Quaid drops ‘Brokeback’ suit

“Brokeback Mountain” co-star Randy Quaid has dropped a lawsuit over his compensation for the Academy Award-winning film.

Quaid had sued Focus Features and producers David Linde and James Schamus in March, claiming he was fleeced into working cheaply by the filmmakers’ assertion that “Brokeback Mountain” was “a low-budget, art-house film, with no prospect of making any money.”

“Brokeback Mountain,” whose three Oscars included best director for Ang Lee, topped $82 million at the domestic box office.

Quaid had been seeking at least $10 million. His publicist, Susan Madore, said Thursday that Quaid decided to drop the lawsuit after his lawyers told him Focus agreed to pay him a bonus.

Focus Features denied offering or making any settlement with Quaid but said it was happy to be done with the matter.