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| 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 | |
| Lisa Gay 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 | ... | Chicks Who Love Guns (as Christine Lydon, M.D.) | |
| Julia Ervin | ... | Chicks Who Love Guns | |
| Juliet Long | ... | Chicks Who Love Guns | |
| Michelle Berube | ... | Chicks Who Love Guns | |
| Gillian Iliana Waters | ... | 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: | |||
| Denise Crosby | ... | Public Defender (uncredited) | |
| Glendon Rich | ... | Restaurant Regular (uncredited) | |
| Mary Ann Schmidt | ... | Flight Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Quentin Tarantino | ... | Answering Machine Voice (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Quentin Tarantino | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Quentin Tarantino | (written for the screen by) | |
| Elmore Leonard | (novel "Rum Punch") | |
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 | |
| Linda Stevenson-Khan | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Robert L. Stevenson | .... | key hair stylist (as Robert Louis Stevenson) | |
| 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 | |||
| Carlos Acuzena | .... | prop intern | |
| Dena Allen | .... | set dresser (as Dena J. Allen) | |
| Orla Asawa | .... | construction accountant | |
| 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 | |
| Peter Emshwiller | .... | set dresser (as Stoney Emshwiller) | |
| 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) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Charles Belardinelli | .... | effects foreman: Bellissimo/Belardinelli Effects Inc. | |
| Thomas L. Bellissimo | .... | effects coordinator: Bellissimo/Belardinelli Effects Inc. (as T. 'Brooklyn' Bellissimo) | |
| Christie Sumner | .... | special effects assistant: Bellissimo/Belardinelli Effects Inc. (as Christy Sumner) | |
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 | |
| Kristen M. D'Angelo | .... | production secretary | |
| Douglas Dresser | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Judi M. Durand | .... | adr loop group (as Judi Durand) | |
| Ann Du Val | .... | legal: A Band Apart, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler Inc. | |
| 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 | |
| Dawn Todd | .... | production coordinator | |
| 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 Mel | .... | very special thanks | |
| 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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Quentin Tarantino is clearly finding it difficult to follow the phenomenal success of "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction", which made him the hottest writer-director of his generation. In the six years since then this is the only time that he has returned to the directors chair. "Jackie Brown" - his "difficult third film" - seems to be his response to criticism of his first two films that he could only make movies about other movies, but not real life. He cleverly anticipates the backlash by adapting a tightly plotted, character driven Elmore Leonard novel, still set in his familiar world of LA low-lives, but keeping to a minimum his trademark comic-book violence and pop-culture references, while emphasising the novels more mature themes - such as ageing and the feeling of time running out for the middle-aged characters. The result is a slick, interesting, if slightly draggy thriller, which ultimately lacks the freshness and audaciousness of those earlier films.
Tarantino still has his maverick streak though, as displayed in his trusting of Pam Grier to carry the entire movie. The casting of a middle-aged black actress with no box-office clout in the lead role can't have been easy in an industry notorious for it's scant regard for actresses after they reach 30. You can bet that the studios would have at least insisted on the safety of a Sharon Stone or a Demi Moore. But Tarantino, as he did when casting Travolta, stuck to his gut-instinct, and once again it proved an inspired choice. Grier, bringing with her the memories of her 70's blackploitation movies, gives a convincingly tough, wise and sympathetic performance.
Actors love to work with Tarantino because the roles he gives them will be invariably jucier than usual. That is once again the case here, although the casting isn't quite as inspired as it was in "Dogs" or "Pulp" (or "True Romance"). Samuel L. Jackson is reliably good - if hardly stretched - as an unscrupulous hustler who is not as smart as he thinks he is, and Bridget Fonda has fun as his conniving beach babe girlfriend. Robert Forster jumps at the chance to play a role with depth after years in made-for-tv hell. Robert De Niro though, despite providing some amusing moments, is disappointingly wasted as Jackson's dim-witted partner.
At times this feels like just another thriller, but every now and then Tarantino reminds you what all the fuss was about. Jackson's brutal (off-screen) dispatching of Chris Tucker in the boot of a car, as the camera slowly cranes up into the sky, is masterfully conceived and a scene, which is subtly built up to, involving a teasing Fonda and a p*****-off De Niro is as unexpected and as shocking as anything Tarantino has done before. By refusing to make a Pulp Fiction 2, Tarantino may have missed out on some easy money, but this film has enough to suggest that he will be more than just a flash in the pan.