Proposed Film Adaptation
The sketch was to be the basis for a film to be released in 2000, featuring Myers, David Hasselhoff, and Jack Black, but abandoned on May 30, 1999 after Mike Myers became dissatisfied with his own script. Less than a week after Myers informed Universal Studios of his decision, Universal sued Myers for their $3.8 million in pre-production costs.
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