Strange Bedfellows (2004 film)

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Strange Bedfellows
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) Flag of Australia April 22, 2004
Flag of France May 13, 2004
Flag of the United States October 15, 2005
Running time 100 minutes
Country Flag of Australia 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]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Please wait
  2. ^ I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry : Movies
  3. ^ Movie Review: I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY | Stale Popcorn
  4. ^ DVD Times - I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry
  5. ^ Filmmakers take on Hollywood over comedy 'copy' - Film - Entertainment

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