‘Just when I thought I was out…’ NJ pizza maker dragged into movie rights drama Dan Alexander Published: October 24, 2025 Max D'Amico, owner of The Doughfather, scrapes his restaurant's logo off the front door after receiving a cease and desist letter from Paramount Pictures over its likeness to The Godfather. (ABC 7 Eyewitness News via YouTube)

✅ Pizzeria The Doughfather received a cease-and-desist from Paramount Pictures

✅ It's logo pays too much homage to the owner's favorite movie

✅ The owner has started to change over the logo design

MONROE (Middlesex) — A pizza restaurant owner's attempt to pay homage to his favorite movie took an unexpected and potentially costly turn in the form of a cease-and-desist order from a Hollywood studio.

Max D'Amico is the owner of The Doughf

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