Editing Alan Smithee (section)

== Other pseudonyms ==
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* In several [[BBC television drama]] programmes in the 1970s, writers used the pseudonym "'''[[David Agnew]]'''". The pseudonym was reasons similar to the Smithee name.
* The 1976 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'' was credited to writer "'''Robin Bland'''". After [[Terrance Dicks]]' original script was heavily rewritten by script editor [[Robert Holmes (scriptwriter)|Robert Holmes]], Dicks demanded that his name be removed and credit be given to a "bland pseudonym".
* The 1977 TV series [[Logan's Run (TV series)|''Logan's Run'']] was so heavily rewritten, screenwriter [[David Gerrold]] was credited as "'''Noah Ward'''", sounding like "no award".<ref>{{Cite web |author=Minty Comedic Arts |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpyq7_xhfQ%3Ft%3D687 |title=10 things You Didn't Know About LogansRun |publisher=YouTube.com |date=2020-11-06 |access-date=2022-11-03 |archive-date=2024-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524123512/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpyq7_xhfQ%3Ft%3D687 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''[[City Heat]]'' (1984) as originally released in theaters, fired director [[Blake Edwards]] had his screenwriting credit changed to "'''Sam O. Brown'''" (a nod to another of his films, ''[[S.O.B. (film)|S.O.B.]]'').
* ''[[Solar Crisis (film)|Solar Crisis]]'' (1990) credited Tedi Sarafian, the son of the [[Richard C. Sarafian|director]] (himself credited as "Alan Smithee") and one of the writers, as "'''Crispan Bolt'''".<ref name=tvg>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/solar-crisis/review/129498/ |title=Solar Crisis |work=[[TV Guide]] |accessdate=2017-07-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826105824/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/solar-crisis/review/129498/ |archivedate=2017-08-26 }}</ref>
* ''[[Showgirls]]'' (1995) as edited for television, directed by [[Paul Verhoeven]] (who used the pseudonym "'''Jan Jensen'''", instead of "Smithee"). However, the edited, R-rated version of ''Showgirls'' that was prepared for release at [[Blockbuster LLC|Blockbuster]] was supervised and authorized by Verhoeven, and this version carries the director's name.
* ''[[Highball (film)|Highball]]'' (1997), after a falling-out with the film's producer left it released in an unfinished state, [[Noah Baumbach]] had his directing credit changed to "'''Ernie Fusco'''" and his writing credit changed to "'''Jesse Carter'''".
* ''[[Supernova (2000 film)|Supernova]]'' (2000), dissatisfied director [[Walter Hill]] was credited as "'''Thomas Lee'''".
* ''[[Accidental Love]]'' (2015) originally filmed in 2008, director [[David O. Russell]] left the film in 2010, later disowning it while the directing credit was changed to "'''Stephen Greene'''".
* ''[[Exposed (2016 film)|Exposed]]'' (2016): during the editing process [[Lionsgate]] changed the story's focus. [[Gee Malik Linton]] is the director of the film; however, he is listed under the pseudonym of "'''Declan Dale'''".