Jackie Brown (1997)

 

Release Date: December 25, 1997

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Writer(s): Quentin Tarantino

Starring: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson

Estimated budget: $12 million

U.S. Box office: $39,673,162

 

When flight attendant Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is busted smuggling money for her arms dealer boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), agent Ray Nicolette (Michael Keaton) and detective Mark Dargus (Michael Bowen) want her help to bring down Robbie. Facing jail time for her silence or death for her cooperation, Brown decides instead to double-cross both parties and make off with the smuggled money. Meanwhile, she enlists the help of bondsman Max Cherry (Robert Forster), a man who loves her.