Jackie Brown (1997)
- Starring:
- Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Quentin Tarantino
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed this adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1995 Rum Punch, switching the action from Miami to LA, and altering the central character from white to black. Ruthless arms dealer Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), who lives with perpetually stoned beach-babe Melanie (Bridget Fonda), teams with his old buddy Louis Gara (Robert De Niro), just released from prison after serving four years for armed robbery. ATF agent Ray Nicolette (Michael Keaton) and cop Mark Dargus (Michael Bowen) bust stewardess Jackie Brown (Pam Grier), who was smuggling money into the country for Ordell. Ordell springs Jackie, but when middle-aged bail bondsman Max Cherry (Robert Forster) picks her up at the jail, he's attracted to her, and they choose a romantic route with detours. Mistrust and suspicions surface after Jackie pits Ordell and the cops against each other, convincing Ordell that she's going to double-cross the cops. Tarantino commented on the film's budget: "Jackie Brown only cost $12 million. You can't lose. You absolutely, positively can't lose. And you don't have to compromise." ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 154 mins
Complete Cast:
- Pam Grier - Jackie Brown
- Robert Forster - Max Cherry
- Michael Keaton - Ray Nicolette
- Michael Bowen - Mark Dargus
- Lisa Gay Hamilton - Sheronda
- Hattie Winston - Simone
- Sid Haig - Judge
- Quentin Tarantino - Voice on Answering Machine
- Samuel L. Jackson - Ordell Robbie
- Bridget Fonda - Melanie
- Robert De Niro - Louis Gara
- Chris Tucker - Beaumont Livingston
- Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr. - Winston
- Aimee Graham - Amy (Billingsley Sales Girl)
- Denise Crosby - Attorney
- Director(s):
- Quentin Tarantino
- Writer(s):
- Quentin Tarantino
- Producer(s):
- Lawrence Bender
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Humor, Sexual Situations, Not For Children, Adult Situations, Profanity, Violence, Drug Content)
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- 1998 - Jackie Brown - Berlin International Film Festival - Silver Bear for Best Actor
