Excerpt: "Half a million dollars will always be missed."--Max Cherry (Robert Forster) to Jackie Brown (Pam Grier)
"Is she dead, yes or no?"--Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson) to Louis Gara (Robert DeNiro)
"Pretty much."--Louis
Distributor Notes: Jackie Brown Collector's Series Edition
Quentin Tarantino presents the premiere of the JACKIE BROWN COLLECTOR'S SERIES DVD, complete with your favorite award-winning movie, all-star cast, and never-before-seen footage. What do a sexy stewardess (Pam Grier), a street-tough gun runner (Samuel L. Jackson), a lonely bail bondsman (Academy Award®-nominee Robert Forster), a shifty ex-con (Robert DeNiro), an earnest federal agent (Michael Keaton), and a stoned-out beach bunny (Bridget Fonda) have in common? They're six players on the trail of a half million dollars in cash! The only questions are ... who's getting played ... and who's gonna make the big score! Combining an explosive mix of intense action and edgy humor, Tarantino scores again with the entertaining JACKIE BROWN!
Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Costume Designer
Mary Claire Hannan: Costume Designer
Director of Photography
Guillermo Navarro: Director Of Photography/"Cisco Kid"
Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein: Prod./Screenwriter/Director
Executive Producer
Elmore Leonard: Novelist
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein: Film producer
Executive Producer
Richard N. Gladstein: Producer
Production Designer
David Wasco: Production Designer
Story
Elmore Leonard: Novelist
Additional Music/Songs
Joseph Julian Gonzalez: Composer
Review 1:
"...Loaded with action, laughs, smart dialogue and potent performances, JACKIE BROWN is most memorable for its unexpected feeling..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.61-2 01/22/1998
Review 2:
"...Intriguing....There's something confidently easy-going about it..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.39-40 04/01/1998
Review 3:
"...A great cast is well-utilized..."
Source: USA Today
p.3D 12/24/1997
Review 4:
"...Ms. Grier makes an enjoyable comeback..."
Source: New York Times
p.E5 12/24/1997
Review 5:
"...JACKIE BROWN is a kick, well-executed...and well acted....It deepens and broadens Tarantino's storytelling..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Box Office
p.53 02/01/1998
Review 6:
"...This is the movie that proves Tarantino is the real thing....A new film in a new style....If Tarantino's strengths are dialogue and plotting, his gift is casting..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.26 12/24/1997