Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown is a 1997 motion picture, the third film directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film stars Pam Grier and Robert Forster. Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, and Michael Keaton costar.

The screenplay is based on the novel Rum Punch by American novelist Elmore Leonard, although Tarantino made considerable changes to the story line and characters.

Pam Grier plays Jackie Brown, a middle-aged airline flight attendant who gets coerced by ATF agent Ray Nicolette (Keaton) toREAD MORE

Jackie Brown:Trivia

Quentin Tarantino has a cameo as the electronic voice on Jackie's answering machine.

In the first mall scene, Max Cherry is seen exiting a movie theater while the music for the ending credits of the movie he just saw is playing. The music is the same music used in the ending credits of Jackie Brown.

The suit that Jackie buys is the same one that Mia Wallace wears in Pulp Fiction.

Tarantino's only brush with "real" crime wasREAD MORE

Jackie Brown:Differences between the novel and film

The events in the novel take place in Miami, whereas the film is set in Los Angeles.
The main character is named Jackie Burke rather than Jackie Brown.
In the novel Jackie is caucasian, not African-American.
Jackie and Max Cherry have a much closer relationship in the novel, developing into a full-blown affair rather than simply a good understanding of each other and a kiss at the end, as was shown in the film.
The novel featuresREAD MORE