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Jackie Brown

  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 2h 34m
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7.5/10
346K
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Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Michael Keaton, and Robert Forster in Jackie Brown (1997)
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A flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the FBI for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the drug dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her f... Read allA flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the FBI for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the drug dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed.A flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the FBI for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the drug dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
346K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
985
106
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    • Director
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writers
      • Quentin Tarantino(written for the screen by)
      • Elmore Leonard(novel "Rum Punch")
    • Stars
      • Pam Grier
      • Samuel L. Jackson
      • Robert Forster
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writers
      • Quentin Tarantino(written for the screen by)
      • Elmore Leonard(novel "Rum Punch")
    • Stars
      • Pam Grier
      • Samuel L. Jackson
      • Robert Forster
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 617User reviews
    • 171Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Pam Grier
    Pam Grier
    • Jackie Brown
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Ordell Robbie
    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • Max Cherry
    Bridget Fonda
    Bridget Fonda
    • Melanie
    Michael Keaton
    Michael Keaton
    • Ray Nicolette
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Louis Gara
    Michael Bowen
    Michael Bowen
    • Mark Dargus
    Chris Tucker
    Chris Tucker
    • Beaumont Livingston
    LisaGay Hamilton
    LisaGay Hamilton
    • Sheronda
    Tom Lister Jr.
    Tom Lister Jr.
    • Winston
    • (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
    Hattie Winston
    Hattie Winston
    • Simone
    Sid Haig
    Sid Haig
    • Judge
    Aimee Graham
    Aimee Graham
    • Amy, Billingsley Sales Girl
    Ellis Williams
    • Cockatoo Bartender
    • (as Ellis E. Williams)
    Tangie Ambrose
    Tangie Ambrose
    • Billingsley Sales Girl #2
    T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
    T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
    • Raynelle, Ordell's Junkie Friend
    • (as T'Keyah Crystal Keymah)
    Venessia Valentino
    • Cabo Flight Attendant
    Diana Uribe
    Diana Uribe
    • Anita Lopez
    • Director
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writers
      • Quentin Tarantino(written for the screen by)
      • Elmore Leonard(novel "Rum Punch")
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    • Trivia
      Quentin Tarantino met Robert Forster in a restaurant and handed him the script, saying "You're going to do this, and that's all there is to it". Forster was naturally thrilled, having had a major career slump. This film saw him come back in a big way, even landing an Oscar nomination.
    • Goofs
      During the conversation between Melanie and Louis in which they are talking about stealing the money from Jackie and Ordell, you can hear director Quentin Tarantino coughing off screen.
    • Quotes

      Ordell Robbie: Here we go. AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes.

    • Crazy credits
      A copyright notice appears under the title at the beginning of the movie--a common practice for low-budget movies in the 1960s and '70s but very uncommon for 1997.
    • Alternate versions
      The following deleted scenes are included on the DVD:
      • Extended scene with Jackie/Sheronda in the mall's food court.
      • Extended scene with Jackie and Ray in the diner.
      • A scene where Louis and Ordell walk into the Cockatoo.
      • A scene where Jackie is discussing with Max how to set up Ordell.
      • An alternate "for your eyes only" scene.
      • Alternate opening credits sequence.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Making of 'Kill Bill' (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Across 110th Street
      (1972)

      Music and Lyrics by Bobby Womack

      Performed by Bobby Womack

      Courtesy of EMI Records

      Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

    User reviews617

    Review
    Top review
    Tarantino sees off the backlash
    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.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rum Punch
    • Filming locations
      • Sam's Hofbrau Strip Club - 1751 E. Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Miramax
      • A Band Apart
      • Lawrence Bender Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $39,673,162
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,292,248
      • Dec 28, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $39,673,807
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1(original ratio)

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