Amazon Studios Sues 81-Year-Old Screenwriter Of The 1989 film 'Road House.'

The Writers’ Hangout dives into some entertainment news. 

Sandy and Terry cover the latest hot Hollywood lawsuits, which are plural, involving screenwriter R. Lance Hill, Amazon, and the remake of the 1989 ‘Roadhouse.’ A cult classic, ‘Roadhouse was a starring vehicle for Patrick Swayze, produced by Joel Silver and directed by Rowdy Herrington.

Then, Terry shares an article by David Courtney, Ten Colorful Ways to Say It’s Hotter Than Hades in Texas, featured in Texas Monthly. 

Research for this episode includes:
Amazon, MGM Accuse Original ‘Road House’ Screenwriter of Fraud in Countersuit By Ross A. Lincoln for TheWrap by Samantha Bergeson for IndieWire
https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/road-house-screenwriter-sues-amazon-over-copyright-ai-use-1234958090/#:~:text=Lance%20Hill%2C%20who%20uses%20the,movie%20was%20released%20in%201989

‘Road House’ Rumble: Amazon Denies AI Used To Create Actors’ Voices For Remake During Strike As Original Pic’s Scribe Sues To Shut Down New Movie by Dominic Patten for Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2024/02/road-house-lawsuit-amazon-copyright-1235839774/

Ten Colorful Ways to Say It’s Hotter Than Hades in Texas, which was featured in Texas Monthly. 
https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/folksy-sayings-heat-weather/?utm_source=pocket_shared&utm_source=pocket_shared

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