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Slip 'N Slide Maker Suing Over 'Dickie Roberts' Film
Aired September 09, 2003 - 06:47 ET
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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Well time to get some more business buzz. The maker of the popular backyard water game the Slip 'N Slide, remember that? Well, apparently it was also in this week's No. 1 movie. And I don't know if they like that.
Let's find out with Joya Dass.
I would think that they would be excited about that idea.
JOYA DASS, CNN FINANCIAL NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Well, let me tell you the story.
WHITFIELD: OK.
DASS: Wham-O, which is the actual maker of the Slip 'N Slide, is suing the makers of this movie, "Dickie Roberts," which is starring David Spade. And the two reasons or you know the bone that they have to pick here is that Paramount Pictures and Happy Madison Productions used the Slip 'N Slide without their permission. And also, as you take a look at this clip of David Spade using the Slip 'N Slide that he is violating a number of product safety guidelines.
Take a look at this.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If you master this, it's the first step to being a real kid.
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DASS: Now you can see that "Dickie Roberts" did not inflate the plastic sheet with air and water before jumping on it, so he injures himself. And then in this next sequence, you're actually going to see him pouring vegetable oil over the slide and then sliding into a fence. Wham-O wants this film out of theaters as long as it contains this scene or for at least for Paramount to add a disclaimer asking viewers not to try this at home.
And this isn't without merit, because back in the 1990s this product was actually pulled off store shelves because a number of folks had actually seriously injured themselves. In fact, one person actually paralyzed himself in Wisconsin from some -- because they had violated these product safety guidelines. So you know can't say that this is all fun and games.
WHITFIELD: Yikes, I don't know if they would have sued if the movie hadn't been the No. 1, though, you wonder about that one.
DASS: That's right. That's right.
WHITFIELD: All right, well let's look ahead a little bit, let's talk about some futures which we watch out for (ph).
DASS: Well, you know yesterday -- you know yesterday the tech stocks did very well and that was what powered the rally that we saw on Wall Street. But this morning, the futures markets are actually pointing to a lower opening for stocks. And part of that has to do with Nokia, which is the world's largest handset maker. And the company is indicating that its revenue for the third quarter is the revenue outlook is actually going to be flat to down slightly. And the Street was hoping that they were going to be a little bit more bullish on this. So that's going to be one of the major influencing factors today.
WHITFIELD: All right. Joya Dass, thanks very much.
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Aired September 9, 2003 - 06:47 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Well time to get some more business buzz. The maker of the popular backyard water game the Slip 'N Slide, remember that? Well, apparently it was also in this week's No. 1 movie. And I don't know if they like that.
Let's find out with Joya Dass.
I would think that they would be excited about that idea.
JOYA DASS, CNN FINANCIAL NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Well, let me tell you the story.
WHITFIELD: OK.
DASS: Wham-O, which is the actual maker of the Slip 'N Slide, is suing the makers of this movie, "Dickie Roberts," which is starring David Spade. And the two reasons or you know the bone that they have to pick here is that Paramount Pictures and Happy Madison Productions used the Slip 'N Slide without their permission. And also, as you take a look at this clip of David Spade using the Slip 'N Slide that he is violating a number of product safety guidelines.
Take a look at this.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If you master this, it's the first step to being a real kid.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
DASS: Now you can see that "Dickie Roberts" did not inflate the plastic sheet with air and water before jumping on it, so he injures himself. And then in this next sequence, you're actually going to see him pouring vegetable oil over the slide and then sliding into a fence. Wham-O wants this film out of theaters as long as it contains this scene or for at least for Paramount to add a disclaimer asking viewers not to try this at home.
And this isn't without merit, because back in the 1990s this product was actually pulled off store shelves because a number of folks had actually seriously injured themselves. In fact, one person actually paralyzed himself in Wisconsin from some -- because they had violated these product safety guidelines. So you know can't say that this is all fun and games.
WHITFIELD: Yikes, I don't know if they would have sued if the movie hadn't been the No. 1, though, you wonder about that one.
DASS: That's right. That's right.
WHITFIELD: All right, well let's look ahead a little bit, let's talk about some futures which we watch out for (ph).
DASS: Well, you know yesterday -- you know yesterday the tech stocks did very well and that was what powered the rally that we saw on Wall Street. But this morning, the futures markets are actually pointing to a lower opening for stocks. And part of that has to do with Nokia, which is the world's largest handset maker. And the company is indicating that its revenue for the third quarter is the revenue outlook is actually going to be flat to down slightly. And the Street was hoping that they were going to be a little bit more bullish on this. So that's going to be one of the major influencing factors today.
WHITFIELD: All right. Joya Dass, thanks very much.
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