This is the sort of philosophical puzzler that would keep a Frenchman deep in thought for months, if not years. When is a spin-off not a spin-off?

Hmm: that's odd. I was under the impression that Douglas was so impressed by Oliver Stone's messages about the perils of greed and profit that he's worked for free ever since. Apparently not. Does the ex have a case? Don't know why not, unless they changed the name of the character to Gordon Geico.