

Alan Smithee
2012-07-01 · 30 min · ★ 2.7
'Alan Smithee' is a film about a boy growing up. It delves into the darker side of what 'growing up' sometimes means: growing into your flaws, inevitably being met with the errors of your parents, and the necessity to make room for the pain. While Alan is surrounded by what is thought to be the American ideal, all the material comforts that should equate happiness, he learns that sometimes all we are is lost in the woods.
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- Directors
- Crobin
- Production companies
- Pudding Boy Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Ted SutherlandBoy in the Wheelchair
Daniel Henri LuttwayAlan Smithee
Charlie PlummerT.J.
Amy HargreavesMrs. SmitheeTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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