Proper noun
Alan Smithee
An official pseudonym formerly used by film directors wishing to disown a project.
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