Luc Besson and his company Europacorp were at the center of the scandal and were punished for plagiarism.
Legal action
John Carpenter, argued that the unscrupulous colleague, took the idea for the tape "Fat" from his film "Escape from New York." The American director is sure that not only the main idea of the film was stolen, but also the images of the central heroes.
The court's decision
The experts considered Carpenter's argument to be sound and reasonable, and the court of Paris pronounced the verdict on Besson, recognizing the director as guilty of plagiarism, appointing him to pay a fine of 10,000 euros.
Luke did not shoot "Hard", but participated in writing the script for the picture. In addition to him, the same amount of fine was awarded to other authors James Mater and Stefan Saint-Leger. The three of them must transfer the monetary compensation (in the amount of 10,000 euros) to Nick Cassus, who wrote the script for "Runaway," and director Carpenter (20,000 euros). The company Studiocanal, which owns the right to hire a tape, will receive 50,000 euros from the French side.
It is worth adding that the court verdict upset John Carpenter, as he wanted to get more solid compensation from the defendants. In his statement of claim, the amount of 3 million euros was indicated.
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A "copy" of a copy of "Escape from New York"
The film "Escape from New York" was released by the Americans in 1981, and "Naprolyom" was filmed by the French in 2012.
Plots of films develop in one place - in a huge prison. Besson placed her in space, Carpenter - on the island of Manhattan. And that and the other citadel is captured by criminals with revolutionary ideas. The culprits take the president (in the "Runaway") or the president's daughter (in "The Head"). The main characters of both films are busy rescuing prisoners.
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