Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation
The Matrix (copyright infringement)
Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song)
The Sandlot (defamation suit brought by childhood friend of writer)
Rust (wrongful death suit)
Coming to America (breach of contract and “Hollywood accounting”)
The Island (Alleged copyright infringement of “Parts: The Clonus Horror”)
This is Spın̈al Tap (Harry Shearer, backed by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner, sued Vivendi for fraud, breach of contract, and accounting misappropriation)
Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation
The Matrix (copyright infringement)
Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song)
The Sandlot (defamation suit brought by childhood friend of writer)
Rust (wrongful death suit)
Coming to America (breach of contract and “Hollywood accounting”)
The Island (Alleged copyright infringement of “Parts: The Clonus Horror”)
This is Spın̈al Tap (Harry Shearer, backed by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner, sued Vivendi for fraud, breach of contract, and accounting misappropriation)
Dazed and Confused (defamation suit brought by real-life Wooderson, Slater and Pink)
Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation
The Matrix (copyright infringement)
Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song)
The Sandlot (defamation suit brought by childhood friend of writer)
Rust (wrongful death suit)
Coming to America (breach of contract and “Hollywood accounting”)
The Island (Alleged copyright infringement of “Parts: The Clonus Horror”)
This is Spın̈al Tap (Harry Shearer, backed by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner, sued Vivendi for fraud, breach of contract, and accounting misappropriation)
Dazed and Confused (defamation suit brought by real-life Wooderson, Slater and Pink)
The Twilight Zone: The Movie (three actors killed in helicopter accident; criminal prosecutions and civil litigation followed)
Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation
The Matrix (copyright infringement)
Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song)
The Sandlot (defamation suit brought by childhood friend of writer)
Rust (wrongful death suit)
Coming to America (breach of contract and “Hollywood accounting”)
The Island (Alleged copyright infringement of “Parts: The Clonus Horror”)
This is Spın̈al Tap (Harry Shearer, backed by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner, sued Vivendi for fraud, breach of contract, and accounting misappropriation)
Dazed and Confused (defamation suit brought by real-life Wooderson, Slater and Pink)
The Twilight Zone: The Movie (three actors killed in helicopter accident; criminal prosecutions and civil litigation followed)
The Wizard of Speed and Time (the writer/director/star of the movie sued the producer [who also played the producer in the film] because he kept all the proceeds from the box office)