Product Details

• Actors: Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Chuck D., Eric Idle, Richard Jeni
• Directors: Alan Smithee, Arthur Hiller
• Writers: Joe Eszterhas
• Producers: Andrew G. Vajna, Ben Myron, Fred C. Caruso, Joe Eszterhas, Michael R. Sloan
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• DVD Release Date: April 6, 2004
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008L3T0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,095 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN - DVD Movie

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Deeply Diabolical!, January 13, 2008

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D. Colley "daz78" (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (DVD)

Not much to say, considering that the majority of the reviews here have already warned people off this turkey.

The main culprit for the movies downfall is the terrible script, though the over the top performances from all really help sink it. You have to feel sorry for some of the stars who signed on, especially Whoopi Goldberg, who as an OSCAR winning actress, really deserves better. Eric Idle comes off unfunny, even irritating, which, as a Python star I'd never thought would be possible. Sly Stallone seems fed up, but maybe thankful for the work after his career was beginning to dry up (though his career seems to be revived at the moment).

It says a lot when the parody (this film) seems worse than the movie genre it is taking a shot at. Some movies are so bad that they have a 'secondary audience' who watch to laugh at it. This is just bad, and, very embarrassing. Avoid. Full stop.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Embarrassing Beyond Belief!, November 18, 2001

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"the-disco-kid" (Bay City, Babylon 7) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burn Hollywood Burn [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Badly written, badly cast, badly acted, badly directed - it's all here. And the embarrassing cameos don't help. At all. One would be hard pressed to pick out the worst of the bunch; Whoopi or Weinstein? Would've been way better if Billy Barty had Ryan O'Neal's role though.

However, there's this 'inspirational' line in there somewhere: "If we believe in film - and we do - then don't we have the responsibility to protect the world from bad ones?" Indeed.

Too bad the film makers didn't take it to heart.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "Burn Negative Burn!", December 16, 2010

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Scott T. Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (DVD)

Plenty of talent gets ignited in this failed satire based on the "Alan Smithee" pseudonym. Justly recognized as one of the all-time disasters, "Burn Hollywood Burn" (1998) lies on the screen like cinematic roadkill. Writer Joe Eszterhas takes perverse pride in surpassing the awfulness of "Showgirls," but offers no camp value whatsoever. The "in-joke" is dubious and painfully unfunny.