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TIL that until 2000 if a director disavowed a film his name was replaced with "Alan Smithee" in the credits. In 1998 Arthur Hiller made a film about an Alan Smithee who tries to disavow a movie, but can't because of his name. Hiller later disavowed it and his name was replaced with Alan Smithee.

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