#33 - Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown - Blaxploitation, Pam Grier, and the Chicago International Film Festival

On this episode of Cinedicate, we attempt to smuggle $50K across the US-Mexico border. The film journalist Kyle Sanders joins this week to discuss, Jackie Brown. Adapted from Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch, this screenplay is the only adapted work Quentin Tarantino has done to date. Tarantino decided to not only adapt this crime-drama, but also rearrange it slightly to pay homage to the '70s genre, Blaxploitation. Following a flight stewardess, Jackie Brown (Pam Grier), who has been taken into custody for attempted to smuggle cash into the United States. She finds herself working with the Feds to sell out her former boss Ordell (Samuel L. Jackson).   Connect with Cinedicate On These Social Platforms! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinedicate/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cinedicate Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/cinedicate/ Join Our Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/ApxkXxGc7Y Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.