(2014) Tags: The Weinstein Co.
David Johnson v. The Chernin Group, LLC
Plaintiff Dave Johnson, a world famous sportscaster and longtime ABC, CBS, ESPN, and NBC voice of, among other famous events, countless internationally televised thoroughbred horse races, including the Kentucky Derby, created, coined, immortalized, and, accordingly, trademarked one of the most renowned, recognizable, and famous phrases in sports and entertainment: “AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME.”
In the movie ‘St. Vincent’, actor Bill Murray, playing the role of an alcoholic degenerate gambler, exclaims, in the context of a race and in a clear attempt to imitate Dave Johnson, “AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME”. Dave Johnson filed this lawsuit, claiming an unauthorized use of that phrase in ‘St. Vincent’.