Harvey Weinstein

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q531599: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by of 2 people by that name, the one in film or television.

Counted as studio. The films the hosts said they were behind, which the two lists below run through too: Pulp Fiction (1994); Princess Mononoke (1997); Shakespeare in Love (1998); The Imitation Game (2014); Senseless. Count them as producer (2 films), craft (1 film) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Deliverance (1972): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were behind as studio head (Miramax): Deliverance ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). The pawn shop sequence is inspired by Deliverance and transplants a Tennessee 1974 pawn shop to Hollywood.
“It's not just that he's inspired by deliverance.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:41:44 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Joe Dante: 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were behind as studio head (Miramax): Joe Dante ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). Monster Joe's truck and tow is named after Joe Dante, whom Tarantino interviewed in the 80s.
“Apparently named after Joe Dante, director of Gremlins”
The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 2:06:41 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Kiss Me Deadly (1955): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were behind as studio head (Miramax): Kiss Me Deadly ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). The briefcase is an overt mimic of the Kiss Me Deadly briefcase, a metaphor for danger.
“It's interesting because it is such an overt mimic of the Kiss Me Deadly briefcase”
The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 2:23:29 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Lee Majors: 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were behind as studio head (Miramax): Lee Majors ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). The setup of Vincent taking the boss's wife out echoes a Hollywood story about Lee Majors asking someone to take Farrah Fawcett out while he was away.
“Because Lee Majors is going out of town.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:49 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Reservoir Dogs (1992): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were behind as studio head (Miramax): Reservoir Dogs ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). Pulp's opening two-song credits echo the radio dial concept from Reservoir Dogs.
“Well, the radio, the concept of the radio had been in Reservoir Dogs, but I think switching the songs in the middle, because you hear him change the dial.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:04:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.35 sure it was them)

Shaft (1971): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were behind as studio head (Miramax): Shaft ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). Bad motherfucker wallet reference to the Shaft theme.
“It was a reference to the theme song of Shaft.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:55:45 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Captain Marvel (2019): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were behind as studio head (Miramax): Pulp Fiction ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). Samuel L. Jackson driving around mid-90s Los Angeles evokes Jules Winfield, a clever but surface 90s nod.
“a Samuel L. Jackson character in the mid 90s driving around in a car in Los Angeles, a la Jules Winfield in Pulp Fiction.”
The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:18:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

Misery (1990): 1 line

programming (programming) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were behind as studio head (Miramax): Pulp Fiction ⇒ Misery (the host's read). Butch's Girlfriend Award for weak link of the film is borrowed from Pulp Fiction.
“The Butch's girlfriend Award, Butch's girlfriend from Pulp Fiction.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:59:07 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were behind as studio head (Miramax): Pulp Fiction ⇒ Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (the host's read). Marcellus's you-pride-only-hurts speech to Butch is the same speech Pacino gives DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
“And it's the same speech that Pacino gives DiCaprio at Rousseau and Frank in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:17:32 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Pulp Fiction imitators: 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were behind as studio head (Miramax): Pulp Fiction ⇒ Pulp Fiction imitators (the host's read). The Royale-in-Paris, Amsterdam conversation is the most parodied and copied stretch of screenwriting of the last 30 years.
“Yeah. I would argue this is the most ripped off four and a half minutes of screenwriting in the past 30 years.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:06:07 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Samuel L. Jackson: 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were behind as studio head (Miramax): Pulp Fiction ⇒ Samuel L. Jackson (the host's read). Nick Fury's diner scene is described as a try at a Tarantino diner, with Jules-style rhythm.
“I'm trying to do some like fucking Tarantino diner scene.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 2 · 1:05:14 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Station Eleven (2021): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were behind as studio head (Miramax): Pulp Fiction ⇒ Station Eleven (the host's read). Time-shifting storytelling that Pulp put front and center is still used in current TV.
“Yeah, it's like still showing up in like station 11.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:08:39 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Producing (2) everyone in producing

producer/campaigner blamed for The Artist win, The Artist (The Big Picture, The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 14 - ‘Moneyball’)
producer, Frida (Blank Check — Patreon, The Incredible Hulk)

What was said about them, by kind

industry (3)

industry (industry): Harvey Weinstein → In the Cut. Weinstein was involved for a while, then dropped out.
“Harvey's involved for a while and then drops out because he's insane and awful.”
Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 0:26:00 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)
industry (industry): Penelope Spheeris → Harvey Weinstein. Spheeris's career stalled after Senseless, made for Weinstein, after fights and a flop.
“she did that movie for Weinstein.”
Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:27:47 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
industry (industry): All the Pretty Horses → Harvey Weinstein. All the Pretty Horses was meant as an Oscar movie, then Harvey cut it down from a four-hour cut.
“and then Harvey cut it.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:15:37 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

unmapped (conflict anecdote): Toshio Suzuki → Harvey Weinstein. Suzuki mailed Weinstein a katana with the message 'no cuts' to protect Princess Mononoke.
“a boy, you know, a sword to Harvey Weinstein with just the message, no cuts.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 1:25:06 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.