Jackie Brown
1997. Tarantino's most controlled film — an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's Rum Punch transposed onto Pam Grier as a love letter to 70s blaxploitation.
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- — The Graduate: Mike Nichols' opening tracking shot of Dustin Hoffman on the LAX moving walkway as "Sound of Silence" plays.. 📹 The Graduate 1967 -- OPENING TITLE SEQUENCE Mike Nichols' opening tracking shot of Dustin Hoffman on the LAX moving walkway as "Sound of Silence" plays. Referenced in Jackie Brown (1997). Tarantino has named The Graduate's opening as the direct template — same airport, same moving walkway, same character-vs-soundtrack composition.
- — Foxy Brown: Jack Hill's 1974 blaxploitation film made Pam Grier the genre's defining star.. 📹 Foxy Brown (1974, trailer) [ Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Peter Brown, Terry Carter] Jack Hill's 1974 blaxploitation film made Pam Grier the genre's defining star. Referenced in Jackie Brown (1997). Jackie Brown was written specifically for Grier as a reactivation of her 70s persona; the entire film is a Foxy Brown homage by way of Elmore Leonard.
- — Jackie Brown: Opening tracking shot of Pam Grier walking through LAX in stewardess uniform, "Across 110th Street" plays.. 📹 Jackie Brown.Across 110th Street.Bobby Womack Opening tracking shot of Pam Grier walking through LAX in stewardess uniform, "Across 110th Street" plays. Tarantino has named The Graduate's opening as the direct template — same airport, same moving walkway, same character-vs-soundtrack composition.
- — Jackie Brown: Pam Grier returns to the screen after a 15-year exile from leading roles.. 📹 The Dressing Room Exchange | Jackie Brown | Quentin Tarantino | Pam Grier | @lionsgateplay Pam Grier returns to the screen after a 15-year exile from leading roles. Jackie Brown was written specifically for Grier as a reactivation of her 70s persona; the entire film is a Foxy Brown homage by way of Elmore Leonard.
