Jackie Brown
Set in florida leonard s novel tells a tangled tale of crime violence and double crossing written in a punchy style with sharp dialogue.
Jackie brown. Jackie brown is a wonderful interpretation of rum punch and a rarity in that i enjoyed the film probably more than the original. The plot is difficult to follow in detail but it works out. Jackie brown 44 years old is an attendant on the worst airline in north america and supplements her meager salary by smuggling cash from mexico to los angeles for ordell who is a gun dealer. When she gets caught by the agents ray nicolet and mark dargus with ten thousand dollars and cocaine in her purse they propose a deal to her to help them to arrest ordell in exchange of her freedom.
What follows is a dangerous game of bluff deceit and betrayal. Beaumont chris tucker one of ordell s hirelings gets busted by an atf agent keaton and a local cop michael bowen. Robbie however is onto the threat and tries to have brown eliminated. The film is an adaptation of elmore leonard s 1992 novel rum punch.
One day she is caught and the agents offer her a deal in order to apprehend robbie. The middle aged stewardess jackie brown smuggles money from mexico to los angeles for the arms dealer ordell robbie. Jackie brown 1997 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.