Jack Black Scandal!

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Jack Black's new film, Be Kind Rewind, is plagiarized! From a Nickeledeon show, of all things!!!!

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The dramz!

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Posted: Feb 21, 2008 at 12:37 am / Email this »

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licta says – reply to this

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come on mr. Gondry's (writer and director) mother said in an interview years ago that when he was little he used to do recreate flicks. heck, I did the same when I was a preteen(did spanish talk shows and movies, so funny) and have videos to prove it. People have same ideas but it is who executes it first.
licta says – reply to this

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and it is not Jack's Film! it Michael Gondry!
JEN says – reply to this

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WOW THAT WAS IDENTICAL……..
LAW SUIT WIN FOR NICK.
emma says – reply to this

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no one can deny that both "blockblister" and the be kind rewind movie are similar?
it'd be something completly different if it was some big budget movie that was copied, just because it's 8 years ago and a kids show doesn't take away the fact that it has been done before.
Whats the big deal says – reply to this

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who cares, every movie in hollywood is recycled in some way or form. And i saw the video, its not the same. Read the plot outline in IMDB. Just watch the movie if you wanna watch it and if you don't, then don't fucking watch it my God you ppl act like this will affect all movies in world. And why is Jack Black being called out, he didn't even write the movie.
britneys_DEAD says – reply to this

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Give me a break. I personally think there's a good chance something such as this could be a coincidence. It's a pretty simple plot, so the fact that two people can come up with a similar idea is not so hard to believe. Further, the clip is two minutes. If they based their movie off of it, who cares? Thta show fucking sucked and i'm sure Jack Black's movie is going to kick ass. Fuck you!
nosyneighbor says – reply to this

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That's ironic because he's hosting the Kid's Choice awards on Nickelodeon.
Amanda manda manda manda manda shooooooooooooooow.
Carla says – reply to this

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Who cares?
danelle says – reply to this

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who cares I'll go see the movie everybody takes from everyone
Similar But Not The Same says – reply to this

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It's not the same idea. In the Movie I think it's Mos Def has a magnet/some metal in his head and accidentally erases all the videos. On the Amanda Show they just sold their videos like that from the beginning, it was no accident. Also no one on the Amanda show liked the "new" movies better, but on the preview for the movie they become famous for their remakes. So, two ideas are similar but not the same.
Xtina_titties says – reply to this

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Do you guys know what proof is? Who are you to decide what is proof? Are you litigators? Are you judges? No, your gossip writers who probably have not acquired an education in journalism so you have resorted to writing for perez. Get back to writing about Britney instead of trying to raise controversy. Perez Hilton is a fucking pathetic loser. You're ugly. You're talentless. Somehow you got people to believe you're relevant, but you're not. You're a disgrace to mankind. Suck a dick and shut the fuck up.
daniela says – reply to this

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Funny thing is i knew it came from the amanda show skit called "blockblister" and I wondered if he would get in trouble for that!
wtf says – reply to this

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maybe he bought the idea from Amanda.. or her writers… ~LOL just proves that they are remaking more than just sequels is all.. how long have we been saying there are no new ideas in Hollywood? hence, reality tv
Aimée says – reply to this

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I have a feeling they'll settle without a huge lawsuit. It doesn't seem like too much of a rip-off.
Veronica says – reply to this

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There is no scandal! Nickelodeon already knows because he's Tight with them. He's hosting the Nick Teen Choice Awards again. They know and I'm sure there was some sort of acknowledgement.
thegetfresh says – reply to this

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slow day at perez hilton..
Shapiro says – reply to this

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Who did this guy blow to get into show business? He sucks!
craig heffernan says – reply to this

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it's not even close, there's no scandal. perez must be desperate for material
la says – reply to this

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Who even cares? The Amanda show was a kids movie and im sure they didnt get the idea from there. If you want, we can go over all the movies made in the past 10 years and see what other movie they resemble because im sure there are lots.
megs8686 says – reply to this

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Please. Really? AS if no one could have the same idea 8 years apart. FOcus on the real drama. Not this over hyped crap. Must be a slow gossip day. That like saying every tv show where characters were handcuffed together ripped eachother off.
mijo says – reply to this

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So what…..the movie will suck but people will still go see it….Definately not a SCANDAL!
Cunt5000 says – reply to this

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ok jack black looks good blonde
fuck amanda bynes says – reply to this

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who cares! michel gondry is fucking brilliant!!

i seriously doubt he watches the amanda show…
or maybe he does? do they play it in france??

and jack black and mos def are too fucking cool!!

be kind- go see this movie!
nikki says – reply to this

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not at all..i mean you could do that with any movie
violets says – reply to this

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yeah, but the Amanda show was always lame. Seriously, this show was on when i was ten, and even though i was the target audience, i don't think i ever laughed once while watching it. Gross out, dumbed down comedy to the max. i love amanda bynes, but this show seriously sucked.
waho says – reply to this

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This idea was already done over 15 years ago on a british comedy series so there
miss las vegas says – reply to this

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actually saw the movie "Be Kind Rewind" in November and last night at the Clifton Premiere. Even though the movie shows a similar idea of Jack Black and Mos Def making their own videos and selling them to the people in the town…that's not really the focus. The Director was more focused on Passaic, NJ. It was really about Passaic. Once people see the movie they'll see that whoever made that youtube video is an idiot.
Jes says – reply to this

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seriously, Perez?? Nothing is original anymore. NOTHING. Let it be.
H says – reply to this

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STOP ABUSING THE WORD PLAGIARISM.
NICK JR says – reply to this

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Uh Perez…he works for Nick. Do your research boss.
violet says – reply to this

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No. "Be kind rewind" is a completely different premise— if you've read anything on it, then you would see that a. michel gondry is a genius and although they remake movies, it's nothing like THE AMANDA SHOW. The entire premise is that jack black's character is exposed to some nuclear thing and that is how he erases all of the movies. It's NOT A stoner type thing. If you're in new york (or, have the internets) check out the Deitch gallery's website– one of the coolest exhibitions i've seen in New york. Jack Black, Mos Def and Gondry should not even be compared to this.
B. Obama says – reply to this

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It's not plagiarized, it's just some borrowed words!!!!!
Alysa says – reply to this

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I'm pretty sure someone else did it back in the day before the amanda show as well.. I just can't remember who, unfortinuately.
Ana says – reply to this

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Well it's not the first time Jack goes plagiarism. Nacho Libre wasn`t an original idea, it was based in a mexican movie named Fray Tormenta, so it's not like this is something unexpected from him.
team JACK BLACK says – reply to this

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but how many versions of cinderalla, romeo and juliet, etc. have been made. give it a break!!!!!!!!

i love jack black and the movie looks great!!
caroline opshinsky says – reply to this

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i remember that1!1
diva says – reply to this

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im lovin the bleeched/platinum look
steph says – reply to this

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AMANDA BYNES WAS AT THE PREMIER
Zeona says – reply to this

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But they are doing it "much better!". The Jack Black movie looks really good.
Magenta says – reply to this

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welll the 'scandal' really has nothing to do with jack black…he's just acting in the film. how was he suppose to know it was plagiarized?
Liz says – reply to this

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dude i totally thought of that skit from the amanda show when i saw previews for be kind rewind.thats so whack!
chandler says – reply to this

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dude ok whatever like i already knew about that amanda show shiz but i was never like dude omg! they stole it!! please… like get over it. the amanda show was gay as fuck. k thanks bye
Carly W. says – reply to this

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Perez..I love your site, and I am a fan. But honestly, this is THE dumbest thing you've ever had on your website.
extirpation says – reply to this

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Re: B. Obama –

LMAO! Freakin' awesome.
Cobretti says – reply to this

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Why the fuck is that labelled a Jack Black Contreversy. He just stars in the movie, it's not like he produced, directed or wrote it. If anything, it's a Michel Gondry contreversy.
frankaay says – reply to this

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The irony of this is when I saw the advert at the cinema I told my friends and they laughed at me for even remembering the Amanda Show, let alone saying this was a copy….
Americans may not be familiar with this phrase but in London right now we would say:
BOYD.
Ryan says – reply to this

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By your logic, nearly every romantic comedy ever made is plagiarism. Sometimes you say such ignorant things that it makes my head numb.
emily says – reply to this

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I remember that show, it was the first thing i thought of when i saw the commertial!
brittany says – reply to this

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well, it's possible they just thought of it, and didn't look to a kids show over 8 years old for inspiration.
katdabrat says – reply to this

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i looked at the trailer for the movie, and it's kinda the same concept, but not. b/c on the amanda show the ppl were disappointed about not getting the movie they wanted, on be kind rewind, they wanted more.
actually says – reply to this

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this "segment" you see of the amanda show was an ongoing skit. as you can see from several different scenes, that wasn't just ONE episode. but i'm sure most of you will rant on anyway…
hmmmmm says – reply to this

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he looks kinda hot in that pic,yikes ….
Mel Rose says – reply to this

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I really doubt that they would film a movie knowing that they might not be able to show it later so believing it's really plagiarized is kind of stupid.
becky says – reply to this

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You forget, people can borrow with permission from the people created the first thing and it's not considered plagiarism.

But then I again, I knew gays (like yourself) were idiots.
Jack is my brother...sorta says – reply to this

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I wish I had a photo of my brother to send to Perez, he is Jack Black's "Seperated at Birth" twin. It's hilarious. I've teased my brother about it for years. Of course then my bro joined the army and is now much better built than Jack, oh, and my brother's name is Jake! Jack and Jake, I just find it funny, but then I'm bored alot…
Travis says – reply to this

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whoa, since when does jack black look like sting?
Maria Smith says – reply to this

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I highly doubt that the writers ripped the idea from The Amanda Show. Even so, Jack Black has been hosting the Nick Choice Awards and is very friendly with the network. I am sure that if they did get the idea from The Amanda Show they have full permission.
Jalysza says – reply to this

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technically it is the same idea
but in the movie dont the people like the videos that they make?
unlike the amanda show
also the movie isnt about some retarded family who just makes their own movies
its about the movies getting erased and then they make their own
so really its kind of original?
sandra says – reply to this

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i totally watched that!! like all those episodes haha
katy says – reply to this

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oh and the title "be kind rewind" is from that movie superstar
Stephanie says – reply to this

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I watched the Trailer for Be Kind Please Rewind and I watch that clip of the Amanda Show and they are not even the same LOL! Similar but I wouldn't think it is plagiarized.
itshaleybitches says – reply to this

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oh my god.
fuck the amanda show…
jack black is HILARIOUS.
bridget says – reply to this

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something can be copied without being plagerized.

i mean people do have the same ideas you know. just because they happened to have the same idea, doesn't mean they stole it. i highly doubt they were sitting around watching the amanda show…
willyd says – reply to this

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that is utter crap

this script was in the pipeline for so long

whoever posted that youtube clip needs a life for even remembering that horrible show
faeriedust says – reply to this

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Plagiarism? Are we to suppose the idea of making a movie of re-makes is somehow the intellectual property of Nickelodeon? Its 2008 - the entirety of pop-culture is built on self-reference and doubling back toward something new. This is NOT plagiarism - this is detournement (google it).

The real shamlessness is found in films like "Charlie Bartlett" that have the pretense of originality when just trying to cash in the success of substantial films like "Rushmore" or "Juno".
Oren says – reply to this

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ahaha that's soo funny because I told my friend that and she didn't believe me
alyson says – reply to this

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i would hardly call that plagairism. the whole point of be kind rewind is that the movies got accidentally magnetized and deleted, not just like omg lets make our own versions.
blockblister says – reply to this

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haha i remember that skit they always did that skit…what did they think people wouldn't remember!?
courtney says – reply to this

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im pretty sure that they didn't plagiarize that idea…thats like saying any alien movie ever made was copying ET. Besides id rather have that movie then bring it on 3 times…they're the EXACT same story i wonder why anyone even watches them.
Sarah says – reply to this

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oh boo hoo…storylines get plagarized all the time. I can't wait to see the movie
Charlene says – reply to this

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i used to watch the amanda show all the time and its a completely different story line.
the only thing thats the same is that they make thier own version of the movie and i bet they didn't watch the amanda show for ideas.
plus TONS of movies could be labled plagerized look at all the movies like epic movie or not another teen movie and so on. they are all pretty much the same idea
and btw jack black is amazing soooo stfu. (not you perez )
lauren says – reply to this

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I LOVED THE AMANDA SHOW. SO MUCH.
this makes me want to see the movie even more…
earthchild says – reply to this

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perez its stupid that you posted this

your gossip is usually worthy!!! are you losing your grip??
emu says – reply to this

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Fuck you perez…we get that your blog has turned into your love for low brow culture and blind following of anything moderately controversial, but come on. That is not plagiarism.
Doobie says – reply to this

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um, if you saw the movie, you'd know that's not true.