Puzo's son sues Paramount for Godfather game money

by Justin McElroy { Jun 19th 2008 at 12:30PM }

Anthony Puzo (son of Godfather author Mario Puzo) is going to the mattresses with Paramount for neglecting to pay the Puzo estate the slice of profits from Godfather: The Game that they say they're owed. According to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles yesterday, the family is claiming at least $1 million in damages.

Apparently, a deal was put in place in 1992 that Puzo would get a cut of Godfather audio-visual products due to the skimpy check a then-unknown Puzo got for signing over the rights to his book.

Tags: ea, godfather, paramount

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Saria the Cat @ Jun 19th 2008 12:36PM

Well, I'm all for the original creator's rights to seeing the money his creation has made.

WRE (PSN: WorstReviewEver; Gamertag: HaloKissesBoys; Wii Friend Code: 4204-4590-6106-3583) @ Jun 19th 2008 1:26PM

Yeah, I see your point, but the original creator was Mario Puzo and he's dead. I sure do hope that my daddy writes a book so that I can do nothing and get rich...

Saria the Cat @ Jun 19th 2008 1:53PM

@WRE: Whether or not the son is a money-hungry scumbag is not the point. It should go to the author, and if the author is dead, then his family. It's just the principle of the thing. If my parent created a masterpiece and was not going to get the proper credit for it (even post mortem), I'd be pissed.

theturtle363 @ Jun 19th 2008 12:43PM

Obligatory "They'll make him an offer he can't refuse"

sorry

theturtle363 @ Jun 19th 2008 12:45PM

Obligatory "They'll make him an offer he can't refuse"

sorry

Hashbrown Hunter @ Jun 19th 2008 2:34PM

It was only bearable once..,

theturtle363 @ Jun 19th 2008 4:10PM

sorry man none of my posts are registering

Wes @ Jun 19th 2008 12:54PM

I'm thinking if he made the deal with Paramount for a share of the profits, he should likely only be able to sue Paramount for a share of the profits they made for licensing the godfather rights to the development company?

I'm guessing the development company paid maybe $1,000,000.00 to be able to put the words 'godfather' in their title and base it off the book/three movie world/theme?

So if he had a 1% agreement, he probably should be using paramount for $10,000.00 which then probably won't even cover the lawyer fees. Here's hoping the deal he signed got him at least 5-10%