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Comment by andrewstuart

6 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."

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chefandy  6 months ago

Yeah. He seemed pretty torn up about it. I believe he said he “died a death” over it.

Here’s more into for anyone interested.

https://www.cinedump.com/reviews/2021/6/3/dune-alan-smithee-...

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