Teed Off: Producer Sues Over Caddyshack Doc

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A Golden Globe-winning producer teed off against A&E Television Networks and a Manhattan production company with a $6 million lawsuit, accusing the cable station of trashing his reputation in a documentary on the making of the classic golf comedy Caddyshack.

Rusty Lemorande, 53, who was an executive in charge of production for the 1980 farce, says his quotes in the behind-the-scenes documentary falsely portray him as a “spy” on the set who ratted out his coworkers’ raucous behavior to his boss.

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