QUENTIN TARANTINO - TARANTINO WINS WAR, SAVES WEINSTEINS

TARANTINO WINS WAR, SAVES WEINSTEINS

As Quentin Tarantino sees it, not only did his Inglourious Basterds put an early end to World War II but it rescued the Weinstein brothers in the process. Speaking to a Reuters reporter in Tel Aviv, where the film is about to open, Tarantino noted that the Weinsteins had had a string of flops that threatened the continued existence of their company. "They were backed up against the wall, and this gives them breathing room. This gets their back off the wall," he said. Not only will the movie produce some much-needed cash for the Weinsteins, he said, "it also even helps them inside of the industry and it actually shows Hollywood that they can open a movie. I'm actually proud that I was able to do that for them, that I could pay back their faith in me, that I could pay back their support."

16/09/2009