Everyone likes to sue Sacha Baron Cohen, but I have to think he didn’t see this one coming. Pauly Shore has contacted his lawyers over a scene from Brüno:
Sacha Baron Cohen is facing more legal woes — comedian Pauly Shore has alleged a scene in new movie Bruno is taken from his film Adopted.
In Bruno, Cohen’s outlandish character collects an African baby out of a box on an airport baggage carousel before turning to the camera and saying, “Angelina’s got one, Madonna’s got one, now Bruno’s got one,” in a gag joking about stars who adopt foreign children.
The funnyman reportedly sent Madonna flowers and a sympathetic note during her recent battle to adopt Malawian Mercy James, to apologize for the skit.
And now director Shore alleges the scene bears a striking resemblance to the trailer and tagline for his new film, Adopted — a comedy about the public’s obsession with celebrity babies.
According to the New York Daily News, Shore has contacted his attorney and is preparing to take legal action against Cohen.
I know what you’re thinking — Pauly Shore can still afford legal bills?
The poor man’s Adam Sandler hasn’t had a hit in ages, and the adoption film in question doesn’t have a release date yet. But even at the height of his popularity in the ’90s, most of the drivel he starred in borrowed heavily from other, more successful movies. Bio-Dome spoofed The Six Million Dollar Man, Apocalypse Now, The Karate Kid, Blue Velvet, and JFK, according to IMDb. And Encino Man’s gags were cringe-worthy parodies of Rocky, Terminator, and Risky Business.
But now we’re supposed to believe that at age 41, Pauly Shore has finally had an original idea for the first time ever, and a far more popular and relevant comedian supposedly stole it from him?
Am I missing the punch line?
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LOL Love this article!
Pffft, he can sue Cohen when someone sues Tarrantino for all of his blatant copying, er, “homage”. :-p
The fact that he feels so threatened by this one scene and needs to sue over it tells me everything I need to know about his upcoming movie.
Sucks sucks sucks!
…Because if you’re gonna rip someone off, it’s gonna be a genius like Pauly Shore? It’s like copying Fred Flintstone’s wardrobe.
And I had thought Pauly Shore was dead. Now I’m more depressed than ever.
I think I found the punch line, Holly… Pauly Shore.
Who? Seriously. And also, there’s the poor man’s Adam Sandler? I thought Adam Sandler was the poor man’s Adam Sandler.
When was the last time anybody won a lawsuit over a stolen gag?
A dog sueing Cohen would be taken more seriously than this.
Um…who is Pauly Shore again?
Holy cow-Pauly Shore’s a year older than me? I feel like I actually have accomplished something.
I guess that this could be followed up by Steven Baldwin suing the Mormons for plagiarizing the Bible and Freemasonry.
Who the hell does he think he’s kidding? At least I’m not the only one who thought (hoped) he was dead.
For guys like Pauly (without any talent), it seems the only avenue left for them to pursue is with an attorney. At least that is what we see happening all of the time. If you have talent, it speaks for itself, and a real career follows. When you don’t, this is what happens. With narcissism like this, somebody’s got to pay: ( I have bills! a mortage! a car payment! A mother who expected more! So what if I am talent-less, and earn no money other than what I have inherited! I deserve more!)
Even worse, I agree with Deceiver on this, and even think Deceiver held back on the punch. I am so ashamed…
I guess I am feeling a little mean today…I just can’t stand this guy. He never was funny. Unforgiveable in someone who promotes themselves as a comedian.
Call me cynical but what better way than to promote a b-grade comedy by generating publicity, attaching itself to Bruno (so to speak).
I like Pauly Shore… seems I’m the only one. So okay, he hasn’t done anything in ages and his work isn’t very intellectual, but who cares. In The Army Now was funny… you are gonna think I’m stoopid, right, but there it is. Besides I like his brand of comedy more than SBC’s, he’s too weird to be funny. Ok, so snigger and whatever. I like Pauly Shore.
I thought Andy Samberg was the poor man’s Adam Sandler.
I don’t think Shore will have a case unless in his movie Cohen says, “Chillin’ with the weeeeeeeeezle!”
No, Andy Samberg is the poor man’s d*ck in a box.
Minnow is right.
Adam Sandberg is the poor man’s Adam Sandler.
He may have even come back in time with slightly different hair.
An Adam Sandberg too?
Isn’t there a fungicide out there that can take care of this problem?