: Eric Idle is an English comedian ... Although his picture An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) was a commercial and critical disappointment, Idle was asked for Alan ...

Ahead of Monty Python and the Holy Grail's – a comedy/adventure movie starring John Cleese, Terry Jones and Eric Idle – 50th anniversary, Idle has announced he's bringing his one-man show to ...

Eric Idle has announced a UK tour for September for a show dubbed a ‘one-man musical’ albeit with a virtual backing band. Always Look On The Bright Side of Life, Live! plays eight datess in September ...

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Eric Idle was born on March 29 ... directed "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1986), "Casper" (1995), "An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn" (1997), and "Ella Enchanted" (2004).

The film centred on a director, named Alan Smithee (played by Eric Idle), who hands in a cut of a film only for the studio to recut the entire thing. Life mirrored art as the studio behind Burn ...