Why Has Nobody Ever Seen the World's Most Famous Movie Director?

[@jixxytrix1705]

'The rumors of my existence are greatly exaggerated' -Alan Smithee

[@David-dc3nk]

Mr. Smithee, we will gladly leave you alone in order to have restraining orders filed against us lol. 😆

[@TheSunMoon]

But the casting couch is real, I've seen it! During my research..

[@warmonsterj]

Agreed after "results"

[@klimke22]

legend has it that it was weinsteins favorite content lol

[@MacSvensson]

dunno, guess I'll have to do some thorough reasearch to find out if there's any truth to this statement :-D

[@DigitalContentNetwork]

Looks like it was too small for you, right ?

[@weatherman68]

What colour, and fabric is it?

[@HappilyAnonymousGirl]

Alan Smithee did a great job directing this video. Glad to see he's still in the business.

[@David-dc3nk]

No lol, Alan Smithee "retired" back in the early 2000s, so maybe he's living happily as a recluse.

[@-NateTheGreat]

2020: Directed by Alan Smithee.

[@alansmithee1980]

Finally something you will never forget!

[@edwarddore7617]

sad but true, you win

[@FeedScrn]

That was some reality show.

[@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639]

Nate the Great Good point, but request denied....... Let's not let those responsible hide behind Alan's direction, They deserve ALL of the credit and should be awarded accordingly!!!

[@aikenodubitan5256]

@talesofthelostones 2020 😂😂😂

[@lornfant]

Maybe a Lifetime Achievement award is what he should get? Not many Directors can boast of such a diverse portfolio after all.

[@28ebdh3udnav]

"Hollywood's most famous director doesn't exist" is the original title...

[@CooltasticOG]

"Hollywood's Most Popular Director Doesn't Exist" at the moment

[@doctorknow]

Ol

[@count1572]

Yeah I remember it from the 5 seconds it existed

[@cowch3916]

DAYE IS A BOT PLEASE TELL AND REPORT SPAM

[@Digitalhunny]

But he was correct to change it. As most of us haven't heard of him, so famous doesn't fit. 🤗

[@zachw211]

Here before he changes the title to “are directors aliens in disguise”?

[@Dild0swaggins63]

@Brandon True Of course, the mighty Zach W is a god.

[@wtfftw3000]

What?

[@Dild0swaggins63]

@@wtfftw3000 Foolish mortal.

[@AverageAlien]

what

[@wtfftw3000]

@@AverageAlien oH SsHhiiii

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

What I expected when I saw the title: I'll learn something new about Alan Smithee! What I did not expect at all ever: The phrase "just the tip" will now traumatize me every time I hear it!

[@Me_549]

😂 Put a timestamp so people get what u mean

[@kenea3226]

@@Me_549 if people don't get it they do not deserve it. haha

[@slydermartin6008]

Heard that before have you?

[@diakounknown1225]

@@Me_549 smashing the tip with a car door.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

Just another reason to stay the hell away from car doors.

[@ravensmill3927]

5:10 I actually had to had to pause. Congratulations. You got me.

[@MacSvensson]

I started asking myself whether that has actually happened to anybody irl... :-D

[@obi-wankenobi6652]

I hope no one else has had it happen.

[@kenea3226]

I just started laughing, then straight to the comments, but you beat (wink) me to it. haha

[@damienjstepick]

I worked in the film industry for almost 20 years and I knew everything you present it except for the fact that the dog was nominated for an Oscar. That is brilliant. Hollywood is full of a bunch of fools.

[@joshuarichardson6529]

I wish the dog had won. That would have made the best awards show ever.

[@ajspice]

I work in the industry too, and I'm shocked that no one in my area has ever heard of Allen Smithee.

[@mpb6491]

A dog won Britans got talent once. -_-

[@Ilikepats]

"Hollywood's most famous direcor doesn't exist" *heres a little lesson in trickery...*

[@zwei.0002]

no fatty

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

*This is going down in history!*

[@cowch3916]

@@zwei.0002 HE IS A BOT PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD

[@DJMattEmpathy]

@Daye No. 5?

[@tomsmith832]

They can create a whole fake alias and make it world famous and yet, we lawfully can’t use a different name online lol money makes the world go round I guess.

[@Dild0swaggins63]

Everytime I'm going to be asked to write a paper for English I'm gonna make it by "Allen Smithee"

[@lividpringles7198]

nice

[@themeach011]

I think you mean smiffy lol

[@Dild0swaggins63]

@@themeach011 no, I re checked the video and googled it and it is indeed 'smithee'

[@johnqueen2754]

Would that be pledgrisom!!! Lol

[@frogz]

@@themeach011 there is an old reference, hat films!

[@scirishmelody1096]

I just don't know how you can keep a straight face with some of the funny stuff you say. You ALWAYS have me in stitches 🤣🤣🤣

[@jollibee3778]

Q: *Why can't you become a film director?* A: _It is simply because, you exist._

[@myscreen2urs]

Imagine if film makers changed the movie title everyday to catch a fresh audience. Lucky that movie theatres don't have algorithms.... Yet

[@falvalisious]

Alan Smithee directed 'A Knights Tale', Some of his best work I say.

[@Dild0swaggins63]

Everyone thinks they are first until they refresh the page

[@loopy7057]

Except for the one person who's first.

[@themeach011]

I thought it's only the person with the last word that matters. Just ask my wife

[@themeach011]

Sorry I must have some sort of a hearing impediment lol

[@DrNothing23]

I'm 55 and been heavily into film my entire life, so have heard of Alan Smithee quite a bit throughout the years... That said, this is the most inclusive breakdown of the 'man' I've ever heard! Lots of new info to me in this piece! KUDOS! great work, Thoughty! ;)

[@AizenVonKleiss]

Dragonball Evolution: Directed by Alan Smithee.

[@arlisbartlett403]

Lmao hell yeah

[@daleksix1396]

_"I don't want my name attached to this dumpster fire"_ ~ Alan Smithee

[@myscreen2urs]

"what's the meaning of life?" "42!" ~Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy 😁

[@ChrisAnderson42]

Life, the Universe and Everything.

[@ApeironTsuka]

I'm going to be "that guy". You know, the "umm, actually..." guy. Mostly because I rather enjoy the hidden joke in the whole thing. 42 is technically the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. But since nobody knows what the Ultimate Question actually is, the Ultimate Answer on its own is meaningless. However, I like the hidden joke that I have seen very few people notice (though as I recall, Adams himself never confirmed any theory to its meaning to be true). In computers, the most common chart for the binary representation of characters is ASCII. In ASCII, the number 42 comes out an asterisk. And, an asterisk is typically a wildcard in searches that matches anything and everything when on its own. So it could be said that the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything is... whatever you want that asterisk to mean. "Life is what you make it."

[@Katharsis540]

46+42. Tool.

[@augustgreig9420]

@@ApeironTsuka Uh, no. That's really reaching. I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean anything, and that's more likely the deeper meaning, if there is any, that life is a meaningless mystery. And with people trying to figure out what it means to this day, one coul infer that it means life is what you make it, the meaning is the meaning you give it. I'm almost certain that it doesn't have an actual answer as, like you said, no one knows the question.

[@JohnCephas]

@@augustgreig9420 Generations leading to Christ in the book of Matthew... 42

[@AwokenEntertainment]

Lol really hoping nobody actually knows what it feels like to get their tip slammed on by a car door...

[@DigitalContentNetwork]

Wonderful. Thank you for bringing me in. Yours Alan.

[@gilennium3460]

From the moment you talked about closing a car door on the "Tip", that is all I was thinking till the end LOL

[@Brownyman]

Fun Fact - Bart the bear, his handler named Doug Seus, remains the only non-human actor to be nominated for an Oscar.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

No doubt seriously pissing off Bart the Simpson.

[@tree_relics]

Nice plug for Douglas Adams, 42!

[@tdegrddeehjgd]

1:00 "that image has replaced the whale in my nightmares". - Sea Captain.

[@DVincentW]

In the future, please do a video on the "Wilhelm Scream" thanks!

[@klb12393]

You’re welcome

[@holidayarmadillo8653]

@@klb12393 lmao

[@michelguevara151]

the car door analogy reminded me of the time I caught my glans in a brass zipper in 1976. I actually winced. one of you best videos yet :-)

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

That's what you get for going commando.

[@antonydrossos5719]

8:00 I remember "Burn Hollywood, Burn"! That was GREAT!

[@1Ringsmith]

Loving your book, my wife bought it me for Christmas ( after an un-subtle hint...) also enjoyed this, thanks from Allan Smith ( honest, it really is me writing !)

[@philosopherkurdmuffins9835]

lol the ad for this video was "stop whatever video your watching and click out"

[@btlxguitars7606]

Yes, that Douglas Adams sure was one hoopy frood who really knew where his towel was at.

[@jwharvey7167]

And brought us great products like, Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses have been specially designed to help people develop a relaxed attitude to danger. At the first hint of trouble, they turn totally black and thus prevent you from seeing anything that might alarm you. Could be said to have been used by Alan Smithee

[@jixxytrix1705]

@@jwharvey7167 And if they don't work, just have a glass of Old Janx. Problem solved. Forever...

[@frogz]

......i feel like i was just hit with a gold brick wrapped in a slice on lemon after this video

[@constancevigilance3692]

As a film fan I already knew about Alan Smithee. But this was very amusing and I learned a lot which was very surprising. Good one.

[@colehalford1893]

“Presented by thoughty2 written by David Agnew directed by Alan Smithee“ Needs to be a shirt. Thanks for reading. 😉

[@briannicholas2757]

I think Smithee deserves a Lifetimes achievement award/Oscar.

[@SrbijaCG]

I'm surprised that Star Wars ep8 "The Last Jedi" trash isn't under Alan Smithee.

[@backpackingtony1779]

I can’t like this comment enough!

[@stefan6347]

Last Jedi = Bad Must make meme telling Last Jedi Bad.

[@backpackingtony1779]

@@stefan6347 that’s correct! You’re learning!

[@sarasrandomz]

As season 8 of Game of Thrones

[@augustgreig9420]

I'd argue "Rise of Skywalker" is even worse. At least "The Last Jedi" had original ideas, even if they were horrible, and it had an actual plot. ROS was just a mess, and made zero sense. Somehow Palatine has returned." That line alone, in my mind, makes it one of the worst films of all time. It reminds me of " Misery" when she was complaining about the chapter serials cheating the audience.

[@Dalorath]

He's basically a Ghost writer, or Ghost Director in this case :-P

[@Account32548]

I got lost on this one and had to rewind lol - great one!!!

[@doloresvellano]

I'm dedicating a chapter of my book about bad cinema to Alan Smithee, this video about him was very interesting and I loved the other anecdotes like the P H Vasak one, thank you!

[@cdcarias95]

You mean: Film Actors Guild

[@Dild0swaggins63]

Took me a minute

[@PaxxMontana]

I was like “there is no film actors gui...... Ahahahaga”

[@loopy7057]

Careful. You will be caught in a blizzard of snowflakes

[@siamsurf]

@@loopy7057 Nah, they tend to take things too literal. so this one will most likely go right over their heads.

[@niikiyama]

in an alternate universe, alan smithee is a world renowned director and no one can compete with him

[@BradleyJager]

“Kicked out of Hollywood because he was suspected of being a communist” Hate is when that happens

[@KyleWatters71]

Lol and now they’re welcomed in Hollywood. Crazy how it be

[@BradleyJager]

@@KyleWatters71 crazy world

[@tonyravioli1982]

@@KyleWatters71 Well now that you have said it, you are going to have to hide from them. You know the truth RUN!

[@RIlianP]

Nowadays Hollywood would run out of residents if that happens again

[@augustgreig9420]

Now you get kicked out if you aren't a communist. The pendulum swing, the world turns, and there's nothing new under the sun.

[@freemind2pointo]

Hideo Kojima is even more of a legend than I could ever realize in a single youtubers prospective. Hideo literally permeates reality. I want to be like him one day somehow.

[@bethsweet2228]

I just wanted to ssy thank you ciggs putting out more videos during rough time for everyone. I love learning from you and the time and energy and work you put into your videos is so gratefully appreciated. ..plz keep them coming. And wishes of God health to you and your family😍

[@Erik_Swiger]

It's so funny, "Alan Smithee" stuck in my head, many years ago, and here we are today. On some level, it caught my attention.

[@Hydrosized]

Very obscure! Nicely done! You must have been so stoked to find this one!

[@allyourbasearebelongtous2191]

I dont know what your KZbin handle means. "Thoughty2" But I always think of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy when I see a new upload of yours. 42 is and always will be the answer.

[@StefemPers]

It's a pun on "42" in fact, he explained it in one of his older videos =)

[@wdolgae]

They should give Alan Smithee a star on the walk of fame.

[@ladykoiwolfe]

Agreed

[@RIlianP]

One full and four empty

[@lauraodonoghue1348]

This was first topic I knew about before watching the video. Thanks so much it was still very well put!!!

[@rayneozier]

12:46 technically the dog that played Toto in The Wizard of Oz was considered for best actor at The Academy Awards. He wasn’t officially nominated but he was highly considered, interestingly enough.

[@jackdurden466]

Whoa, they took that much out of that amazing film “Heat”? One of my all time favorite films, DeNiro, and Pacino, Kilmer, and a helluva host of supporting cast members and they cut out so much that Mann was pissed?? I can only imagine what an epic film it would have been. And now that I think about it, while watching it, many times during the film, there were very obvious editing snafus. I never really questioned why, but I now know. That burns me to the core.

[@abhishekprasad7596]

Alan should be nominated for lifetime achievement award for his immense contribution to Hollywood as a whole

[@jevinday]

Well shit, it's actually pretty comforting to know that if I ever make any art that I'm ashamed of I can just change the name of the credits to "Alan Smithee" and be rid of it hahaha

[@tall_manc9438]

Could you do a video on nanobots, genome editing, stem cells & the implications, positives and "negatives" for the future & maybe the singularity in 2045, would love to see your opinion on it all

[@zakgunning1]

Heat and American History X are both absolutely amazing, 2 of the best 20 movies ever made imo, really didnt expect to see those titles in this haha

[@siamsurf]

Well... it has nothing to do with the film being good or bad. Only directors, who were not able to "direct" the movie as they envisioned, can request an Alias to take the credit, and they have to get an approval from the guild.

[@zakgunning1]

@@siamsurf I watched the video mate I'm well aware of that. Most directors would give their left nut to have their names associated with those movies

[@siamsurf]

@@zakgunning1 well, some directors don't want to put their name on something they didn't fully create.

[@michaelhatchett3881]

Gonna be grabbing that book soon keep up the good work one love!

[@billepperson2662]

Another fun fact: Alan Smithee is a great bass player! He appears on numerous Black Flag records under the name: Dale Nixon...

[@ryler7]

Thoughy2: For a dead guy, Alan's been suprisingly busy. Tom Clancy: First time?

[@pohldriver]

He should get a lifetime achievement award.

[@sethkimmel9778]

Thank you for your service 🙏

[@Austin84221]

Highly enjoyable. I recall years ago hearing about a fake director name.

[@brianpeterson510]

Love you thoughty and you show. The Chicago film critic pronounced Roger E- Bert Always entraining and informative.

[@shononoyeetus8866]

5:15 did you have to mate? you made me imagine that and now I want to die.

[@siamsurf]

So does that sentence, after you murdered the punctuation.

[@slothy387pooh6]

Rekt

[@shononoyeetus8866]

@@siamsurf k I’ll edit it so I don’t fail the exam

[@kenea3226]

your time stamp would indicate you missed the joke? go back about 4 seconds.

[@shononoyeetus8866]

@@kenea3226 no I was just thinking about that one line

[@xylisisvarlett3734]

Thank you Thoughty2 for actually saying "Van Gogh" in a humane way. - The Dutch

[@willemhendriks1905]

Yeah, he got closer than most people...

[@spddiesel]

My favorite Smithee film is Morgan Stewart's Coming Home, starring a young Jon Cryer.

[@WaveydonWilson]

i’m quite early here, but i just wanna say this is one of the most educational youtube channels

[@dennybe]

Really enjoyed that little insight... did alan direct the moon landings too?

[@iPuzzlePirate]

I knew the answer the moment I read the title of this video, but still watched it for the interesting tid bits. Thanks!

[@NoelMcGinnis]

Alan Smithee must listen to the Gorillaz. 😂

[@slothy387pooh6]

🤔🙄✋🚫🚮🔚um

[@paulgoogol2652]

You can never prove that Gorillaz fans don't exist in any universe.

[@RonnieRawdawg]

gorillaz u mean members of the band blur...

[@jarrynsmith]

@@RonnieRawdawg nice

[@charlesballard5251]

I didn't know Hollyweird had retired the name over 20 years ago. Truly educational!!!!

[@motivation4u854]

American history X is one of the best movies ever put to screen and frankly I feel it’s a movie everyone needs to watch atleast once

[@alanhehe4508]

It's the fought that counts, Smithee!!

[@chrisgurney2467]

Alan deserves a Lifetime Achievement Award XD

[@vernonvouga5869]

I absolutely love your analogies so much

[@margaretlowe5220]

Douglas Adams. He and Stephen King are my favorite authors. Reread Adam's books often.

[@garyberger9257]

Nice job putting the number 42 into my head.

[@matthewalcala9564]

Just bought your book. Keep up the great videos.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!

[@beautifulnightmare847]

You are an amazing storyteller!

[@matthewdrummond1340]

Hitchhiker's Guide reference. Awesomesauce.

[@frogz]

after calling himself 42 so many times, it sunk in

[@matthewdrummond1340]

@@frogz took me quite a while. I can't remember when it clicked but definitely not at first.

[@szczurman83]

Give him the "Lifetime" Achievement Award!

[@FEJK82]

Hey Aaron, If you like Charles Dickens as much as I do, I just know you will ABSOLUTELY LOVE the novel 'Drood' written by Dan Simmons, the same author that wrote 'The Terror,' which was an amazing Historical Fiction interpenetration of the famous British Franklin Expedition. It's also just as good in on Audible, narrated by an Englishman name Simon Prebble (who reads the characters so well, that I remember his name).

[@DVincentW]

Alan Smithee? LOL pseudonym. I saw Scent of a Woman on cable years ago, and because is was EDITED to death for TV, it was directed by Mr Smithee.

[@MakeMeLo]

I'm going to add these movies to my must see list!

[@wajtopaz4073]

Love the Dog, nominated for an Oscar lol

[@74rob69]

I love your videos. Thanks!

[@amanrocksjain]

Musicians doesn't hate a song it just becomes an ear worm so they don't want to listen to it. but i am sure they love their music.

[@zombiasnow1565]

Fascinating! Thank you Thoughty2, I enjoyed this video and learned a few things to boot! Take Care! Canada 2021 May

[@nugboy420]

Vincent van goh(k)e. 43 with the best speaking of anybody I know. Love it

[@Glorindellen]

My favorite Allan Smithee film was the edited for TV version of Dune.

[@Claro1993]

7:18 The irony that the last film he directed didn't get the Alan Smithee directing credit.

[@Apple_Beshy]

😂

[@deadheadguy458]

Alan Smithee is the name directors use when they don't want to be associated with a film

[@arlenecargill9883]

Oh! The Leftfield tune- "Burn Hollywood burn. Taking down Tinsel Town' THAT'S WHERE THAT COMES FROM!!! 😃

[@qfiona]

dr who reference and a hitchhikers reference in the same video???? awesomeness(ok so not so suprising...)

[@kelf114]

Hey...I was right! I knew this would be about Alan Smithee! ☺️

[@kyallogideon8625]

Thoughty2 mustache plus Allan Smithee

[@cimbakahn]

Thoughty2: Wait a minute! Some of those movies are pretty good! Like Dune (1984), and Scent of a Woman (1992), and Heat (1995), and Supernova (2000).

[@KonradZielinski]

In these cases the directors objected to various recut versions not theeoriginal theater release. At least that is what t_e video said.

[@sumvs5992]

Alan Smithee: the tale of directors arguing by saying "No U"

[@williamespinoza6470]

Can you do a video based on what the CIA has to say about aliens?? love the videos 🥸

[@eddieamazon]

Jimmy Neutron has an episode that has a director character named Quentin Smithee- likely a nod to this, especially since when the characters look for info on Smithee it turns out there’s no info on him at all. Also, I absolutely adore all the Douglas Adams bits in this and other episodes. My first thought when I found this channel was how appropriate it was that the name sounds like The Great Answer. Well done.