Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad big budget action film, for which he proceeds to steal the reels, and leaves the cast and crew in a frenzy.
Cast
Eric Idle
Alan Smithee
Ryan O'Neal
James Edmunds
Coolio
Dion Brothers
Chuck D
Leon Brothers
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Richard Jeni
Jerry Glover
Leslie Stefanson
Michelle Rafferty
Sandra Bernhard
Ann Glover
Cherie Lunghi
Myrna Smithee
Harvey Weinstein
Sam Rizzo
Gavin Palone
Gary Samuels
MC Lyte
Sister II Lumumba
Gabriel Casseus
O.B. Ka-Nobee
Marcello Thedford
Stagger Lee
Nicole Nagel
Aloe Vera
Stephen Tobolowsky
Bill Bardo
Erik King
Wayne Jackson
Jim Piddock
Attendant #1
Naomi Campbell
Attendant #2
Marianne Muellerleile
Sheila Kaslin
Suli McCullough
S.L.A.
Dina Spybey-Waters
Allessandra
Elaine Kagan
Thelma Ginsky
Robert Littman
Cousin Andrew
Douglas Walker
Photographer
Robin Ayers
Bonnie
Robin Dugger
Clyde
Leslie Segar
Big Lez
Duane Davis
Black Policeman
Hideo Kimura
Japanese Businessman
Earl Kim Shiroma
Japanese Businessman
Jesse Rambis
Laker Fan
Christopher Kelley
British Bartender
Robert Evans
Robert Evans
Joe Eszterhas
Joe Eszterhas
Robert Shapiro
Self
Linnell Shapiro
Self
Naomi Eszterhas
Self
Larry King
Self
Grant Shapiro
Self
Peter Bart
Self
Brent Shapiro
Self
Dominick Dunne
Self
Shane Black
Self
Billy Bob Thornton
Self
Jeremy Baka
Self
Billy Barty
Self
Mario Machado
Self
Victor Drai
Self
Lisa Canning
Self
Stanley Ralph Ross
Self
Gary Franklin
Self
Alan Smith
Self
John Corcoran
Self
Norman Jewison
Self (uncredited)
Crew
Alan Smithee
Director
Arthur Hiller
Director
Joe Eszterhas
Writer
L. James Langlois
Editor
Scott Inbody
Assistant Editor
Reynaldo Villalobos
Director of Photography
Newt Arnold
First Assistant Director
Robin R. Oliver
Second Assistant Director
Jay Guerra
Second Second Assistant Director
Cristin L. Cornett
Assistant Production Coordinator
Dennis Griesmer
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kate Amer
Production Coordinator
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Ben Myron
Producer
Michael R. Sloan
Associate Producer
Fred C. Caruso
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
David L. Snyder
Production Design, Production Designer
Nancy Foy
Casting
Ann Foley
Key Costumer
Laura Bauer
Costume Designer
Heather Priest
Assistant Costume Designer
Julie Glick
Costume Supervisor
Deborah Ann Piper
Key Hair Stylist
Canny Langer
Hairstylist
Ashlee Peterson
Key Makeup Artist
Chuck D
Original Music Composer
Gary G-Wiz
Original Music Composer
Claudette Didul
Set Decoration
John P. Goldsmith
Set Designer
Jeanne Byrd
Script Supervisor
Mark De Alessandro
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Rothbard
Unit Production Manager
Melanie J. Baker
Art Direction
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