Brokeback Mountain actor sues producers

Actor Randy Quaid claims that he was duped into accepting less money for his work in the film.

Actor Randy Quaid, who plays a tough sheep rancher in Brokeback Mountain, has reportedly taken legal action against the producers claiming that he was duped into accepting less money for his work.

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The actor is suing Focus Features for $10 million.

Quaid said that he originally was approached in 2004 by director Ang Lee, who told him, that "We can't pay anything, we have very little money, everyone is making a sacrifice to make this film."

According to Zap2it, Quaid filed a lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging the producers got him to work cheap by falsely claiming the movie was 'a low-budget, art house film, with no prospect of making any money.