ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɪlmz pɹədˈuːsɚz, dʒˈɛɹoʊm oʊkˈɑːnɚ, fˈaɪld ɐ dˈɑːlɚ tˈɛn mˈɪliən lˈɔːsuːt ɪn fˈɛdɚɹəl kˈoːɹt ɪn mænhˈæʔn̩ ɐɡˈɛnst stˈiːvən spˈiːlbɜːɡz stˈuːdɪˌoʊ dɹˈiːm wˈɜːks, ðə fˈɪlmz dɪstɹˈɪbjuːɾɚ.
In 2001, one of the film's producers, Jerome O'Connor, filed a $10 million lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan against Steven Spielberg's studio DreamWorks, the film's distributor.