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Jackie Brown (1997) More at IMDbPro »

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The Making of 'Kill Bill' (2003) (TV)
 -  clips shown

References

Rashômon (1950)
 -  The final money trade in the clothing store is viewed from multiple characters' perspectives, a reference to Rashomon.
The Graduate (1967)
 -  The opening shot of Pam Grier moving along an airport conveyor belt is a direct lift from the opening shot from this film.
The Big Doll House (1971)
 -  The song "Longtime Woman" performed by Pam Grier for this film, is heard during a similar scene in 'Jackie Brown'; I.E. women being led and locked into a prison cell.
Vampiros lesbos (1971)
 -  Score song "The Lion and the Cucumber" is taken from this film.
Across 110th Street (1972)
 -  Bobby Womack's main theme for this film is used in the opening credits of 'Jackie Brown'.
Coffy (1973)
 -  Excerpts of Roy Ayers' score from 'Coffy' are heard multiple times throughout the film.
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
 -  Several similar scenes and a character named Jackie Brown
T.N.T. Jackson (1974)
 -  Light switch fight scene
Foxy Brown (1974)
 -  Pam Grier's character's name is based on her character's name in this film.
Truck Turner (1974)
 -  When Ordell tells Melanie to pick up the phone and she grudgingly does so and hands it over quickly, that's a direct reference to "Truck Turner"
Shampoo (1975)
 -  During a scene in a kitchen between Warren Beatty and Carrie Fisher, her character Lorna suddenly says "Wanna fuck?". This is referenced in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown" where Bridget Fonda says the same thing, also in a kitchen, to Robert De Niro.
Mandingo (1975)
 -  Ordell mentions Mandingo during his first conversation with Max.
Bucktown (1975)
 -  Samuel L Jackson says "I'm as serious as a heart attack."
Taxi Driver (1976)
 -  The scene where Louis (Robert DeNiro) is shown myriad weapons by a gun dealer references the scene in 'Taxi Driver' where Travis Bickle (also Robert DeNiro) does the same.
The Hunter (1980)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
 -  Title referenced by Ordell.
Sharky's Machine (1981)
 -  "Street Life" from 'Sharky's Machine' can be heard when Jackie is driving to the final money pickup.
Sudden Impact (1983)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Stick (1985)
 -  The scene where Ordell and Louis contemplate who took the money in the VW van mirrors a shot and scene from 'Stick'; both films are also based on Elmore Leonard novels.
Tapeheads (1988)
 -  The scene where Ordell is telling Beaumont about Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles references 'Tapeheads'.
Dip huet seung hung (1989)
 -  Ordells talks about how his clients want to buy dual 45s because the want to be like "The Killer"
Iron Maze (1991)
 -  The cut photo is from that movie. (Japanese Woods)
True Romance (1993)
 -  Ordell's line 'A pot to piss in or a window to throw it out." is first heard in 'True Romance'.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
 -  Several dialogue lifts; Teriyaki Donut is seen at one point; Jackie picks out Mia's black and white pant suit in the clothing store.
Wolf (1994)
 -  A 'Wolf' poster is visible outside the Del Amo mall theater.
"New York Undercover" (1994)
 -  Ordell mentions 'New York Undercover' when he's telling Louis all about the guns he sells.
The American President (1995)
 -  Is the film Max sees at the Del Amo mall before running into Jackie; poster visible outside the Del Amo mall theater.
Sydney (1996)
 -  The scene in which Jackie practices her aim with a gun while waiting for Ordell is taken from 'Sydney'.
A Time to Kill (1996)
 -  Use of the line "Yes, they deserved to die, and I hope they burn in hell." by Jackson's characters in both films.
The Fan (1996)
 -  The line "serious as a heart attack" being used by Robert DeNiro in both films.

Referenced in

Out of Sight (1998)
Rush Hour (1998)
 -  Light switch fight scene
"Intimate Portrait: Pam Grier" (1999)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999) (TV)
 -  Samuel L. Jackson quotes his Jackie Brown character
All the Rage (1999)
Road Trip (2000)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
 -  Light switch fight scene
Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV)
 -  Jackie Brown is discussed in interviews with director Quentin Tarantino and actress Pam Grier.
Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002) (V)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG)
 -  Uses the typical Quentin Tarantino in-the trunk shot. All of his movies are referenced.
View from the Top (2003)
Bad Eggs (2003)
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later (2003) (V)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
 -  The same animated plane flight map seen in 'Jackie Brown' is used in 'Kill Bill'.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) (VG)
 -  On the top floor in the gun workshop, one of the cleaners refers to Annie Finn, a streetwise gun-dealing black woman, as "Jackie Brown".
Die fremde Frau (2004) (TV)
 -  Lead actress runs in an airport and the opening credits runs through it
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
 -  Line: "Now listen carefully 'cause this concerns you."
Michael Blanco (2004)
 -  Title quoted on the radio
"Gilmore Girls: Pulp Friction (#5.17)" (2005)
 -  Students at the Quentin Tarantino party dress as characters from the film.
Generation Jedi (2005) (TV)
 -  The film is mentioned
After the End (2005)
 -  Poster hanging in Lou's room
Grindhouse (2007)
 -  The woman who picks up the bag from Jackie on the trial run is eating food from the Acuna Boys restaurant.
Righteous Kill (2008)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
"The Simpsons: Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes (#20.1)" (2008)
 -  Robert Forster playing a bail bondsman

Features

Detroit 9000 (1973)
 -  Seen on Melanie's TV at one point.
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
 -  Seen on Melanie's TV at one point.
La belva col mitra (1977)
 -  Seen on Melanie's TV at one point.
"The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder" (1995)
 -  Seen on Beaumont's TV at one point.

Featured in

The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV)
 -  clips
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Academy of Robots' Choice Awards Special (1998) (TV)
 -  Features clips from this film.
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)
"Intimate Portrait: Pam Grier" (1999)
Breathtaking (2000)
 -  VHS video played in livingroom
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV)
 -  clips shown
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002) (V)
 -  scenes shown
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
 -  Excerpts appear in the film.
"The Charlie Rose Show: Quentin Tarantino 2003" (2003)
 -  A clip from each of Tarantino's films to date are shown.
Double Dare (2004)
 -  footage from this movie is shown
"De wereld draait door: (#4.127)" (2009)
 -  A fragment is shown.

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