Jackie Brown has one of Quentin Tarantino’s grooviest soundtracks, featuring songs by such iconic artists as Bobby Womack and the Delfonics. The movie revolves around a flight attendant who plays a notorious gun runner and a couple of Atf agents against each other so she can make off with their loot. From Mr. Blonde torturing a cop to the tune of “Stuck in the Middle with You” to the opening credits of Pulp Fiction kicking off to the tune of “Misirlou,” Tarantino is famous for his needle drops. His soundtrack choices are as crucially tied to his filmmaking style as his idiosyncratic dialogue and scenes of graphic violence.
Based on Elmore Leonard’s novel Rum Punch, Jackie Brown was Tarantino’s only adaptation of another writer’s work. It scored much-deserved career comebacks for Pam Grier and Robert Forster, with the latter earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting...
Based on Elmore Leonard’s novel Rum Punch, Jackie Brown was Tarantino’s only adaptation of another writer’s work. It scored much-deserved career comebacks for Pam Grier and Robert Forster, with the latter earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting...
- 3/9/2023
- by Ben Sherlock
- ScreenRant
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