Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein is now in a correctional facility, facing 23 years in prison in addition to pending Los Angeles charges, and documentarian Malcolm Ingram has made a film about one of Weinstein’s success stories, Kevin Smith.
However, telling Variety that “You can’t tell this fairytale story without mentioning the monster,” he opened up about the shady financial dealings of the former movie magnate while supporting the filmmaker’s 1994 debut, “Clerks.”Smith said he sold “Clerks” to Harvey Weinstein and Miramax out of the 1994 Sundance Film Festival for $227,000, with Smith to receive a backend if the movie profited theatrically.
The black-and-white indie that centered on a group of foul-mouthed video store employees grossed $3.2 million in North America, and went on to become an endlessly imitated cult hit.More from IndieWireRon Perlman Tells All About Infamous Harvey Weinstein Handshake: ‘He Knew It Was Clammy’Harvey Weinstein Tests Positive for Coronavirus
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