Fritz Jünker, former executive director of the Des Moines Music Coalition, has sued Hollywood actor David Arquette and his production company, Coquette Productions Inc., for copyright infringement.

In a lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Jünker claims that Arquette’s movie “The Tripper” is a copy of his film “The Truth About Beef Jerky.” According to the lawsuit, “A reasonable audience presented with the two works would recognize ‘The Tripper’ to be based upon ‘The Truth About Beef Jerky.'”

The lawsuit goes on to say that both movies tell the story of a group of modern-day “hippies” who travel to the redwood forests of Northern California for a music festival, only to find themselves being hunted and killed by an ideologically conservative psychopath who “harbors deep-seated hatred for the hippie lifestyle.”

“The Truth About Beef Jerky” debuted at the Santa Cruz Film Festival in 2002. “The Tripper” debuted at the same film festival in 2007, the lawsuit said.

Jünker is seeking monetary compensation in an amount to be determined at trial. He claims “The Tripper” has destroyed the commercial potential of his film and that he has suffered significant harm and injury.