Jackie Brown (1997)
Front Cover Actor
Pam Grier Jackie Brown
Samuel L. Jackson Ordell Robbie
Robert Forster Max Cherry
Bridget Fonda Melanie
Michael Keaton Ray Nicolette
Robert De Niro Louis Gara
Michael Bowen Mark Dargus
Chris Tucker Beaumont Livingston
Lisa Gay Hamilton Sheronda
Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr. Winston
Bridget Fonda Melanie Ralston
Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr. Winston (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
Movie Details
Genre Action; Crime; Drama; Thriller; Comedy
Director Quentin Tarantino
Writer Elmore Leonard; Quentin Tarantino
Language English
Audience Rating R
Running Time 2 hr 35 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
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
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 176
In Collection Yes
Purchase Date 8/2/2003
Tape Label 59
Product Details
Format VHS
Region Region 1
Release Date 2003
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Links
Internet Movie Database