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Zero Hour! mashup

posted 9 years ago by Bluecher
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Should be no secret anymore but still pretty bold example of plagiary, even for a spoof movie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BjU-e01zQ4

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[–] billymac72 9 years ago

It should be made clear that this was not a case of plagiarism. ZAZ purchased the rights to "Zero Hour!" and used it as the basis for their spoof. They owned it and could treat it any way they wanted.

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[–] Prismark10 9 years ago

ZAZ bought the rights of Zero Hour so they could rip it up good style.

It's that man again!!

[–] Ashaod43 9 years ago

Zero hour probably was watched more after airplane than before. How could anyone take that film serious. It was asking to be spoofed.

[–] willjohn 9 years ago

Makers of Flying High/Airplane bought the rights to Zero Hour and set about taking the mickey out of it to maximum effect.

[–] jedi-jones 8 years ago

Would this have been nominated in the adapted screenplay category or the original screenplay category?

"Pretentious" is a three-syllable word for any thought too big for little minds.

[–] shiftylee 9 years ago

In the United States, spiofing something is covered under the law. No plagorism from a legal perpective.