A flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the illegal arms dealer she works for, she must find a way to secu... Read allA flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the illegal arms dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed.A flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the illegal arms dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 24 nominations total
- Winston
- (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
- Cockatoo Bartender
- (as Ellis E. Williams)
- Raynelle, Ordell's Junkie Friend
- (as T'Keyah Crystal Keymah)
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Samuel L. Jackson Through the Years
Samuel L. Jackson Through the Years
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Did you know
- TriviaQuentin Tarantino met Robert Forster in a restaurant and handed him the script, saying "You're going to do this, and that's all there is to it". Forster was naturally thrilled, having had a major career slump. This film saw him come back in a big way, even landing an Oscar nomination.
- GoofsDuring the conversation between Melanie and Louis in which they are talking about stealing the money from Jackie and Ordell, director Quentin Tarantino can be heard coughing off screen.
- Quotes
Ordell Robbie: Here we go. AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes.
- Crazy creditsA copyright notice appears under the title at the beginning of the movie--a common practice for low-budget movies in the 1960s and '70s but very uncommon for 1997.
- Alternate versionsThe following deleted scenes are included on the DVD:
- Extended scene with Jackie/Sheronda in the mall's food court.
- Extended scene with Jackie and Ray in the diner.
- A scene where Louis and Ordell walk into the Cockatoo.
- A scene where Jackie is discussing with Max how to set up Ordell.
- An alternate "for your eyes only" scene.
- Alternate opening credits sequence.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Making of 'Kill Bill' (2003)
- SoundtracksAcross 110th Street
(1972)
Music and Lyrics by Bobby Womack
Performed by Bobby Womack
Courtesy of EMI Records
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
Tarantino still has his maverick streak though, as displayed in his trusting of Pam Grier to carry the entire movie. The casting of a middle-aged black actress with no box-office clout in the lead role can't have been easy in an industry notorious for it's scant regard for actresses after they reach 30. You can bet that the studios would have at least insisted on the safety of a Sharon Stone or a Demi Moore. But Tarantino, as he did when casting Travolta, stuck to his gut-instinct, and once again it proved an inspired choice. Grier, bringing with her the memories of her 70's blackploitation movies, gives a convincingly tough, wise and sympathetic performance.
Actors love to work with Tarantino because the roles he gives them will be invariably jucier than usual. That is once again the case here, although the casting isn't quite as inspired as it was in "Dogs" or "Pulp" (or "True Romance"). Samuel L. Jackson is reliably good - if hardly stretched - as an unscrupulous hustler who is not as smart as he thinks he is, and Bridget Fonda has fun as his conniving beach babe girlfriend. Robert Forster jumps at the chance to play a role with depth after years in made-for-tv hell. Robert De Niro though, despite providing some amusing moments, is disappointingly wasted as Jackson's dim-witted partner.
At times this feels like just another thriller, but every now and then Tarantino reminds you what all the fuss was about. Jackson's brutal (off-screen) dispatching of Chris Tucker in the boot of a car, as the camera slowly cranes up into the sky, is masterfully conceived and a scene, which is subtly built up to, involving a teasing Fonda and a p*****-off De Niro is as unexpected and as shocking as anything Tarantino has done before. By refusing to make a Pulp Fiction 2, Tarantino may have missed out on some easy money, but this film has enough to suggest that he will be more than just a flash in the pan.
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- Apr 7, 2000
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- Also known as
- Jackie Brown: La estafa
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $39,673,162
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,292,248
- Dec 28, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $39,693,845
- Runtime2 hours 34 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1(original ratio)