[quote]Producer Myrl A. Schreibman and director Robert S. Fiveson claims that The Island-producers has stolen the idea for from their 1979 movie Parts: The Clonus Horror.
Now they sue DreamWorks and Warner Bros. for plagiarism. In the sue the two producers refers to several revealing simularities between the two films.
According to imdb.com, many american reviewers supports the claim. Both films are about producing human clones to be able to donate organs to other humans.
The suers wants remedy for noneconomic loss, and they want to deny The Island a DVD release. They also want to stop the plans of adapting The Island to a novel.
DreamWorks denies that the film is plagiarism.
The Island flopped in US, but is doing well in Europe. It stars Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson.[/quote]
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