Judd Apatow and Rebecca Eckler Plagiarism Case: Stolen Idea
“I felt sick and dizzy. Not only did the cover of the screenplay feature a martini glass with a soother around the stem, like the cover of the American edition of my book, the words ‘Knocked’ and ‘Up’ were in two different colors, the same as my book cover.” (Eckler, 2007). This being Rebecca Eckler’s first reaction when finding out the plot of her famous book Knocked Up, became a huge hit in the movies, and she received none of the box office revenues for it. Being a very important factor that was not taken lightly, plagiarism stands out clearly and obvious that the movie Knocked Up. The movie was produced by Judd Apatow, had copied the book for the reasons: The character profiles seem to be the same; the storyline seems to be identical with both, and the effect of this situation is unfair for Rebecca’s side, especially that Judd Apatow has been accused before.
When first finding out about the movie, Rebecca noticed many comparisons between both the movie and book. The biggest give away was that the cover matched her book cover. They both had a martini glass with a soother around it; therefore that was one of the biggest assumptions that Knocked Up was plagiarized. The main character of Alison in the movie had the same aspects as Rebecca’s character did in her book, which was herself. Both characters were celebrating at a party, drank a little bit causing them to get drunk, which then caused them to get pregnant from circumstances that happened that night. (Eckler. 2007. Par.25). Also, the protagonist women characters each had a go-to person to talk to throughout the whole ordeal. Rebecca had her best friend to talk to for advice who already has had screaming kids herself to handle. Alison had a confidant to get help from too; her sister, and many like Rebecca’s friend, she had many screaming kids too. (Eckler. 2007. Par.26). The kids would not support within comforting Rebecca and Alison who are about to have a child. The storylines go throughout the ups and
When first finding out about the movie, Rebecca noticed many comparisons between both the movie and book. The biggest give away was that the cover matched her book cover. They both had a martini glass with a soother around it; therefore that was one of the biggest assumptions that Knocked Up was plagiarized. The main character of Alison in the movie had the same aspects as Rebecca’s character did in her book, which was herself. Both characters were celebrating at a party, drank a little bit causing them to get drunk, which then caused them to get pregnant from circumstances that happened that night. (Eckler. 2007. Par.25). Also, the protagonist women characters each had a go-to person to talk to throughout the whole ordeal. Rebecca had her best friend to talk to for advice who already has had screaming kids herself to handle. Alison had a confidant to get help from too; her sister, and many like Rebecca’s friend, she had many screaming kids too. (Eckler. 2007. Par.26). The kids would not support within comforting Rebecca and Alison who are about to have a child. The storylines go throughout the ups and