Strange Bedfellows (2004 film)
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Strange Bedfellows | |
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Directed by | Dean Murphey |
Produced by | Thomas Augsberger |
Written by | Stewart Faichney Dean Murphy |
Starring | Paul Hogan Michael Caton |
Cinematography | Roger Lanser Sean McClory |
Editing by | Peter Carrodus |
Release date(s) | April 22, 2004 May 13, 2004 October 15, 2005 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Strange Bedfellows is a 2004 Australian film starring Paul Hogan and Michael Caton as heterosexual men who pass themselves off as a homosexual couple in order to get financial benefits from the government. A very similar plot was later used in the American film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, and there is some controversy that Chuck and Larry may be a clone of Strange Bedfellows.
Australian media outlets have criticised I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry on this basis:
“ | For anyone who has seen the Australian feature "Strange Bedfellows", this plotline isn't anything new. In fact, it is surprising how blatantly the premise is copied. | ” |
—David Beirne, movie critic.[1] |
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, "it’s a direct clone of the little-seen Aussie comedy Strange Bedfellows."[2] And, "nobody...seems to question the fact that this film exists without giving a single ounce of credit to the 2004 Australian film, Strange Bedfellows."[3]
"Strange Bedfellows, an Australian film that Chuck and Larry is obviously based on but doesn't have the good grace to own up to."[4]
In November 2007 the producers of Strange Bedfellows initiated legal action against Universal Pictures for copyright violation.[5]
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- ^ Please wait
- ^ I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry : Movies
- ^ Movie Review: I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY | Stale Popcorn
- ^ DVD Times - I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry
- ^ Filmmakers take on Hollywood over comedy 'copy' - Film - Entertainment