Less than three weeks remain before the arrival of Quentin Tarantinos The Hateful Eight, a filmthat police unions across the country have threatened to boycott following the directors comments and presence at a police brutality rally in October. In a new interview, the filmmaker talked about the potential boycotts, his respect for law enforcement and whether the police are stiflinghis First Amendment rights.
You should be able to talk about abuses of power, Tarantino told The Daily Beast. You should be able to talk about police brutality and what, in some cases as far as Im concerned, is outright murder and outright loss of justice, without the police organization targeting you in the way that they have done me.
Following Tarantinos comments about police brutality which he subsequently reiterated during appearances on Real Time With Bill Maher and MSNBC the nationwide Fraternal Order of Police backed police officer unions in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia in boycotting The Hateful Eight. The Fraternal Order of Police went as far as promising a surprise when the film was released on December 25th. However, Tarantino isnt too concerned with the threats.
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People ask me, Are you worried? And the answers no, Im not worried, because I do not feel like the police force is this sinister black hand organization that goes out and fucks up individual citizens in a conspiracy sort of way, the filmmaker said. Having said that, a civil servant shouldnt be issuing threats, even rhetorically, to private citizens. The only thing I can imagine is that they might be planning to picket us, picket one of the screenings or maybe picket the premiere, or one of the 70mm screenings.
Even a protest where police officers bought up all the tickets to screenings so the film showed to empty theaters wouldnt have the desired effect, since it wouldnt impact the movies box officer. Its unfortunate because I do respect the good work that the police do, Tarantino said of the whole incident.
I live in the Hollywood Hills and when I see a cop driving around there I actually assume he has my best interest at heart and he has the interest of my property at heart. I think if you go to Pasadena theyd say the same thing, and I think if youd knock on doors in Glendale, theyd say the same thing. [But] go down to Century Boulevard and start knocking on apartment doors in Inglewood, and theyre not going to say the same thing.
Michael Moore previously came out in support of Tarantino, writing on social media, I think millions of us not only stand with Tarantino, were going to make sure we go see his next movie! Whos with me? Stay strong Quentin. Theyre just frightened and in shock that a well-known and respected white guy would dare to speak out.
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