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- Directed by Quentin Tarantino
- Written by Quentin Tarantino
- Starring Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Pam Grier, Robert De Niro, Robert Forster, Samuel L. Jackson
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Ruthless arms dealer Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), who lives with perpetually stoned beach-babe Melanie (Bridget Fonda), teams with his old buddy Louis Gara (Robert De Niro), just released from prison after serving four years for armed robbery. 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. Ordell springs Jackie, but when middle-aged bail bondsman Max Cherry (Robert Forster) picks her up at the jail, he's attracted to her, and they choose a romantic route with detours. Mistrust and suspicions surface after Jackie pits Ordell and the cops against each other, convincing Ordell that she's going to double-cross the cops.
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Won: Best Actor (Jackson), 1998 Berlin International Film Festival
Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Forester), 1998 Academy Awards; Golden Berlin Bear, 1998 Berlin International Film Festival
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It's like a scuzz-bucket film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick at his most static-mesmeric. -- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
- More on Jackie Brown:
- Interview with director Quentin Tarantino