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Jackie Brown is a 1997 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, based on the 1992 novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard. It stars Pam Grier as Jackie Brown, a flight attendant who smuggles money between the United States and Mexico.
Find out who played Jackie Brown, Ordell, Louis Gara and other characters in Quentin Tarantino's adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel. See the full cast and crew list, including producers, directors, writers, cinematographers and more.
Dec 25, 1997 · Jackie Brown: Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda. A flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling.
- (378K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Quentin Tarantino
- 1997-12-25
Her most famous role of the 1990s was probably Jackie Brown (1997), directed by Quentin Tarantino, which was an homage to her earlier 1970s action roles, She occasionally did supporting roles, as in Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! (1996), In Too Deep (1999) and a funny performance in Jawbreaker (1999).
- January 1, 1
- 1.73 m
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
- Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) An icon in the Blaxploitation genre, Pam Grier's career had dimmed by the 1990s. But Tarantino recognized the actress' ability to shine and changed the race and last name of the money-smuggling flight attendant from Elmore's book to write the screenplay specifically for Grier.
- Robert Forster (Max Cherry) As the grizzled bail bondsman tasked with tracking down the titular character, Robert Forster also experienced a career resurgence under the caring hand of Tarantino.
- Samuel L. Jackson (Ordell Robbie) Before Jackie Brown, Samuel L. Jackson and Tarantino had already struck gold three years earlier in Pulp Fiction, with Jackson's bible-quoting hitman Jules becoming an instant icon.
- Robert De Niro (Louis Gara) It's always a treat when Robert De Niro — star of The Godfather Part II (1974), Raging Bull (1980), This Boy's Life (1993), and more — takes a break from seriousness and brings a little levity to the screen.
In the late 1990s, Grier was a cast member of the Showtime series Linc's. She appeared in 1996 in John Carpenter 's Escape from L.A. and 1997 with the title role in Quentin Tarantino 's Jackie Brown, films that partly paid homage to her 1970s blaxploitation films.
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