Jackie Brown

Theatrical Release Date: 1997 12 25 (USA)

UPC: 031398144335

Studio: Fox Home Ent. (lgf)

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content]

Summary: 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 stoned 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

Category: Crime

Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Silver Bear for Best Actor – Berlin International Film Festival Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Actress – Screen Actors Guild Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Breaking Down Jackie Brown
"Jackie Brown: How It Went Down" Retrospective Featuring Interviews with Quentin Tarantino, Pam Grier, Robert Forster, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Elmore Leonard and Crew

"A Look Back at Jackie Brown" Interview with Quentin Tarantino
"Chicks with Guns" Video
Siskel & Ebert "At the Movies" - Jackie Brown Review

Jackie Brown on MTV
Marketing Gallery
Still Galleries
Trivia Track
Deleted and Alternate Scenes

Jackie Brown

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 10/04/2011

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DHMA null

Runtime: 154 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Matthew Doberman

Director Quentin Tarantino's first full-length feature after 1994's phenomenally successful Pulp Fiction is every bit in the same class as his previous two films, and cements his status as a director of genuine style, intelligence and, in this case, warmth. A more subdued, character-driven affair than Fiction, the film was criticized by some for its generous length, but the superlative cast keeps things afloat. The director's knack for unearthing neglected performers continues: Jackie Brown resurrects Pam Grier, veteran of such venerable blaxsploitation films as Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974), as well as TV staple Robert Forster, who would receive an Academy Award nomination for his work. Tarantino affirms his talents as a scenarist as well, turning in a sparkling update of Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch. ~ Matthew Doberman, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Lawrence Bender  Producer 
Richard N. Gladstein  Executive Producer 
Elmore Leonard  Executive Producer 
Quentin Tarantino  Director 
Quentin Tarantino  Screenwriter 
Bob Weinstein  Executive Producer 
Harvey Weinstein  Executive Producer 
Pam Grier  Actor 
Samuel L. Jackson  Actor 
Robert Forster  Actor 
Bridget Fonda  Actor 
Michael Keaton  Actor 
Robert De Niro  Actor 
Michael Bowen  Actor 
Chris Tucker  Actor 
Lisa Gay Hamilton  Actor 
Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.  Actor 
Hattie Winston  Actor 
Aimee Graham  Actor 
Sid Haig  Actor 
Denise Crosby  Actor 
Quentin Tarantino  Actor 

Country: USA