'Hills Have Thighs' Filmmaker Upset Over Indecent Version of His Film

Weird story from TMZ. James “Bubba” Cromer, the filmic brains behind a 2008 comedy called “The Hills Have Thighs,” has filed suit against HBO and Showtime in LA Superior Court for making a soft-core porn version of his film — using the same title.

TMZ has the backstory:

[Buba] saw listings for his movie to play on Cinemax and TMC [owned by HBO and Showtime respectively] … so he called everyone he knew to make sure they all tuned in … including a member of the House of Representatives.

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