Jackie Brown (1997)

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Wikidata Q431252, film, IMDb tt0119396, TMDB 184: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title; 4 more episodes agree.

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

Who talked about it

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check — Patreon

The Big Picture

The Rewatchables

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

The Killer: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): The Killer ⇒ Jackie Brown (the host's read). Jackie Brown has a monologue about The Killer, showing Woo's aesthetic was known to Western audiences.
    “Jackie Brown has a whole monologue about the killer.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:33:35 · David Sims (0.35 sure it was them)

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Reservoir Dogs: 2 lines theme ×2

  1. theme (theme): Reservoir Dogs → Jackie Brown. Tarantino's adoration of black culture and the Pam Grier tracking shot.
    “Jackie Brown is just a 2.5 minute tracking shot of Pam Greer.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:58:55 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

As Good as It Gets: 1 line programming ×1

  1. programming (programming): As Good as It Gets → Jackie Brown. Jackie Brown opened the same Christmas weekend and bombed while As Good as It Gets took off.
    “It's his best film, though, and it's called Jackie Brown.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard · 1:59:34 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Michael Keaton: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Michael Keaton → Jackie Brown. Keaton's leading-man bloom was already off: he was about the sixth lead in Jackie Brown.
    “he's kind of like the 6th lead in Jackie Brown.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · You've Got Mail with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber (Ad-Free) · 1:56:42 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Pulp Fiction: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Pulp Fiction → Jackie Brown. The white Honda Civic Butch drives is the same car Jackie Brown drives.
    “The 1980 Honda Civic, the white car butch drove when he knocked Marcellus down. Same car, Jackie Brown drove.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:57:02 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Quentin Tarantino: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Quentin Tarantino → Jackie Brown. Tarantino waited 3 years for Jackie Brown, which was not celebrated like Pulp, so the proof took closer to 10 years.
    “he waited 3 years to make Jackie Brown and Jackie Brown, which is incredible film, but was not celebrated like pulp too.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:09:59 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Resident Evil: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career-position comp): Resident Evil → Jackie Brown. Resident Evil is to Cregger as Jackie Brown (third film, stripped-down, source material) was to Tarantino.
    “It is kind of like Jackie Brown.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Resident Evil’ Absolutely Rips! · 1:12:41 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

The Killer: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Jackie Brown → The Killer. Jackie Brown has a monologue about The Killer, showing Woo's aesthetic was known to Western audiences.
    “Jackie Brown has a whole monologue about the killer.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:33:35 · David Sims (0.35 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Quentin Tarantino → Jackie Brown. Tarantino waited 3 years for Jackie Brown, which was not celebrated like Pulp, so the proof took closer to 10 years.
    “he waited 3 years to make Jackie Brown and Jackie Brown, which is incredible film, but was not celebrated like pulp too.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:09:59 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)
  2. career (career-position comp): Resident Evil → Jackie Brown. Resident Evil is to Cregger as Jackie Brown (third film, stripped-down, source material) was to Tarantino.
    “It is kind of like Jackie Brown.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Resident Evil’ Absolutely Rips! · 1:12:41 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Michael Keaton → Jackie Brown. Keaton's leading-man bloom was already off: he was about the sixth lead in Jackie Brown.
    “he's kind of like the 6th lead in Jackie Brown.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · You've Got Mail with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber (Ad-Free) · 1:56:42 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

lineage (2)

  1. lineage (lineage): Pulp Fiction → Jackie Brown. The white Honda Civic Butch drives is the same car Jackie Brown drives.
    “The 1980 Honda Civic, the white car butch drove when he knocked Marcellus down. Same car, Jackie Brown drove.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:57:02 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage): Jackie Brown → The Killer. Jackie Brown has a monologue about The Killer, showing Woo's aesthetic was known to Western audiences.
    “Jackie Brown has a whole monologue about the killer.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:33:35 · David Sims (0.35 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (programming): As Good as It Gets → Jackie Brown. Jackie Brown opened the same Christmas weekend and bombed while As Good as It Gets took off.
    “It's his best film, though, and it's called Jackie Brown.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard · 1:59:34 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

theme (2)

  1. theme (theme): Reservoir Dogs → Jackie Brown. The language debate: Jackie Brown drew Spike Lee's criticism and Sam Jackson's defense.
    “Sam Jackson came to his defense.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:57:10 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. theme (theme): Reservoir Dogs → Jackie Brown. Tarantino's adoration of black culture and the Pam Grier tracking shot.
    “Jackie Brown is just a 2.5 minute tracking shot of Pam Greer.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:58:55 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

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Who the speakers said made it

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