At this point in the life of Harvey Weinstein people wouldn’t be surprised to learn of more and more despicable acts that were apparently a common practice during his producing days. The late Robin Williams may have had a bit of blame here since it was he who made a deal with Weinstein’s company to hop on board what was essentially considered an indie film at the time. This rumor is coming from director Kevin Smith who was an executive producer on the film and has a new book out where he discloses a lot of the behind the scenes stories. Seeing as how he was a part of deal there’s a good chance that Robin Williams got screwed over by Weinstein.
Did Weinstein Just Want To Mess With Robin Williams?
“I remember when ‘Good Will Hunting’ was leaving theaters and it felt weird because it was like, ‘Wait? There’s all this Oscar buzz, so why would you pull it if it was just making money?’
Money is King
“They did it because keeping it in theaters meant that more of the money would go to Robin, whereas the moment it went to video, the split wasn’t Robin-heavy. It was hamstrung because [of] greed.”
Robin Continued To Work With Weinstein
Smith Coined The “Bennifer” Phrase
“Most people out there, including Ben and Jen themselves, are like, ‘Thanks, a–hole.’ ”