Although somewhat lackadaisical in pace, jackie brown proves to be an effective starvehicle for pam grier while offering the usual tarantino wit and charm. Eight years before quentin tarantino released the movie jackie brown, john mellencamp used the title for a song that tells a very different story. Jackie brown is the third film from director quentin tarantino and the only one of his movies not based on his original material its a liberal adaptation of elmore leonard s. Based on the book rum punch by elmore leonard, the movie was slightly different than his earlier franticlypaced films as it took a. In the novel, jackie brown originally jackie burke is white. When the cops try to use jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan with help from a bail bondsman to keep the money for herself. Since then, weve been waiting for quentin tarantino to direct a new project that would fully utilize his amazing talents at screenwriting and directing.
The movie jackie brown was based on the book rum punch. Jackie burke, the book s white stewardess, is now jackie brown and played by that icon of 70s. Jackie brown books list of books by author jackie brown. Recently i had the occasion to see the film again, and this time i noticed that the film was based on a novel by elmore leonard, one of my favorite crime writers, only he called the novel rum punch. Financial analysis of jackie brown 1997 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
She is contributing writer for national geographics complete. The film pays homage to 1970s blaxploitation films, particularly. Join facebook to connect with jackie brown and others you may know. Sure it lacks his usual bravado, but i dont know why it receives so much hate. The best and worst movies based on books, according to.
Quentin tarantino changed the race of the character so he could work with one of his favorite 70s exploitation film actresses. She achieved fame for her starring roles in a string of 1970s women in prison and blaxploitation films for american international pictures and new world pictures, most notably coffy 1973 and foxy brown 1974. The true story behind the bumper sticker on the pink cadillac, and more on. I adore jackie brown, possibly because its the most forgotten of his films, adding to the fact that its just a really great movie, and i had been aware for a long time that it was based off a novel. Jackie brown is a fantastically entertaining crime thriller that not only does justice to leonards source material, but in some senses improves on it admittedly, the. The white 1980 honda civic which jackie drives, is the same car butch was driving when he knocked down marsellus wallace in pulp fiction 1994. I enjoyed seeing this film and thinking again about leonards novel, rum punch. Jackie brown screenplay by quentin tarantino based on.
The film is lengthy but will bear watching more than once. Besplatni filmovi i serije sa prevodom online hd sa prevodom. Her other films during this period include the big doll house 1971, the big bird cage 1972, black mama, white mama. I remember seeing the film and liking it very much. In 1997, quentin tarantino released a crime film called jackie brown. The dialogue is what carries you along, that along with the undertow of humour, despite the violence and criminality, you are swept away and. Jackie brown official synopsis well, its been over three years since the last real tarantino film, pulp fiction, was released into theaters on the unsuspecting general populous. The book begins as a blackout has taken over new york city, and the protagonist does all she can to ensure that her father does not return to new york city. Readers who come to rum punch after having seen quentin tarantinos 1997 film adaptation, jackie brown, are in for a few surprises. All time worldwide box office for based on fiction book short story movies rank 401500 449.
Jackie brown is a 1997 american blaxploitation crime film written and directed by quentin tarantino and starring pam grier in the title role. While jackie brown has a shambling, trashy feel to it which doesnt hold to the book s tight construction, tarantino nails the essentials not only the hustle and flow of the narrative but also leonards brace of smart dialog and talk one of leonards 10 rules of writing is to leave out the parts that no one ever reads, like exposition or undue description. More information on the movie is available on and also imdb. Since then, weve been waiting for quentin tarantino to direct a new project that would fully utilize his amazing talents at. Grier atraktivna je 44godisnja stjuardesa u maloj meksickoj zrakoplovnoj tvrtki, sitna kriminalka koja za krijumcara oruzjem ordella robbieja s. The song is not so much a social commentary as a reflection of how mellencamp was feeling at the time. Quentin tarantinos unique brand of hip black comedy and deadpan violence works like a charm in jackie brown, the followup to his seminal pulp fiction. How leonards jackie burke became tarantinos jackie brown. It was a really gripping book, but, i didnt think the writing style was anything special, especially since leonard is really hyped in the crime genre.
Which one did you like better, the movie or the book. Based on the novel rum punch by elmore leonard get shorty, this slick, easygoing caper film stars pam grier as an airline stewardess who becomes involved with a bail bondsman robert. Foxy brown 1974 pam griers characters name is based on her characters name in this film. When the cops try to use jackie to get to her boss, she. Jackie brown is a very attractive black woman in her mid forties, though she looks like shes in her midthirties. Beaumont chris tucker, one of ordells hirelings, gets busted by an atf agent keaton and a local cop michael bowen.
The opening credit sequence of jackie brown mirrors the one in superchick. Jackie brown is a fantastically entertaining crime thriller that not only does justice to leonards source material, but in some senses improves on it admittedly, the novel this is based on is hardly his best work. Max cherry is one of my favorite tarantino characters, and thats saying a lot because the man is. Jackie brown, on the other hand, released in 1997 is the real deal and the only film to date that can lay claim to have grabbed elmore leonard where he lives and breathes. Jackie stands still as a peoplemover slowly inches her through the airport. It is the only film that tarantino has adapted from a previous work. It is the only featurelength film that tarantino has adapted from a previous work. Based on leonards book rum punch, its the story of an airline stewardess who.
Rum punch by elmore leonard meet your next favorite book. This book is what the film jackie brown was based on and having missed it at the cinemas im going to catch up with it as soon as i can. Getting old is the main theme, which is the antithesis of what moviegoers watch such a movie for. But before you get medieval on tarantinos ass, consider the insinuating premise. Jackson, bridget fonda, robert deniro, michael keaton, robert forster, chris tucker, sid haig. Jackie brown is an educated, caring professional team player who takes time to really nurture storyshort, long or all over the board. Pamela suzette grier born may 26, 1949 is an american actress. But jackie brown is, well, its the story of jackie brown, and twenty seconds into the film, as we watch jackie travel down an airport conveyor belt to bobby womacks across 110 th street.
I cant speak for the elmore leonard book that jackie brown is based on, a crime novel called rum punch, but this film feels like a sequel to a crime movie that doesnt exist. Jackie, ordell, and louis are barely clinging on to their old lifestyles. Jackie is even shown walking down the exact same colorful hallway. Dec 24, 1997 running nearly as long as pulp fiction even though its ambitions are more familiar and small, jackie brown has the makings of another, chattier get shorty with an added homage to pam. Rum punch is a 1992 novel written by elmore leonard. Jackie brown screenplay by quentin tarantino based on the novel by elmore leonard. Chances is the first book in the jackie collins book series and this book, the author introduces the readers to the santangelo family. Jackie brown trivia the quentin tarantino archives. Nicolette reappeared in out of sight, which was adapted for the screen by steven soderbergh, and keaton reprised the role in that film, bringing a little chunk of the interconnective. This is a really great story i love jackie brown as a movie so thought it was time to read the book tarantino based his movie on.
The character jackie brown is based on in elmore leonards book rum punch is actually a white woman. All time worldwide box office for live action movies rank 1,701. The book max cherry is reading when jackie comes out of jail is berlin game by len deighton during the interrogation scene where jackie is taken into custody det. Jackie kennedys career as a book editor in the second week of september 1975, jackie showed up at vikings office at 625 madison avenue to begin. Based on novel or book airport underworld arms deal weapon police drugs jackie brown sa prevodom. The eponymous jackie brown, a burntout middleaged flight attendant, routinely smuggles money across the border from mexico.
Jan 01, 1997 from quentin tarantino, the creator of pulp fiction, comes jackie brown, a crime caper based about an attractive stewardess who supplements her income by smuggling cash into the country for an illegal arms dealeruntil the day federal agents bust her. Quentin tarantino changed her race solely for the purpose of getting to work with pam grier. Jackie brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. It is tarantinos most intimate film, filled with great characters and, of course, plenty of quotable lines. And theyre ready to dealordell in exchange for her freedom. Jackie brown screenplay by quentin tarantino based on the. Running nearly as long as pulp fiction even though its ambitions are more familiar and small, jackie brown has the makings of another, chattier get shorty with an added homage to pam. Jackie brown 1997, the third film from director quentin tarantino, serves as his subtle homage to blaxploitation. The peoplemover reaches the end of the line, she steps off. The plot is deceptively simple, although complicated by the machinations of the characters as they try to deceive and out manoeuvre each other. And one written by the wonderful elmore leonard, who i have read a tragically small amount of work. How jackie kennedy and lee radziwill found careers and.
Jackie brown a few years ago, as what must have been an exhausting period of promoting his second feature, pulp fiction, wound to a close, writerdirector quentin tarantino told an interviewer somewhere that what he really wanted to do was follow up that substantial critical and box office success with a movie that didnt have any guns in it. Jackie brown written and directed by quentin tarantino. Shut the fuck up and sit yo raggedy ass down trivia edit. Jackie brown by quentin tarantino pam grier, samuel l. Based on the novel rum punch by elmore leonard, it stars pam grier as a flight attendant who, facing years in prison, decides to make a plan to win back her freedom and get rich. Beaumont chris tucker, one of ordells hirelings, gets busted by an atf agent keaton and a local cop. Jackie brown is a toughminded emotional film which enhances the book on which it is based. Based on the book rum punch by elmore leonard, the movie was slightly different than his earlier franticlypaced films as. Aug 23, 20 but jackie brown is, well, its the story of jackie brown, and twenty seconds into the film, as we watch jackie travel down an airport conveyor belt to bobby womacks across 110 th street. Aug, 2002 after pulp fiction, tarantino brought to the table jackie brown. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. After pulp fiction, tarantino brought to the table jackie brown. Pretty workinggirl jackie burke is in a tight spot. Customs this is based on the regulations coded by the internal revenue service.
Jackie brown really is an allaround amazing edition in tarantinos filmography. Hd jackie brown online sa prevodom, jackie brown u hd online sa prevodom, jackie brown sa prevodom. See all books authored by jackie brown, including little cricket, and ask me about mary kay. Based on the book rum punch by elmore leonard, quentin tarantinos explosive adaptation of the work starred pam grier as jackie brown, an airline stewardess who finds herself entangled in a criminal plot to smuggle money into the country for an arms dealer samuel l. The film is an adaptation of elmore leonard s 1992 novel rum punch. Shes just been picked up at palm beach international with fifty grand and some blow stashed in her flight bag. Jackie brown is a 1997 american crime film written and directed by quentin tarantino and starring pam grier in the title role. Us jackie brown 1997 quentin tarantino movie based on.
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