Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown is a 1997 crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, adapted from Elmore Leonard's novel *Rum Punch*.
The title character, played by Pam Grier, is a flight attendant caught smuggling money who outmaneuvers both federal agents and a gunrunner.
The film pays homage to 1970s blaxploitation cinema: We watched Jackie Brown last night.
- blaxploitationSeventies Black action cinema
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- stewardessFemale cabin crew member
- bail bondsGuarantees securing pretrial release
- 1997Four-digit date
Tarantino · Pam Grier · Samuel L Jackson · Robert De Niro · cash · money exchange · smuggling · briefcase · Los Angeles · crime · slow burn · cool · retro · soul music · double cross · street smart · aging · survival
- Miramax FilmsPulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, Shakespeare in Love, The English Patient, Kill Bill
- TarantinoPulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds
- Fictional KillersAgent 47, The Bride, John Wick, Nikita, Leon
- BlaxploitationPam Grier, Slaughter, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, Gordon Parks
Jackie BrownKill Bill
Inglourious Basterds · Pulp Fiction · Django Unchained · Reservoir Dogs
Jackie BrownScarface
Criminal's disfigurement-based nickname
The Godfather · Tony Montana · Michael Corleone · Goodfellas · John Wick
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