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    Added on: 8/9/1999 01:03
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    Jackie Brown (UK)

    6 / 10
    3 votes cast
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    Six players after half a million dollars. But who`s playing who?
    Certificate: 15
    Running Time: 148 mins
    Retail Price: £15.99
    Release Date:

    Synopsis:
    Samuel L Jackson is a overseas weapon merchant who has a half million dollars currently sitting in Mexico. He recruits Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) an air stewardess for a small Mexican airline, to bring the cash back into the country for him. Of course the cops are on to her, and are out to get Jackson. She has other plans however, and along with Max Cherry, a bailbondsman, she hatches a plot to put Jackson away and swipe the cash. Complications arise and a rollercoaster of a movie unfolds of the hunt for the money.

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Scene Access

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Letterbox 1.85:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English

    Subtitle Tracks:
    English

    Directed By:
    Quentin Tarantino

    Written By:

    Starring:
    Robert De Niro
    Bridget Fonda
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Michael Keaton
    Robert Forster
    Pam Grier

    Director of Photography:
    Guillermo Navarro

    Editor:
    Sally Menke

    Costume Designer:
    Mary Claire Hannan

    Production Designer:
    David Wasco

    Producer:
    Paul Hellerman
    Lawrence Bender

    Executive Producer:
    Elmore Leonard
    Richard N. Gladstein
    Bob Weinstein
    Harvey Weinstein

    Distributor:
    Band Apart
    Miramax Films

    Your Opinions and Comments

    6 / 10
    Found this to be a little disappointing after the excellent Pulp Fiction… and the lack of extras didn't help. Plus, half way through the film I had to get up off the sofa, walk all the way to DVD player, press eject, turn the disc over, press close, walk all the way back to sofa, only to discover that I couldn't get as comfortable as before, and then watch the 2nd half of the movie. all in all - why the hell are these flipper discs still around?!?!

    They really should make a 2 disc special edition of this disc… oh, wait a minute… they did! Fans of the film should go for the SE and avoid this at all costs. Video and audio are actually pretty good, but the flipper aspect and lack of extras make this one to avoid, even if it much cheaper than the 2 disc set at the moment!
    posted by Rich Davies on 19/11/2002 02:03