Filmmaking is no easy task and occasionally the end product isn't up to the mark. Here are some movies that have turned out so bad that even their makers have disassociated from them
Alien 3
While the two prequels to Alien did well at the Box-office, David Fincher's Alien 3failed to live upto the mark. Fincher who had previously only worked on commercials, was apparently brought in at the nth hour after other directors had bailed. There was no clarity with five different scripts being considered and executives of the film took over, giving Fincher very little say in the final outcome. The film had none of the suspense as the original. He had said at the time, "There's nothing worse than hearing somebody say 'Oh, you made that movie? I thought that movie sucked', and you have to agree with them."
Catchfire
This 1990 action thriller film features a decent cast with Jodie Foster, Dennis Hopper, and Fred Ward but Hopper who also directed it, was so unhappy with the final version that prior to the release took off his name and used a pseudonym Alan Smithee. The original version is said to be three hours long and a torture to watch. When it was released to US cable TV, they renamed it Backtrack in an attempt to redeem the work.
Supernova
This sci-fi flick that chronicles the search and rescue patrol of a medical ship in deep space in the early 22nd century was originally directed by Walter Hill. However, those associated with the film weren't happy and the studio hired Francis Ford Coppla to try and fix the film. That didn't help and ultimately Hill had his name removed from the credits and replaced as Thomas Lee.
Solar Crisis
This 1990 flop film was based on the story of a large solar flare that is predicted to fry Earth. Astronauts aboard the spaceship Helios must go to the Sun to drop a bomb equipped with an Artificial Intelligence and a Japanese pilot at the right time so the flare will point somewhere else. Although the film had a good budget of about $55,000,000, it had a very limited theatrical release. Director Richard C Sarafian disliked the work so much that he changed his name to Alan Smithee for the final cut.
Harlem Nights
This was comedian Eddie Murphy's first film as director and mostly his last too. The flick was about an owner of an illegal casino, who has to deal with a vicious gangster and corrupt policemen who want to see him go bankrupt. Eddie reportedly always wanted to direct and star in a period piece, as well as work with Richard Pryor who he stars with in this flick. Critically panned, the film bombed at the local box office and Murphy who was nominated for Worst Director at the 10th Golden Raspberry Awards distanced himself from the film.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
This flick that was directed by Stephen Norrington was hugely unpopular with critics and fans of the comic series and Norrington soon left the industry. Interestingly actor Sean Connery who plays a leading role in the flick announced his retirement soon after as well.
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