Editing Stargate (film) (section)

===Lawsuit===
In January 1995, Omar Zuhdi, a high school teacher, filed a lawsuit against the makers and originators of the original movie, claiming that they stole the plot and story of his 1984 film script ''Egyptscape'', as the basis of the film ''Stargate'' (and thus the ''[[Stargate]]'' franchise).<ref name=Oklahoman-2544065>{{cite news |last=Parker |first=John |title=Shawnee Teacher Wins Jury Date Writer Says MGM Stole "Stargate" Idea |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/2544065/shawnee-teacher-wins-jury-date-writer-says-mgm-stole-stargate-idea |work=The Oklahoman |date=July 30, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019193818/https://oklahoman.com/article/2544065/shawnee-teacher-wins-jury-date-writer-says-mgm-stole-stargate-idea |archive-date=October 19, 2019 }}</ref> The suit was later settled out of court.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zuhdi v. Metro Goldwyn Mayer, et al|url=http://www.legalmetric.com/cases/copyright/okwd/okwd_595cv00090.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930025640/https://www.legalmetric.com/cases/copyright/okwd/okwd_595cv00090.html|archive-date=September 30, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/sci-files/cinema/stargate/index.shtml |title=Stargate |work=Discovery Channel |access-date=April 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418013915/https://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/sci-files/cinema/stargate/index.shtml |archive-date=April 18, 2009 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>