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To: LindyBill who wrote (161832)	3/24/2006 3:00:13 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793883

Only in America. Randy Quaid Sues Over 'Brokeback' Actor claims producers defrauded him By TMZ.COM STAFF (Mar. 23) -- Randy Quaid has filed a lawsuit claiming he was done in by producers of 'Brokeback Mountain.' TMZ obtained a copy of the lawsuit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming producers falsely represented the movie to him as "a low-budget, art house film, with no prospect of making any money." Quaid claims the representations were a ruse from the beginning. 'Brokeback' has grossed around $160 million. Quaid's suit claims that in 2004, he met with director Ang Lee, who offered him the role of Joe Aguirre. The suit alleges that Lee told Quaid: "We can't pay anything, we have very little money, everyone is making a sacrifice to make this film." The suit does not specifically state how much Quaid made, but it does claim that the defendants "were engaged in a 'movie laundering' scheme designed to obtain the services of talent such as Randy Quaid on economically unfavorable art film terms..." The suit asks for $10 million in damages as well as punitive damages. It also seeks "restitution for all ill-gotten gains." tmz.aol.com