Miami Studios planning to (ONCE AGAIN) rip off an Eon Films movie
Hey everyone.
This word just came to me yesterday from a VERY reliable source that John Flanagan of Miami Studios is planning to cast and film a movie called "The Dicks of Hazzard" and to release it while my movie is still in Editing, BEFORE it is allowed to hit the market.
This is not a new tactic for Miami Studios. Many of you recall that he did the same thing with "Ashton's Eleven" when we filmed that. As soon as our movie was in editing, Flanagan had his movie filmed and out within a couple of weeks.
Now, I have no love lost for Flanagan. I have been very open about my dislike for him, his practices and his company. But I have never tried to steal a movie title from him or anyone else just to spite that person or to try and piggyback from their sales.
Needless to say, I own the trademark to "The Dicks of Hazzard", as well as thedicksofhazzard.com.
We are being distributed through White Tiger Releasing and have some very nice write-ups on our movies coming very shortly.
The first post in this forum regarding the name "The Dicks of Hazzard" as our next big movie announcement, complete with pictures of the models who appear in the movie in costume, was made on May 30th, 2006.
I find this action by Miami Studios to be beyond deplorable. I just wanted to let everyone know that "The Dicks of Hazzard" is undeniably an Eon Films production, and any knock-offs from a studio, especially Miami Studios, are not a form of flattery, but of greed and foul intentions to confuse the marketplace in order to handicap our sales.
Rocky
And Now the TRUTH about Gerry Brown and Eon Films
Hey Everyone
While I'm sure It;s very gratifing for Gerri Rosendo Brown ( Rocky) to spew his venom, jealousy is no way to run a company. You Know Gerri, we started production of Our Parody of Bareback Mountain in 2005. Last week, according to at least one industry chart, our film was the # 1 hit in the country. I don't steal from anyone Gerri, certainly not you, as Honda does not steal From Kia.
In January of 2006 one of your own models sugested the title to us as the safe sex version of Bareback Mountain. It seemed cute and we ran with it.
You 'll be glad to know Gerri , that my 2257 records, governed by the advice laid down by our attorneys, Weston Garrou and De Witt et al, are quite acurate . Our scenes for this film begain shooting in January. Your own model alex cross, who stars in this movie , shot his scenes MONTHS ago. And there is no need to keep calling Jarett Fox. He is just another model you did not pay, (Are there is quite a number of those?) and he has no interest chatting with you. You can of course, send him the $550.00 you have owed him for months.
So Please, Stop trying to trash a company you so are obvioulsy jealous of. Please stop stealing MY titles , and pretending the reverse is true. The production dates and copyrights of the various ashton 11 films, says it all.
Gerri, I realize you are still bitter that you only appear in one miami film. However, as a sop to your vanity, we will release the scene on our upcoming DVD "Black Tops, White Bitch Boys " with you prominently displayed on the cover .
Don't worry, we've registered the title, so you can't steal this one. I think perhaps The time has come to make the entire industry aware of who and what you are .
Words From Your Distributor
Rocky,
I wouldn't get all bent out of shape, your videos and the product you put out is much better then Miami Studios. Although Miami Studios has been in business much longer, your product will out last and out perform. Your version of "The Dicks Of Hazzards" is much better and it will be a HIT once its released!
As an individual and working with you as a professional, its a pleasure to deal with you and we are glad to have you onboard as part of our team at D&E Productions & White Tiger Releasing! Going forward a good practice is to keep your titles PRIVATE and not tell your models or make any rush announcements ( I learned that a year ago when another studio took one of my titles & ideas)...use a fake working title and once the video is ready to be released, then the real name and all the promotions begin. As for models/talent, be careful and don' tell them anything either.
As for this site, its not a great place to air dirty laundry...and we agree with Bill and the others. Get advice from your Attorney and see if you can take legal action, you might win the fight but loose the war!!! So it may not be worth it. You do great work, your very organized so do what you do best...film, produce and release DVD titles and ignore everyone else!
Hugs!
David Adamson
D&E Productions/White Tiger Releasing
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