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Jump to full article: New York Times, 2009-08-16
Author: the time they released “Pulp Fiction,” in 1994,
Intro: IN the wee hours of Friday morning, Quentin Tarantino stood in a West Village bar that had opened for him and his entourage -- cast members of his new movie, "Inglourious Basterds," and his longtime producers, Bob and Harvey Weinstein. Swinging a blue cocktail in one hand, he held forth about the time that Harvey told him he'd like to invest in a restaurant.
The goal, Harvey explained to Mr. Tarantino at the time, wasn't to schmooze, or to get the best table. New York City had just banned cigarettes from restaurants and Harvey, then an avid smoker, didn't approve.
"He said, 'I want to light up in my own restaurant and blow smoke in the fire marshal's face,' " Mr. Tarantino recalled.
Vintage Harvey chutzpah. The story killed, and when the laughing died down, Bob smiled, waited a beat and added another punch line.
"A million dollars," he sighed, "for a cigarette."
Ah, the flush years.
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