Alan Smithee

Proper noun

Meaning

Alan Smithee

An official pseudonym formerly used by film directors wishing to disown a project.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Since the Directors Guild stipulates that the only pseudonym a director can use is Alan Smithee, I guess this means An Alan Smithee Film will be an Alan Smithee film. Source: Internet

There have been several conflicts in the past between the director and the studio, sometimes leading to the use of the " Alan Smithee " credit signifying when a director no longer wants to be associated with the final release. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Alan Paton Alan Seeger Alan Shepard Alan Stewart Paton Alan Turing Alan Whicker