How many times we have all said at the theater 'who was behind this garbage? Who green lit this thing? Cripes, I wish I could get my money back now.' and so on, I'm surprised many don't embrace this movie more than they do? It's Robert Altman's The Player on steroids! It encapsulates so much of the folklore, suspicions, tabloid tell all, racially biased, and over hyped movies we love to hate today. And I think it's main problem is it's too sophisticated for the viewer and/or really pokes the finger at the movie going public for allowing them to perpetuate the Hollywood system by freely giving their money to it, and never asking for it back. Albeit this movie is pretty fast paced and crammed with celebrities factual and fictional. But the core of it is how a simple story - and possibly a good one, can get so manipulated and brutalized for the sake of star power and budget. And we all get sucked into it and try to justify the director or actors or weather on set, etc. Is Malcolm X a better movie than Eyes Wide Shut...? I like to think so. And I'm a HUGE Stanley Kubrick fan at that! Did dealing with the pressures of Warner Bros. and Tom Cruise and all cause Stan to die after it was done - maybe? Yet, here we are today trying to justify it and get something out of it, when in fact it maybe just a BAD movie that had the best intentions at first? And yet Malcolm X is such an amazing achievement for Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, and history itself. And we're like 'too long, and too black' still. And 90% don't want to admit that, don't see the humor in that statement, or will go out of their way to make me a racist - even though I think it's a fantastic film. So if you can laugh at all this as you read it, I think you should like Burn Hollywood Burn then.

All in all, it was an interesting mockumentary that got tiresome when Coolio showed up. Not that coolio was bad, but it just dragged along. Probably more accurate about the Hollywood mindset then people in LA are willing to admit.The best moments were between Jeni and Oneal, the manic studio men. Richard Jeni had the right sarcastic edge and the best lines. Stallone, Goldberg and Chan were also amusing, but Eric Idle was a bit over the top. Some scenes were simply pointless, such as the cussing between Coolio and the black cop.There are some inaccuracies in the trivia, which claims this to be the last film to use Alan Smithee, but the IMDb lists at least a dozen other projects after 1997 with that name as well.Would have had a better impact, maybe even memorable like "Spinal Tap" if there was more work done, maybe some tighter editing or better writing to pick up the pace. Instead, it becomes forgettable.

well, re: the first comment, I can't imagine what either Purple Rose of Cairo or Last Action Hero have to do with Burn Hollywood Burn, or with each other, or with ANYthing... but anyway..."IF YOU LIKE FLY-FISHING, AND ENJOY THE CRISP, TART TASTE OF STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB PIE, YOU'LL LOVE THIS NEXT USER COMMENT..."It's a fairly funny movie. It's always good to see Eric Idle working. Of course, now with "Spamalot" a huge hit, he's set like Mel Brooks.Honest to god, maybe this movie is meant more as an "inside joke", but I feel like it was one that I got - Joe's point is that he was coerced into making a movie ("Showgirls") that was so bad, he wished he could've done anything to prevent them from putting it out - because when they did, and it bombed, he couldn't help but take the blame.Also, you get to see Jackie Chan stoking' some honeys, and Stallone flexing his ego. and the Alan Smithee gag ran for quite awhile. I got the feeling the industry really HATED Ester-H. Where is he now, I wonder ? And why is this movie in the Bottom 100 ?

One the the reviewers said " You can usually forgive and easily dismiss low brow, low-budget comedies that are completely devoid of laughs but this one with several big name stars is particularly insulting. Whoopi Goldberg, Sylvester Stallone, Jackie Chan, Ryan O'Neal? What were they thinking?" Duh that's the joke,,,that's what makes this movie sooo funny . The deplorable characters, ruthless, 2 dimensional completely plastic characters,,welcome to Hollywood. I'm not sure if it's because I love movies and hate Hollywood so much (And I've seen so many movies it's embarrassing) or it's because I've lived in Southern California for all my life but I thought it was great. As bad as they make it out to be,,, the truth is it's so much worse. So sorry for all those who didn't get the joke and gave this movie a low rating, but for me it's one of my favorites, right up there with Spinal Tap and Monty Python.