Hollywood heavyweight Leonardo DiCaprio and his pal actor Tobey Maguire went to court to prevent Gen-X indie Don’s Plum, which they filmed over six days between 1995 and ’96, from seeing the light of day.
According to ABC news online, the pair sued the team of Plum filmmakers last year and settled out of court, successfully preventing the film from being shown in the United States and Canada.
The film, made for $100,000 by first-time director and former friend of DiCaprio RD. Robb, is a raw, black-and-white picture largely improvised by its group of 20-something actors. Maguire, who is Plum’s leading man, apparently felt that his ad-libbed lines revealed personal details he didn’t want released on celluloid. He is said to have convinced DiCaprio to help him muzzle the picture.
Producer David Stutman sued the handsome twosome to the tune of $10 million in 1998, alleging that the increasingly successful star and Maguire had purposely thwarted Plum’s chances of being sold to a studio. Both actors claimed that they never agreed to make a full-length feature intended for theatrical release.
According to Variety magazine, for those interested in making the trip to Germany, the film will screen in the Berlin festival’s Panorama section. – Albawaba.com.
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