MOVIES - July 20, 1992

More Mowing: “The Lawnmower Man” case continues. New Line Cinema Corp. said that a federal appeals court gave it the right to continue using author Stephen King’s name on the film. Last week, a three-judge panel in New York issued a stay of a preliminary injunction granted to King by U.S. District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley. Motley’s ruling barred New Line from using King’s name on the film. The stay will remain in effect until the appeal is decided. In the meantime, New Line said it will continue to bill and advertise the film as “based on a short story by Stephen King.” New Line has claimed that the film was based on a story King wrote in 1975. King had brought suit against the film company because he claimed the movie was nothing like his story. Motley held that only one two-minute scene in the 100-minute film was taken from King’s story.