制片人兼导演苏珊·莎拉道夫（Susan Saladoff）的纪录片《热咖啡》，6月27日（周一）晚上九点在HBO电视台首播。
纪录片首要先容了1994年里贝克诉讼麦当劳餐厅案。斯特拉·里贝克（Stella Liebeck）密斯在麦当劳就餐时，不当心被一杯热滚滚的咖啡严重烫伤，以后经过陪审团裁定，获得二百九十万美元的补偿金。
纽约每日新闻评价说，可能观察迟疑者会愤慨地摇摇头表示这起变乱应当是里贝克自己的过失，并觉得她奖这件工作的责任全数推给麦当劳是非常好笑的。
该部纪录片中的图片和采访就是为了撤销人们的这些设法主意，展示出真实的伤痕地点，这些伤痕恍如“残酷战争留下的恐怖的印记”。
The McDonald's coffee case has been routinely cited by the media as an example of how citizens have taken advantage of the legal system. We will show how this case became so popular in the media, who funded the effort and to what end. We will tell the truth and let the audience decide if spilling hot coffee is really as profitable as they might otherwise believe. Written by Anonymous
. Most people think they know the "McDonald's coffee case," but what they don't know is that corporations have spent millions distorting the case to promote tort reform. HOT COFFEE reveals how big business, aided by the media, brewed a dangerous concoction of manipulation and lies to protect corporate interests. By following four people whose lives were devastated by the attacks on our courts, the film challenges the assumptions Americans hold about "jackpot justice." Written by Hot Coffee
