I Want a New Drug theme song of the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" was released, Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. for copyright infringement, claiming that Parker had stolen the melody from "I Want a New Drug". Lewis had been approached to compose the main theme song for the film, but had to decline because of his work on the soundtrack for "Back to the Future". The two parties settled out of court. Details of the settlement (specifically, that Columbia Pictures paid Lewis a settlement) were confidential until 2001, when Lewis commented on the payment in an episode of VH1's "Behind the Music". Parker subsequently sued
Ashley Parker Angel role as Carson Wheetly for the movie "" (originally titled, "Wild Things: Criss-Cross") by Sony, filmed in Miami over two months. In June 20 Parker played pop singer Danny Starr in the "Danny Starr / Quinceañera" episode of the children's cartoon "Handy Manny" on the Disney Channel. In which he sang an original song "Twisty Turn Twist" which he co-wrote for the show. In late March 2010 Parker was cast in the role of Todd for the upcoming family superhero movie "Pizza Man" starring Frankie Muniz filmed in Los Angeles. Pizza Man was due for theatrical release in late 2011