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 ****** 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, Rovi
- Genre: Crime & Espionage
- Category Crime Thriller
- Theme: Unrequited Love, Midlife Crises, Drug Trade, Dishonor Among Thieves, Cons and Scams
- Studio: Fox Home Ent. (lgf)
- Run Time: 02 hr 34 min
- Edition: Special Edition
- Language: French
- Subtitle Language: Spanish
- Picture Format: widescreen
- Format: DVD
- Release Date: April 15, 2011
- Lead Actor: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton
- Supporting Actor: Quentin Tarantino, Chris Tucker, Michael Bowen, Robert De Niro, Denise Crosby, Hattie Winston, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Aimee Graham, Sid Haig, Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.
- Director: Quentin Tarantino
awards
- Nominations: Golden Globe Awards (2), Academy Awards (1)
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Supporting Actor, 1997, Robert Forster
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, 1997, Samuel L. Jackson
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Pictur, 1997, Pam Grier
