Jun 18, 20 jackie brown is a 1997 crime drama film written and directed by quentin tarantino. Sidney eddie mosesian july 14, 1939 september 21, 2019, known professionally as sid haig, was an american actor, film producer, and musician. Tarantinos characters are typically ultrainteresting, written with genius dialogue, but i found myself completely uninterested. Movies based on books, crime movies, crime thrillers, thriller movies. Pam grier was born in winstonsalem, nc, one of four children of gwendolyn sylvia samuels, a nurse, and clarence ransom grier jr. Robert forster, who starred in jackie brown and twin peaks. Quentin tarantinos acclaimed crime thriller jackie brown, which celebrates its 20th anniversary on christmas day, was the filmmakers valentine to stars pam grier and rob. Whats new and notable is the calm and gravity at the center of his third, newest job as director of jackie brown. Dec 22, 2017 quentin tarantinos acclaimed crime thriller jackie brown, which celebrates its 20th anniversary on christmas day, was the filmmakers valentine to stars pam grier and rob. Jackie brown is a great movie that is definately worth watching and having in your collection. Jackie brown is a 1997 crime drama film written and directed by quentin tarantino. The soundtrack uses a variety of music genres, including soul.
When trying to find a similar film to jackie brown you could be searching for another film featuring pam grier or samuel l. In order to create a playlist on sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of jackie brown with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. While jackie brown can be too languid, drifting like one of melanies highs, its wearied, over40 lows reveal tarantino as a director who, once upon a crime, couldve mined complexity and depth. The only adaptation on tarantinos resume to date, jackie brown was the middle movie in a 90s leonard revival that saw his baked pulp transmuted into cinematic maui wowie. 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. Despite the fact that the movie centers around arms dealers and police operations, at the center of jackie brown is a very touching love story.
Aug 21, 2017 jackie brown is a slower paced and more complex film than the films tarantino is known for, but it still delivers the kind of moments hes famous for. The film is an adaptation of elmore leonards 1992 novel rum punch. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of jackie brown with exclusive news. Jackie brown cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Music from the miramax motion picture is the soundtrack to quentin tarantinos motion picture jackie brown. Jackie brown orginal motion picture soundtrack original. In order to list comparable movies to jackie brown weve considered a large range of factors including movie type, plotline and headlining actors.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of jackie brown with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all. The lead is played by actress pam grier who nails the role. Jackie brown is a 1997 drama film written and directed by quentin tarantino. After her husbands assassination, jackie kennedys natalie portman world is completely shattered. Bridget made her film debut at age five as an extra in easy rider 1969, but first became interested in acting after appearing in a high school production of. Oct 14, 2019 robert forster was known for his performances in movies including jackie brown and mulholland drive as well as tv shows breaking bad and twin peaks. And their attraction stays on an unspoken level, which makes it all the more intriguing. Actor robert forster, best remembered as the bail bondsman in the quentin tarantino film. Pam grier plays the titular character, whos a middleaged air hostess forced to work for a lowrent airline due to a past indiscretion. Jackie brown doesnt have any movies playing in theaters. Nov 14, 2011 the set up for jackie brown is a simple one.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing double feature. Contrary to pulp fiction which had a very unusual editing and flashy situations, jackie brown focuses more on characters that are basically humans with very focused problems, for instance getting older which is an eminent theme tackled in the film. Jackie brown is, in my opinion, quentin tarantinos weakest film. When the cops try to use jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a planwith help from a bail bondsmanto keep the money for herself. The films score was composed by james newton howard. The opening sequence is influenced by the graduate. Jackie brown 1997 still tarantinos most grownup movie. Robert forster, oscarnominated actor in jackie brown. Samuel jackson captures both the viciousness and playfulness of ordell robie while robert forster received an academy award nomination for his portrayal of bail bondsman cherry. Her career started in 1971, when roger corman of new world pictures launched her with the big doll house 1971, about. Jackson, agent ray nicolette michael keaton and detective mark dargus michael bowen want her help to bring down robbie. Pierce brosnan and tarantino had drunk bond pitch meeting.
Jackie brown on the other hand has totally real characters that dont come off as too over the top. Robert forster, oscarnominated jackie brown actor, dead at 78 longtime character actor enjoyed posttarantino career resurgence, leading to roles in mulholland drive, the twin peaks revival. Jackie brown is a 1997 crime film written and directed by quentin tarantino. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Robert forster, the stalwart leading man whose oscarnominated performance as a bail bondsman in quentin tarantinos jackie brown made for one of hollywoods most heartwarming comeback stories. Pam grier plays jackie brown with conviction, capturing both her sense of herself and her vulnerability.
John huston cast him in forsters first movie reflections in. Tarantino again shows you dont need an alist actor to carry a movie. See the full list of jackie brown cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The film is about a heist and has an a1 cast with pam grier as jackie brown a struggling stewardess that works for samuel l.
Breaking bad and jackie brown actor robert forster has. Jackie brown may at times feel like a movie others could have created. Oct 12, 2019 how robert forster broke out with quentin tarantinos jackie brown and never looked back. Jackson plays ordell robbie, a gun dealer who uses jackie to bring him in money from mexico. The bachelors jenna coopers stalker troll saga should be a movie. When flight attendant jackie brown pam grier is busted smuggling money for her arms dealer boss, ordell robbie samuel l. Jackie brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. Later, jackie brown is seen holding two guns and pointing them at ordell at the same time, in the dark, right after she confiscates ordells gun. Dec 24, 2009 jackie brown is a 1997 crime film written and directed by quentin tarantino. Tarantinos characters are typically ultrainteresting, written with genius dialogue, but i.
Director quentin tarantinos gritty tale of a stewardess and a burnedout bail bondsman who team up to evade the feds and doublecross a band of crooks. In jackie brown, as in pulp fiction, we get the sense that the characters live in spacious worlds and know a lot of people in most thrillers the characters only know one another. It is an adaptation of elmore leonards 1992 novel rum punch, the first adaptation from tarantino, and stars pam grier in the title role. Winston hattie winston simone aimee graham amy billingsley sales girl sid haig judge. Traumatized and reeling with grief, over the course of the next week she must confront the. Jackie brown is a 1997 american crime film written and directed by quentin tarantino and. Winston hattie winston simone aimee graham amy billingsley sales girl. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing jackie brown near you. Robert forster, oscarnominated jackie brown actor, dead. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. She is the granddaughter of henry fonda and niece of jane fonda, both famous actors. Jackie brown movie and tv references guide the quentin.
Pam has been a major africanamerican star from the early 1970s. Jackie brown has to be one of the most underrated movies out there just because of the directors previous movie, and it is mind boggling because off the top of my head i cant think of any other directors movie who had this judgement so harshly. You could argue that tarantino stands out by breaking the norms, in all types of ways. The film garnered forster an academy award nomination for best supporting actor, andgolden globe award. Rip robert forster, star of quentin tarantinos jackie. It is an adaptation of the novel rum punch by american novelist elmore leonard, but reworks it to create an homage to. Jackie brown is a 1997 american crime film written and directed by quentin tarantino and starring pam grier in the title role. It is an adaptation of american novelist elmore leonards novel rum punch and stars pam grier in the title role. Forster appeared in jackie brown as the character max cherry, which earned him a. Tarantino had revived the career of john travolta with his smash. What do a sexy stewardess, a streettough gun runner, a lonely bail bondsman, a shifty excon, an earnest federal agent, and a stonedout beach bunny have in co. Forster when he was cast in jackie brown, based on elmore leonards novel rum punch. The quentin tarantino film follows a flight attendant, jackie brown, who doublecrosses an arms dealer and a detective who both want the money she runs off with in order to start a new life. Grier plays jackie brown, an airline stuartess in her 40s.
How robert forster broke out with quentin tarantinos jackie brown and never looked back. Pam grier moviefone movies movie times movie tickets. Jackie brown 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dec 22, 2015 everyone who exposes themselves to the drizzle of publicity and movie lore and personalities on parade knows that quentin tarantino is an excitable boy. That jackie brown skips what makes tarantino stand out and seems much more like standard fare with a little pinch of that quentin spice. Not an actor many will be aware of apart from this film, he got an oscar nomination for this and i think he deserved it. With robert deniro, michael keaton, bridget fonda and chris tucker. Jackie brown, the best quentin tarantino film, is streaming. In 1998, forster earned a best supporting actor oscar nod for jackie brown the films sole nomination. Rip robert forster, star of quentin tarantinos jackie brown. Robert forster was known for his performances in movies including jackie brown and mulholland drive as well as tv shows breaking bad and twin peaks. First off he started with great material since the movie is based off of elmore leonards book rum punch. Jackie takes the help without quite acknowledging it.
What do a sexy stewardess pam grier, a streettough gun runner samuel l. He is known for his roles in several of jack hills blaxploitation films from the 1970s, as well as for his appearances in horror films, most notably his role as captain spaulding in the rob zombie films house of corpses, the. Tarantino does not often delve into such things in his movies, but the relationship between jackie and her older bail bondsman, max cherry robert forster is the highlight of the film. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. The movie is based on the novel rum punch by elmore leonard. Jackie brown is a quentin tarantino classic that i think often gets overlooked. While it has yet to happen, pierce brosnan said there was a moment in time where he met with the pulp fiction and jackie brown director. See more ideas about jackie brown, quentin tarantino and tarantino films.
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