Jackie Brown
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Jackie Brown is a 1997 film directed by Quentin Tarantino. The movie stars Pam Grier as a flight attendant who smuggles money for a gun dealer. Grier's performance earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for best actress. The film is an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch. Tarantino, known for his stylized violence and sharp dialogue, directed Jackie Brown after the success of Pulp Fiction.123
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Pam GrierJackie Brown and other rolesā¦her as the lead in Jackie Brown (1997), an adaptation of Elmore Leonardās novel Rum Punch (1992). The film was Grierās first lead role since the blaxploitation era. She played a flight attendant who smuggles money into the United States for a gun dealer. The criminal schemes in the plotā¦
Read Moreā¦her as the lead in Jackie Brown (1997), an adaptation of Elmore Leonardās novel Rum Punch (1992). The film was Grierās first lead role since the blaxploitation era. She played a flight attendant who smuggles money into the United States for a gun dealer. The criminal schemes in the plotā¦
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Samuel L. Jacksonā¦Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), Tarantinoās Jackie Brown (1997), The Negotiator (1998), and Star Wars: Episode IāThe Phantom Menace (1999), as Mace Windu. He reprised that role in Star Wars: Episode IIāAttack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode IIIāRevenge of the Sith (2005). In addition, he provided the voiceā¦
Read Moreā¦Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), Tarantinoās Jackie Brown (1997), The Negotiator (1998), and Star Wars: Episode IāThe Phantom Menace (1999), as Mace Windu. He reprised that role in Star Wars: Episode IIāAttack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode IIIāRevenge of the Sith (2005). In addition, he provided the voiceā¦
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Michael KeatonBatman moviesAbout Nothing (1993), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), and Desperate Measures (1998). In the early 2000s his films, such as Live from Baghdad (2002), First Daughter (2004), and Herbie Fully Loaded (2005), met with mixed success. He provided character voices in the animated films Cars (2006), Toy Story 3
Read MoreAbout Nothing (1993), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), and Desperate Measures (1998). In the early 2000s his films, such as Live from Baghdad (2002), First Daughter (2004), and Herbie Fully Loaded (2005), met with mixed success. He provided character voices in the animated films Cars (2006), Toy Story 3
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