A crude, vulgar satire of Hollywood shallowness, insincerity and moral bankruptcy.
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07/20/09
Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:3
Rotten:33
Average Rating:2.8/10
Consensus: A witless Hollywood satire whose hammy, obvious jokes are neither funny nor insightful of the movie business.
Synopsis: A beleaguered film editor steps away from the Steenbeck for what should be his smashing directorial debut, but the set becomes a battlefield between his pushy producer and the studio suits. As the... [More]
Reviews for Burn Hollywood Burn
A caustic but under-funny "expose" of the venality of the motion picture business.
07/20/09
Top CriticIf you harbor an interest in watching so-called “industry smarts” autodestruct, this carries a certain morbid appeal, but that's about the extent of it.
07/20/09
It's unafraid of the consequences of its existence, and it's brutally nasty , offensive, and abrasive. In other words, the kind of comedy they used to make in the 70's before things became politically correct.
05/26/06
No review available.
10/06/05
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09/14/05
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08/12/05
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06/21/05
No review available.
04/26/05
Skip it.
07/26/04
This jab at Hollywood seems close in subject matter to another title credited to Alan Smithee, Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh.
05/20/03
A very peculiar, abrasive comedy, but not without its merits.
02/27/03
No review available.
02/24/03
a film more noteworthy for its title’s lack of commas than for any other asset
01/02/03
Lots of great cameos, too few laughs.
12/08/02
Pity everyone involved with this excessive, ego-driven 'satire' of excess and ego. It's too bad that only directors can remove their names from noxious material like this.
11/24/02
No review available.
08/15/02
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