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In one of the greatest Hollywood controversies of the modern era, the mega-producer Harvey Weinstein was tried and found guilty in court. His frequent collaborator, Quentin Tarantino came under fire for his decades-long association and friendship with the producer. And yet, there was no evidence to the contrary to be collected against Tarantino.

Reservoir Dogs (1992) [Credit: Miramax]

Reservoir Dogs(1992) [Credit: Miramax]In the years that followed, fan factions have taken it upon themselves to conduct some research into the past to dig out some strange truth. These amateur sleuths may not have found what they desired, but the industry still has a few tricks up its sleeve. As such, it has been revealed how Harvey Weinstein tried to fool even Quentin Tarantino once with his silver-tongued manipulation.

Harvey Weinstein Tried to Fool Quentin Tarantino Once

Quentin Tarantino, the biggest asset in Harvey Weinstein’s treasury, made his Hollywood debut withReservoir Dogsin 1992. The neo-noir crime caper defined the start of an era that displayed brilliant dialogue in films mixed with brash and gratuitous violence and an unlimited wealth of pop culture references – all of which are facets of a Tarantino movie.

Steve Buscemi and Harvey Keitel in a scene fromReservoir Dogs[Credit: Miramax]It is then safe to assume that his debut film would be no different, no matter how young (29 years old) the writer-director was at the time of the film’s production. AfterReservoir Dog’s premiere at Sundance, the Weinstein production company, Miramax, quickly picked up the film, but the bid came with a few conditions from the boss himself.

Quentin Tarantinoʼs Reservoir Dogs (1992)

In an interview on theJoeRoganExperiencepodcast, Quentin Tarantino revealed Harvey Weinstein’s unthinkable demand that would have ruined a key scene in Tarantino’s film:

Look, Quentin, this is a movie that anybody can watch. But with that torture scene, you’re gonna alienate women; they’re not gonna wanna see this. So you’re literally putting your own movie in a little box. But without that scene, anybody can go and see this movie and everybody will enjoy it.

Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs torture scene [Credit Miramax]

Michael Madsen inReservoir Dogstorture scene [Credit: Miramax]The ear torture scene in question, firstly, does nothing to negate the interest of the film’s audience as it does not take away from the already violent, bloody, and grisly nature of the 99-minute-long movie.

Quentin Tarantino Wanted To Film Reservoir Dogs With 0.17% the Money of What the Movie Ended Up Making

Secondly, the women, who Weinstein so desperately wanted to protect from the film’s unusually violent scene, quickly came to revere the filmmaker for his brilliant artistic vision that can only be found in a true, rare, and gifted cinephile.

Past Catches Up To Harvey Weinstein on December 2022

Harvey Weinstein [Photo: Sky News]In his decades of ubiquitous presence in Hollywood,Harvey Weinsteinended up leaving a trail of enemies on his way to the top. For years, allegations ofWeinsteinʼs infamous misdeedsbehind the scenes surfaced, making him as much amythical monsteras a very real abuser and oppressor in Hollywood.

“The audience isn’t stupid”: Neil Gaiman’s Genius Saved Hayao Miyazaki’s $194M Studio Ghibli Movie That Would Have Failed Badly Because of Harvey Weinstein

Ultimately, the 2017#MeToomovement caught up to Weinstein, exposing his misdeeds in the industry, and building a case against him that was strong enough to produce him in a court of law. In December 2022, Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison in Los Angeles, California that was to be served on top of his 23 years of New York sentence.

Reservoir Dogsis available for streaming on Prime Video.

Diya Majumdar

Senior Writer

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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.

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Quentin Tarantino Wanted To Film Reservoir Dogs With 0.17% the Money of What the Movie Ended Up Making

Harvey Weinstein [Photo: Sky News]