Jackie Brown

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Original title: Jackie Brown
Year: 1997
Running time: 154 min.
Country: United States
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino (Novel: Elmore Leonard)
Music: Varios
Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro
Cast: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Michael Bowen, Chris Tucker, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Sid Haig, Aimee Graham
Producer: Band Apart, Miramax, Lawrence Bender Productions (Distributor: Miramax)
Genre: Thriller. Drama | Crime. Blaxploitation
Movie Groups: Elmore Leonard Adaptations
Synopsis / Plot: Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is an attractive flight attendant who supplements her income by smuggling cash _into_ the country for an illegal arms dealer--until the day federal agents bust her. The only way she'll stay out of jail is to set up a sting to bring in a half million dollars and bring down the gun runner. In this web of dangerous characters, she should be wondering: how will she stay alive? But all she's thinking about is: how can she make off with the money?

Awards: 1997: Nominated for Oscar: Best Supporting Actor (Robert Forster)

1997: 2 Nominations for Golden Globe: Actor Comedy (Jackson), Actress Comedy (Grier)

1998: Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear - Best Actor (Jackson), Nominated Golden Bear

1997: Saturn Awards: Nominated for Best Actress (Grier) & Supporting Actor (Jackson)

1997: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 2 Nominations, incl. Best Actress (Grier)

1997: Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Robert Forster)

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1997: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

1997: Screen Actors Guild: Nominated for Best Actress (Pam Grier)

Critics' reviews

"But for all its enthusiasm (...) isn't sharp enough to afford all the time it wastes on small talk, long drives and trips to the mall."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"Too long, and lacking the (...) audaciousness of the pictures that made [Tarantino] the talk of the town (...) [it] offers an abundance of pleasures, especially in the realm of characterization and atmosphere."

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"You savor every moment (...) Those who say it is too long have developed cinematic attention deficit disorder. I wanted these characters to live, talk (...) for hours and hours (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)."

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"Loaded with action, laughs, smart dialogue and potent performances, 'Jackie Brown' is most memorable for its unexpected feeling."

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"Quentin Tarantino puts together a fairly intricate and relatively uninvolving money-smuggling plot, but his cast is so good that you probably won't feel cheated."

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"The slow pace kills the sense of urgency, and the length of the film makes the story seem insignificant."

Mick LaSalle: SFGATE
"For all its visual finesse, this is easily the least imaginative film Tarantino has made thus far, and its emptiness is rather troubling to me."

Paul Tatara: CNN
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