Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Did J.K. Rowlings Rip Off Harry Potter Character?

Did J.K. Rowlings rip off the B-movie "Troll" in creating her Harry Potter character?

Granted the most over-rated writer of the millenial generation has more money than the queen, and a legion of lawyers to boot, so it'll be a no contest bout.

However, according to IMDB.com, this 1986 crap/camp film prominently features characters named Harry Potter Jr. and Sr., and "The hero of this film is a boy named Harry Potter and he is surrounded by a fantasy world of witches, wizards and magic - eleven years before J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels swept the publishing world."

Maybe she could settle out of court by selling her golden toilet paper holder and giving the proceeds to the original writer and director.



Harry Potty

Ali Lohan: Troll's New Girl? - Marc Malkin - E! Online

Troll (1986)

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