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Quaid: 'Brokeback' producers lied
« on: Mar 25^th, 2006, 9:36am »

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Quaid: 'Brokeback' producers lied
Actor says he was given false claims about film

Friday, March 24, 2006; Posted: 2:41 p.m. EST (19:41 GMT)

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Randy Quaid, who plays a tough sheep rancher in "Brokeback Mountain," claims he was fleeced for his work in the movie.

Quaid filed a lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging producers got him to work cheap by falsely claiming "Brokeback" was "a low-budget, art-house film, with no prospect of making any money."

"Yet from day one, defendants fully intended that the film would not be made on a low budget, would be given a worldwide release, and would be supported as the studio picture it always was secretly intended to be," the lawsuit says.

Quaid agreed to waive his usual seven-figure fee and share of gross profits in favor of a much smaller payment, the lawsuit claims, although it doesn't say how much he was paid.

The 55-year-old actor was nominated for an Oscar for his role in 1973's "The Last Detail." He played "Colonel" Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager, in the TV movie "Elvis."

The lawsuit alleges intentional and negligent misrepresentation and seeks at least $10 million in damages. It names Focus Features LLC, Del Mar Productions LLC, which was formed by Focus to make the movie, and producers David Linde and James Schamus.

Focus is the specialty movie arm of Universal Pictures. Linde and Schamus were co-presidents of Focus when the film was made. Linde was recently promoted to co-chairman of Universal Pictures.

Focus Features does not comment on pending litigation, spokeswoman Adriene Bowles said Friday.

The lawsuit contends that industry guilds define a low-budget film as having a budget of $500,000 to $7 million, but the budget for "Brokeback" was about $15 million.

Bowles said the budget was $13.9 million.

The average cost of making a studio picture last year was $60 million, according to the Motion Picture Association of America.

"Brokeback Mountain," which won Oscars for best director, original score and adapted screenplay, has grossed more than $82 million in North America.

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press.

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Re: Quaid: 'Brokeback' producers lied
« Reply #1 on: Mar 28^th, 2006, 1:52am »

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I remember when they first cast Heath Ledger. I never thought it was going to be low budget so I'm surprised by this.

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Re: Quaid: 'Brokeback' producers lied
« Reply #2 on: Mar 31^st, 2006, 11:25pm »

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Quaid had 3 scenes totaling 5 minutes. How much do you think that's worth?

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Re: Quaid: 'Brokeback' producers lied
« Reply #3 on: Apr 1^st, 2006, 10:16am »

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It's not so much a matter of what it's worth, it's did they lie to him to get him to take less. If indeed they lied, then he agreed to a lesser salary and no share in profits under false pretenses, and they should have to pay him - or at the very least give him a share of the profits.

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Re: Quaid: 'Brokeback' producers lied
« Reply #4 on: Apr 2^nd, 2006, 2:15pm »

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As long as he's been in the business, plus his family owned talent agency
in Houston, he should have known a movie of that nature would do well.
He should have taken a percentage. What I see is him now seeing how
well the movie has been received at the box office and wanting a bigger
piece of the pie! Isn't hind sight wonderful?

As I don't really care for the man, he's lucky to even be hired, in my opinion.

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Re: Quaid: 'Brokeback' producers lied
« Reply #5 on: Apr 3^rd, 2006, 8:41am »

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I would always take a percentage. If the movies a flop, oh well, no big deal. So you didn't get rich off it. If it's a hit, then you sittin pretty.

I don't like him as an actor, so I don't think it's worth that much at all.

I just think there's more important things in this world.

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« Reply #6 on: Apr 5^th, 2006, 9:27pm »

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Even if he's a jackass, if he was talked out of a percentage based upon a lie, then he's owed some restitution fair and square.

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