Comment by chefandy

Comment by chefandy 3 months ago

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This is the the most famous, if not the only instance of Lynch giving up control of the final edit. He seemed angry about the way it turned out.

andrewstuart 3 months ago

That's why the director is listed as "Alan Smithee"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Smithee

"Alan Smithee (also Allen Smithee) is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project."