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1. Alan Smithee received director's credit for the 1989 thriller, 'Catchfire'. Who really directed this film?
2. Which of these big-time directors credited his TV movie, 'Riviera' (1987), to Alan Smithee?
3. What kind of credit did Sam Raimi give to Alan Smithee on the 1992 film, 'The Nutt House'?
4. Alan Smithee had a small part as an actor in 'Flynn' (1996), playing the Man in Black. This film was a biopic of Errol Flynn. Who played the title character?
5. Gianni Bozzacchi wrote and directed 'I Love N.Y.' (1988), only to give both credits to Alan Smithee. Which young actor starred in this movie?
6. Did Alan Smithee take credit for any work done by women filmmakers in the 20th century?
7. 'Solar Crisis' (1990) was an action flick about a solar flare that mere earthlings had to overcome before it could fry the earth. The director removed his name from the credits, but you might be surprised by the credited cast. Who did NOT work on this film?
8. Which horror film credits Alan Smithee as its director?
9. The 1997 comedy 'An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn' is about a film editor named Alan Smithee who comes to Hollywood and is contracted to direct a film. When he realizes that he has no control over the film's development, and in fact thinks it's a real stinker, he must decide what to do since he cannot disown it by crediting Alan Smithee (it's already his name). Who was NOT one of the stars of the film Smithee was directing?
10. This is in the spirit of Alan Smithee, so it's appearing in the quiz. In 1998, Tony Kaye tried to take legal action to replace his name with another for the directing credit on 'American History X'. What name did Kaye want to use?
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