Extra! Extra! Pathetic Lawsuit of the Day!
Canadian 'journalist' Rebecca Eckler claims her 2004 book Knocked Up was the (unacknowledged) inspiration for Judd Apatow's movie of the same name.
'Writing in Macleans magazine, Eckler said she is suing Judd Apatow, director of Knocked Up, and Universal Studios, the producer.
'The movie, like Eckler's book, is the story of a one-night stand, by a young woman under the influence of alcohol, that results in a pregnancy.
'Eckler said if the similarities ended there, she could let the matter go — but they continue, right down to the religion of the father (Jewish) and the career choice of the film's main character, Alison.
'"Both my book and the movie feature one night of passion and the nine months that follow. Fine. Whatever," she wrote. "But what got me was the fact that 'Alison' was an up-and-coming television reporter; in my book, I was an up-and-coming newspaper reporter."
She has a point, people. I mean, before her book, the human gestation period was thought to be at least two years. And nobody used the term 'knocked up,' only 'getting fozzied,' 'eating a watermelon' and 'getting hit with the ol' medicine ball.' Also, hers was the first Jew-gentile hook-up in history. Case closed!
Now check out this clip from the movie (though it might as well be one of Eckler's home movies)
'Writing in Macleans magazine, Eckler said she is suing Judd Apatow, director of Knocked Up, and Universal Studios, the producer.
'The movie, like Eckler's book, is the story of a one-night stand, by a young woman under the influence of alcohol, that results in a pregnancy.
'Eckler said if the similarities ended there, she could let the matter go — but they continue, right down to the religion of the father (Jewish) and the career choice of the film's main character, Alison.
'"Both my book and the movie feature one night of passion and the nine months that follow. Fine. Whatever," she wrote. "But what got me was the fact that 'Alison' was an up-and-coming television reporter; in my book, I was an up-and-coming newspaper reporter."
She has a point, people. I mean, before her book, the human gestation period was thought to be at least two years. And nobody used the term 'knocked up,' only 'getting fozzied,' 'eating a watermelon' and 'getting hit with the ol' medicine ball.' Also, hers was the first Jew-gentile hook-up in history. Case closed!
Now check out this clip from the movie (though it might as well be one of Eckler's home movies)
posted by Lester and Eliza productions at 9:08 AM
3 Comments:
She also invented intercourse.
You know what? It's kinda funny. Especially the pubic hairs part, that always gets me.
it's toootally funny. go see it.
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