Ken Berwitz
I was not listening in at the time, so I do not know whether this phone call between Quentin Tarantino and Harvey Weinstein actually took place. But I would not be surprised if it did.
Please be aware that there is a lot of bad language and some overt racism to come (remember, these are not my words, these are the words I imagine Tarantino and Weinstein might be saying to each other):
TARANTINO: HelloWEINSTEIN: Quentin, is that you?T; Yeah, Harvey. What\’s up?W: Did you really stand in front of a bunch of Black protesters, the ones who want to kill cops, and tell them that the cops they\’re protesting are murderers?T: Yeah.W: Holy shit. Why did you do it? Tell me you have a reason and it\’s not just that you\’re out of your fucking mind.T: Well, the first thing is that they\’re all going to see The Hateful Eight when it opens next month.W: You really think Blacks are going to run and pay movie prices to see it?T. Well, ok. Maybe just some of them. You know you can\’t count on Blacks to do anything they say they\’re going to do.W. (Laughing) yeah, I know. But, ok, let\’s say some of them might.Q: Anyway that\’s not the most important reason.W: Ok, I\’ll bite. What\’s the most important reason.Q: The most important reason is that, now, every liberal in the country is going to run to see The Hateful Eight, because they\’re going to want to show that they support me when I call cops murderers. When it comes to proving they\’re lefties they\’re like fucking sheep. They go baaaa baaaaa and fork over their money (both laugh).W. But what about the fact that the police unions are calling for a boycott?T: Fuck\’em. Let\’em boycott. There are a million cops in the country, and even if every one of them and all their families never went to see our movie, that would be maybe four or five million people – maybe 3 or 4 million who are old enough to get into the theater. But if just 5% of the country is as far left as we pretend to be, in a country of 320 million people that\’s 16 million. Even if you knock off a third because they\’re too young to go, that leaves over 10 million who will fork over their money to prove they\’re with me. The last time I checked, 10 million is a shitload over 3 or 4 million. We\’ll make a fucking fortune.W: Holy shit. I didn\’t think of it that way. Quentin, you\’re a fucking genius. Like the guy said, the best thing in the world is good publicity and the next best thing in the world is bad publicity (both laugh). Is that why you went on that weenie Chris Hayes\’ show last night and doubled down?T: You bet your big, hairy ass it is (both laugh). I permanently established my cred with the left and with Black people. Especially by tossing in that “White Supremacy” line – our left wing pals won\’t care that I\’m White too, they just like what I said.And the more those conservative assholes scream about what a piece of shit I am, the more the lefties who hate them will make sure to go see the movie. Like I said, we\’ll make a fucking fortune.W: But wait. (insinuating tone of voice) Since you\’re proving what a good left winger you are, you\’ll be giving all the profits away to worthy causes, right (laughing)? Then you\’re going to move into a one bedroom in South Central to live with all the Black protesters, right (laughing harder)?T:Yeah, Harvey, just like you will (both laughing even harder).
