Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie sued over panned 2002 remake of Swept Away
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit alleging that Madonna and her husband, director Guy Ritchie, stole the idea for the 2002 film remake of Swept Away will go to court May 4.
In the lawsuit, Vincent D’Onofrio, self-described singer, songwriter, director and actor, alleges Madonna and Ritchie took his idea for a remake of the 1975 Italian comedy and then cut him out of the credits and compensation.
D’Onofrio is not the actor of the same name who plays Det. Bobby Goren on NBC’s Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
The movie, which bombed at the box office and was panned by critics, was directed by Ritchie and starred Madonna as a wealthy woman stranded on a desert island with a sailor.
D’Onofrio sued Madonna, Ritchie and Sony Pictures in Superior Court in October 2002, claiming he pitched the idea to Madonna in April 1997 and had several meetings with her and Ritchie.
Lawyers for the couple have said D’Onofrio has no proof of a contract with Madonna or Sony. D’Onofrio’s lawyer said he would seek $10 million in damages.
― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)
should be lawsuit.
Anyway, so the guy WANTS to be associated with S/A, and is NOT Bobby Goren?
And he wants to get paid for having the idea of remaking a film?
― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)
!!! indeed... what an odd name to happen to share with a well known actor.
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 29 January 2004 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)
If he joins SAG he'll have to call himself Vincent Van D'Onofrio or something.
xpost?!
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 29 January 2004 01:10 (twenty-two years ago)
If you pitch an idea for a film, wouldn't you have documentation to suport that in some way? I mean, if he just pitched the idea as a casual conversation, and a couple years later they made the film, isn't he basically out of luck?
― Sean (Sean), Thursday, 29 January 2004 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)
Not as wierd as inventing a time machine, travelling back in time, abusing your younger self and then using the defence that you were abused as a child (Jarl's idea btw).
― Lynskey (Lynskey), Thursday, 29 January 2004 01:51 (twenty-two years ago)
"He has no proof he met with us" just sounds honest, don't it?
― Stuart (Stuart), Thursday, 29 January 2004 02:15 (twenty-two years ago)
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, I hereby enter these dried chunks of candlewax as Plaintiff's Evidence A through J. As you can see, these dried pieces of wax have taken the shape of body parts, and if it so pleases, the Plaintiff will screen the movie
Body of Evidence..."
"Objection!"
― Huck Me Gently (Horace Mann), Thursday, 29 January 2004 15:00 (twenty-two years ago)
they need to just settle. like 'okay fuckface, heres your share of our net losses. pony up.'
― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)