Randy Quaid files ‘Brokeback’ suit

Randy Quaid, who played a tough sheep rancher in “Brokeback Mountain,” claims he was fleeced for his work in the movie.

Quaid filed a lawsuit Thursday in L.A. County Superior Court alleging producers got him to work cheap by falsely claiming “Brokeback” was “a low-budget, art-house film, with no prospect of making any money.”

“Yet from day one, defendants fully intended that the film would not be made on a low budget, would be given a worldwide release, and would be supported as the studio picture it always was secretly intended to be,” the lawsuit says.

Quaid agreed to waive his usual seven-figure fee and share of gross profits in favor of a much smaller payment, the lawsuit claims, although it doesn’t say how much he was paid. He seeks at least $10 million in damages.

Focus Features does not comment on pending litigation, spokeswoman Adrienne Bowles said Friday.

“Brokeback Mountain,” which won Oscars for directing, writing and music, has grossed more than $82 million in North America.