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Its often not directors defining pacing and length of the result, but producer/studio. A lot of bitter conflicts came up from this.
by jajko 2y ago
Its often not directors defining pacing and length of the result, but producer/studio. A lot of bitter conflicts came up from this.
- chefandy 2y agoThis 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 2y agoThat's why the director is listed as "Alan Smithee" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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."
- chefandy 2y agoYeah. 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-cut-1984 https://www.cinedump.com/reviews/2021/6/3/dune-alan-smithee-...