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Director:
Quentin Tarantino
Writers:
Quentin Tarantino (written for the screen by)
Elmore Leonard (novel)
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25 December 1997 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Thriller See more »
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This Christmas, Santa's Got A Brand New Bag See more »
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 12 nominations See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Pam Grier ... Jackie Brown

Samuel L. Jackson ... Ordell Robbie

Robert Forster ... Max Cherry

Bridget Fonda ... Melanie Ralston

Michael Keaton ... Ray Nicolette

Robert De Niro ... Louis Gara

Michael Bowen ... Mark Dargus

Chris Tucker ... Beaumont Livingston

LisaGay Hamilton ... Sheronda

Tommy 'Tiny' Lister ... Winston (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)

Hattie Winston ... Simone

Sid Haig ... Judge

Aimee Graham ... Amy - Billingsley Sales Girl

Ellis Williams ... Cockatoo Bartender (as Ellis E. Williams)

Tangie Ambrose ... Billingsley Sales Girl #2

T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh ... Raynelle - Ordell's Junkie Friend (as T'Keyah Crystal Keymah)
Venessia Valentino ... Cabo Flight Attendant

Diana Uribe ... Anita Lopez
Renee Kelly ... Cocktail Waitress
Elizabeth McInerney ... Bartender at Sam's

Colleen Mayne ... Girl at Security Gate
Laura Lovelace ... Steakhouse Waitress
Christine Lydon ... Tec-9 Sidney - Chicks Who Love Guns (as Christine Lydon M.D.)
Julia Ervin ... Steyr AUG Cindy - Chicks Who Love Guns
Juliet Long ... AK-47 Gloria - Chicks Who Love Guns
Michelle Berube ... Baretta 12S Brittany - Chicks Who Love Guns

Gillian Iliana Waters ... Mossberg 500 Tammy Jo - Chicks Who Love Guns (as Gillian Iliana-Waters)
Candice Briese ... The Deputy
Gary Mann ... The Deputy
Jeffrey Deedrick ... The Sheriff
Roy Nesvold ... The Sheriff
Herbert Hans Wilmsen ... The Sheriff
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Helmut Berger ... Nanni Vitali (archive footage) (uncredited)

Denise Crosby ... Public Defender (uncredited)

Tony Curtis ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marisa Mell ... Giuliana Caroli (archive footage) (uncredited)

Glendon Rich ... Restaurant Regular (uncredited)

Mary Ann Schmidt ... Flight Attendant (uncredited)

Quentin Tarantino ... Answering Machine Voice (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Quentin Tarantino 
 
Writing credits
Quentin Tarantino (written for the screen by)

Elmore Leonard (novel "Rum Punch")

Produced by
Lawrence Bender .... producer
Richard N. Gladstein .... executive producer
Paul Hellerman .... co-producer
Elmore Leonard .... executive producer
Bob Weinstein .... executive producer
Harvey Weinstein .... executive producer
 
Cinematography by
Guillermo Navarro (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Sally Menke 
 
Casting by
Jaki Brown 
Robyn M. Mitchell 
 
Production Design by
David Wasco 
 
Art Direction by
Daniel Bradford 
 
Set Decoration by
Sandy Reynolds-Wasco 
 
Costume Design by
Mary Claire Hannan 
 
Makeup Department
Marietta Carter-Narcisse .... makeup artist: Mr. Jackson
Ilona Herman .... hair stylist: Mr. De Niro
Ilona Herman .... makeup artist: Mr. De Niro
Don Malot .... assistant makeup artist
Mary L. Mastro .... hair stylist: Mr. Keaton
Bob Mills .... makeup artist: Mr. Keaton
Ermahn Ospina .... key makeup artist
Robert L. Stevenson .... key hair stylist (as Robert Louis Stevenson)
Linda Stevenson-Khan .... assistant hair stylist
Victoria Wood .... wig creator: Mr. Jackson
Alicia M. Tripi .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Debbie Hayn-Cass .... production manager (as Deborah Cass)
Heidi Vogel .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Paul Clark .... first assistant director
Rick Lange .... second assistant director
Pilar Savone .... second second assistant director
 
Art Department
Dena Allen .... set dresser (as Dena J. Allen)
Orla Asawa .... construction accountant
Carlos Azucena .... prop intern
Peter Borck .... lead man
Adam Braid .... lead man
Mariko Braswell .... set designer
Ben Bumatai .... lead carpenter
David Coronella .... set dresser (as Dave Coronella)
Michael D. Costello .... scenic foreman (as Michael Costello)
Chris Cullen .... graphic designer
Caylah Eddleblute .... assistant property master
Stoney Emshwiller .... set dresser
Amanda J. Flick .... lead scenic (as Amanda Flick)
Craig Hama .... graphic designer
Jennie Harris .... assistant set decorator
Shannon Hart .... art department buyer
Mark Hutman .... on-set dresser
Steve Joyner .... property master
Andrew Laws .... assistant art director (as Andrew James Laws)
Andrew Laws .... graphic designer (as Andrew James Laws)
Gerald Martinez .... graphic designer
David Melito .... art department coordinator
Bradley O'Donnell .... construction foreman
Patrick Parkhurst .... construction coordinator
Sally Reed .... set dresser (as Sally Reed Protiva)
Bernadette Repasi .... art assistant
Chandler Vinar .... swing gang (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Dean Beville .... sound editor
Matthew C. Beville .... foley mixer (as Matthew Beville)
David V. Butler .... sound effects librarian
Ed Callahan .... sound editor
Rick Canelli .... adr recordist
Andrew DeCristofaro .... adr editor (as Andrew Decristofaro)
James Eric .... sound utility (as James R. Eric)
Stephanie Flack .... sound editor
Judee Flick .... supervising adr editor
Stephen Hunter Flick .... supervising sound editor
Dana Gustafson .... foley editor
Warren Hamilton Jr. .... sound editor
Nicholas James .... sound editor
Alan Kerr .... foley artist
Kimberly Lambert .... adr editor
Patricio A. Libenson .... sound editor (as Patricio Libenson)
Charles Maynes .... sound editor
Kathleen McCart .... sound recordist
Jon Michaels .... sound effects assistant
Michael Minkler .... sound re-recording mixer
Frank A. Montaño .... sound re-recording mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell .... adr mixer
Eric Potter .... sound effects recordist
Tim Rakoczy .... sound intern (as Timothy Rakoczy)
Sergio Reyes .... additional sound re-recording mixer
Gary Ritchie .... sound recordist
Joan Rowe .... foley artist
B. Tennyson Sebastian III .... additional sound re-recording mixer
Frank Smathers .... sound editor
Charles Ewing Smith .... sound editor
D. Chris Smith .... foley recordist
Mark Ulano .... production sound mixer
Jerome R. Vitucci .... boom operator
Linda Yeaney .... first assistant sound editor
David Lewis Yewdall .... sound editor
David Abrahamsen .... sound (uncredited)
Richard Chaim .... sound (uncredited)
Evan T. Chen .... foley recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Charles Belardinelli .... effects foreman: Bellissimo/Belardinelli Effects Inc.
Thomas L. Bellissimo .... effects coordinator: Bellissimo/Belardinelli Effects Inc. (as T. 'Brooklyn' Bellissimo)
Christy Sumner .... special effects assistant: Bellissimo/Belardinelli Effects Inc.
 
Stunts
Steve M. Davison .... stunt coordinator (as Steve Davison)
Kiante Elam .... stunt coordinator
Courtney Pakiz .... stunt performer (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Geraldine Brezca .... camera intern
Bruce Carothers .... grip
Young Vance Cohen .... grip (as Vance Ira Cohen)
Jason 'Jake' Cross .... grip (as Jason 'Jake' Munro Cross)
Ziad Doueiri .... first assistant camera
Gordon Tadd Eto .... electrician (as Tad Eto)
Anne Gentling .... film loader (as Anne Wood Gentling)
Jeff Graham .... director of photography: "Chicks Who Love Guns"
Nathan Hathaway .... best boy electric
James Irons .... grip (as James B. 'Crash' Irons)
Bob Ivanjack .... dolly grip (as Bob 'Dolly Bob' Ivanjack)
Roman Jakobi .... electrician
R. Derek Keener .... electrician (as R. Keener)
Dan Kneece .... Steadicam operator
Dan Kneece .... camera operator
David Lee .... gaffer
Darren Michaels .... unit still photographer
Stephen Pizzo .... second assistant camera (as Stephen G. Pizzo)
Stephen Saunders .... electrician
Tim Soronen .... best boy grip (as Tim 'Stuffy' Soronen)
Rick Stribling .... key grip
Tom Waisanen .... second camera operator: "Chicks Who Love Guns"
Josh Drew .... best boy rigging grip (uncredited)
Keith A. Hascher .... lighting technician (uncredited)
Timothy James Kane .... additional assistant camera (uncredited)
Steven Mann .... camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Scott Medcalf .... lamp operator (uncredited)
Dylan Rush .... set lighting (uncredited)
Charles A. Vogeler .... 24 frame video operator (uncredited)
John 'JW' Warner .... rigging key grip (uncredited)
 
Animation Department
Norm Hvam .... animator
 
Casting Department
Susan D. Fowler .... casting assistant
Barbara Harris .... adr voice casting
Jeff Olan .... extras casting: Rainbow Casting (as Jeffrey G. Olan)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Duffy .... wardrobe assistant
Lee Kartis .... set costumer
Karla Stevens .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
Lin Coleman .... assistant editor
Karen Dimmig .... first assistant editor
Kristin Eaton .... assistant editor
Stephanie Johnson .... assistant editor (as Stephanie 'Velvet' Johnson)
Mike Mertens .... color timer (as Michael Mertens)
Cathy Ragona .... post-production coordinator (as Cathy Agcayab)
Sam Riegel .... editorial assistant
Tatiana S. Riegel .... associate editor
Rowland Wafford .... post-production assistant
Rick Greenhead .... telecine colorist (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Eric Greenspan .... music legal services
Elizabeth Gregory .... music legal services
John Katovsich .... music coordinator
Ann Kline .... music coordinator (as Ann Karlin)
Tom Kramer .... music editor
Michelle Kuznetsky .... music consultant (as Michele Kuznetsky)
Mary Ramos .... music consultant
 
Transportation Department
Paul Burlin .... driver
Bruce Callahan .... driver
Curtis Clark .... driver (as Curtis E. Clark)
Jeff Coffman .... driver (as Jeffrey 'Kahuna' Coffman)
Sunday Coony .... driver: Mr. Tarantino
Ken Day .... driver: camera car
Don Feeney .... driver
David Garris .... driver: Mr. Keaton (as David M. Garris)
Scotty Goudreau .... driver (as Scott Goudreau)
David Joseph .... driver
Erin Maguire .... driver: Ms. Grier
Brian Joseph Moore .... driver (as B.J. Moore)
George Nadian .... driver
Derek Raser .... transportation coordinator
Laurence John Reynolds .... driver: Mr. De Niro (as Laurence J. Reynolds)
Geoff Teagardin .... driver (as Geoff 'T-Bone' Teagardin)
J.T. Thayer .... transportation captain (as J.T. Thayer II)
Earl Thielen .... driver (as Earl 'Mr. Blonde' Thielen)
Tracy Thielen .... driver (as Tracy Lawrence 'Ace' Thielen)
Leonard L. Thomas .... driver: Mr. Jackson
George A. Sack .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Matthew Arnold .... production assistant
Kimberly Bailey .... adr loop group
Shelley Ballance .... clearance
Michael J. Bertolina .... production assistant (as Michael Bertolina)
Paul Candice .... craft service assistant
Cathy Cavadini .... adr loop group (as Catherine Cavadini)
Robin Chambers .... assistant: Mr. De Niro
Joseph Chen .... medic (as Joseph 'Joe Medic' Chen)
David Chute .... unit publicist: Hungry Ghost Productions
David Coburn .... adr loop group
Robert Earl Craft .... location manager
Kim Crockett .... stand-in: Ms. Fonda
Dawn Todd Curfman .... production coordinator (as Dawn Todd)
Kristen M. D'Angelo .... production secretary
Douglas Dresser .... assistant location manager
Ann Du Val .... legal: A Band Apart, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler Inc.
Judi M. Durand .... adr loop group (as Judi Durand)
Kimberly Edwards .... post-production accountant (as Kimberly Edwards-Shapiro)
Kathy England .... insurance: Great Nothern Brokerage Corporation
Gwen Everman .... production accountant (as Gwendolyn Everman)
Efrain Figueroa .... adr loop group
Carolyn Sara Fine .... key set production assistant (as Carolyn Fine)
Greg Finley .... adr loop group
Anneliese Goldman .... adr loop group
Robert Gonzalez .... production assistant
Carlos K. Goodman .... legal: A Band Apart, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler Inc. (as Carlos Goodman)
Scott A. Hale .... production assistant
Norm Hvam .... writer/director: "Chicks Who Love Guns"
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen .... adr loop group (as Joann Fregalette Jansen)
Steve Joyner .... producer: "Chicks Who Love Guns"
Martin Kitrosser .... script supervisor
John Lafayette .... adr loop group (as John La Fayette)
Tom Lawrence .... stand-in: Mr. Forster
Adam Leichtman .... set assistant: Mr. De Niro
Victoria Lucai .... assistant: Mr. Tarantino
Mark Lucaj .... assistant: Mr. Tarantino
Terence Mathews .... adr loop group
Colleen Mayne .... stand-in: Ms. Grier
Courtney McDonnell .... executive: A Band Apart
Bill Miller .... stand-in: Mr. Bowen
Dimitri Moraitis .... stand-in: Mr. Keaton
Kyle Oliver .... location scout (as Kyle 'Snappy' Oliver)
John Polce .... stand-in: Mr. De Niro
Brian Pope .... second assistant accountant
Brian Pope .... second assistant accountant
Alex A. Quinn .... production intern (as Alex Quinn)
Cathy Ragona .... assistant production coordinator (as Cathy Agcayab)
Francisco Rivas .... cook: Salvador's Catering
Nick Roberts .... set security supervisor: Technical Guard Security
Bret Robins .... production assistant
Nick Salick .... production intern
Vernon Scott .... adr loop group
Julie Shapiro .... travel arrangements and services: Travelcorps
Mary Grace Shaughnessy .... assistant: Mr. Keaton (as Mary Grace)
Cheryl Tyre Smith .... adr loop group (as Cheryl Tyre-Smith)
Jeff Springer .... legal: A Band Apart, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler Inc.
John Starr .... craft service
Teron Stevenson .... production intern
Jeff Swafford .... assistant: Mr. Bender
Gloria Tacchino .... assistant: Ms. Fonda
Quentin Tarantino .... conceiver: "Chicks Who Love Guns"
David Tesi .... set production assistant
Leonard L. Thomas .... assistant: Mr. Jackson
Rowland Wafford .... set production assistant
Adam Wallace .... set production assistant
Robert D. Weinbach .... footage: "Mad Dog" courtesy of
Whitney J. Willard .... best girl accountant
Lila Yacoub .... assistant: Mr. Gladstein
Ruth Zalduondo .... adr loop group
Lawrence Bender .... executive album producer (uncredited)
Cullen G. Chambers .... stand-in: Samuel L. Jackson (uncredited)
Brian Glazen .... location assistant (uncredited)
Quentin Tarantino .... executive album producer (uncredited)
J.B. Tyson .... background coordinator (uncredited)
Peter Christian White .... production assistant (uncredited)
Shayne A. Wilson .... freelance script coordinator (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Roy Ayers .... very special thanks
Helmut Berger .... very special thanks
Peter Bogdanovich .... very special thanks
Vicki Cherkas .... very special thanks
Tony Curtis .... very special thanks
Ilene Feldman .... very special thanks
Wayne Fitterman .... very special thanks
Peter Fonda .... very special thanks
Samuel Fuller .... thanks for everything (as Sam Fuller)
Susan George .... very special thanks
Lauri Gladstein .... very special thanks
Kim Green .... very special thanks
Larry Guidi .... very special thanks: City of Hawthorne mayor (as Mayor Larry Guidi)
Jack Hill .... very special thanks
Toni Howard .... very special thanks
Barbara Koplin .... very special thanks
Stephen Koplin .... very special thanks
Bryan Lourd .... very special thanks
Richard Lovett .... very special thanks
Norm Marshall .... very special thanks
Marisa Mell .... very special thanks (as Marisa Mel)
Emmanuel Nuñez .... very special thanks (as Emmanuel Nunez)
Arnold Rifkin .... very special thanks
Carla Roarke .... very special thanks
Neil Sacker .... very special thanks
Eli Selden .... very special thanks
Mike Simpson .... very special thanks
Tom Snyder .... very special thanks
Mira Sorvino .... very special thanks (as Bert D'Angelo's Daughter)
Scott Spiegel .... very special thanks
Cindy Jo Stanberry .... very special thanks (as Cindy Stanberry)
Lee Stollman .... very special thanks
Paul Tani .... very special thanks
Kayla Thames .... very special thanks: California Film Commission
Julie Yorn .... very special thanks
 
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, some violence, drug use and sexuality
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Runtime:
154 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | USA:R (certificate #35732) | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | Netherlands:12 | Brazil:14 | Philippines:R-18 | South Africa:18 | UK:18 (DVD rating) | Peru:14 | Italy:T | Spain:16 (2011)
Filming Locations:
724 E Carson St, Carson, California, USASee more »
Company:
Miramax FilmsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Probably the least violent of all Quentin Tarantino's movies, as only 9 shots are fired, and 4 squibs of blood are seen used.See more »
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The photo of Melanie in Japan shows her wearing a qipao, which is a traditional Chinese dress, not Japanese.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Girl at Security Gate:Flight 710 to Cabo San Lucas, now boarding Gate 103, first class only. Flight 710, Cabo San Lucas, now boarding Gate 103. First class only.
Jackie Brown:[greeting passengers] Buenos dias. Welcome aboard. Welcome aboard.
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92 out of 113 people found the following review useful.
Quentin strikes again., 2 April 2004
Author: MovieAddict2013 from UK

Where does a director go after making two colossal worldwide hits?

"Reservoir Dogs" (1992) and "Pulp Fiction" (1994) were two of the greatest movies ever made, and they launched director Quentin Tarantino into the realm of Mainstream Hollywood Director. Most of the time, a director faced with this reality will sink into a slew of really bad movies, but so far Tarantino has been either extremely lucky or extremely talented - his third feature film, although lacking in the brutality of its predecessors, contains just as much wit. Based upon the Elmore Leonard novel "Rum Punch," it's packed with the clever dialogue that Leonard is known for in his writing. It's also got a good amount of style, too. It's not a typical Tarantino movie, but is that necessarily a bad thing? In this particular instance, no.

Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is a flight stewardess forced into running jobs for Ordell (Samuel L. Jackson), a ruthless criminal who has no respect for life - or death, for that matter. However, during one of her smuggling efforts, a couple of FBI Agents (including Michael Keaton) nab her and offer her a deal: If she helps them get Ordell, she will be let free from custody. The Feds do not know who Ordell is, but they know he exists, and that is where Jackie comes in. She reluctantly agrees to participate in their sting operation, but all is not what it seems. And when $500,000 dollars disappears from his retirement fund, Ordell stops, thinks, and arrives upon the conclusion that we all anticipate with glee: Jackie Brown did it.

His partner in crime, Louis (the wonderful Robert De Niro), also decides to double-cross Ordell, with the help of a sexy blonde ditz named Melanie (Bridget Fonda), The movie's twisting plot line and intersecting story lines is very reminiscent of "Pulp Fiction," and De Niro's underrated performance is a real stand-out. The movie's quite well made and enjoyable.

Don't misinterpret what I'm saying. This is no "Reservoir Dogs," nor does it want to be. It's not in the same vein as Tarantino's other movies, at least not at a superficial level. However, it is extremely entertaining, helped along by a great cast and a terrific script. The only difference here is that Tarantino did not come up with everything by himself. He adapted the screenplay from another source, something he usually doesn't do. But there's also a little-known fact that Roger Avary co-wrote some of "Dogs" and "Fiction" with Tarantino, as well as sparked the idea for some of his films. Here, Quentin adapts Leonard's novel and does justice. People who say it isn't as good as his other movies because it's recycled obviously don't know what they're talking about.

Tarantino started out as a video store clerk, and is the movie buff's filmmaker. Not only does Tarantino share a deep passion for films, but he also knows what most of the real movie enthusiasts want. He has yet to disappoint me with any of his directorial efforts. His own life story would make an interesting movie, and indeed it did with "True Romance," partially based on Tarantino's own self-image of himself. (A geek working at a comic book store falls in love and goes off of an adventure into a new realm -- in Tarantino's own case, it was film-making. For Clarence, from "True Romance," it was drugs and murder.)

Tarantino has a flair for raw energy in all of his films, and "Jackie Brown" is no exception. The movie is bursting at its edges, packed with wild antics and the occasional fierce brutality. The movie was criticized by Tarantino's die-hard fans for being too different from his other films. However, the mistake of many directors is to repeat the same formulas over and over again. One must at least give Tarantino credit for trying new things in each of his films. If anything, the only thing that Tarantino likes to insert into all his films is a large source of energy. And is that a bad thing?

4.5/5 stars.

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