Jackie Brown (disambiguation)
Jackie Brown is a 1997 film directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Jackie Brown may also refer to:
The Yellow Pawn
The Yellow Pawn is a lost 1916 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Frederic Arnold Kummer and Margaret Turnbull.
The film stars Wallace Reid, Cleo Ridgely, William Conklin, Tom Forman, Irene Aldwyn and Clarence Geldart.
The film was released on November 23, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.
Jackie Brown (Scottish boxer)
Jackie Brown( born 2 March 1935) is a former flyweight boxer, who was British and Commonwealth flyweight champion.
He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
George Melford
George H. Melford( born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMille's, appearing in big bold letters above the title of his films.
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino( born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, film programmer, and cinema owner.
His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts, references to popular culture and a wide variety of other films, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, alternate history, and features of neo- noir film.
He began his career as an independent filmmaker with the release of" Reservoir Dogs" in 1992, which was funded by money from the sale of his script" True RomanceEmpire" deemed" Reservoir Dogs" the" Greatest Independent Film of All Time".
His second film," Pulp Fiction"( 1994), a comedy crime film, was a major success both among critics and audiences.
Tarantino paid homage to the blaxploitation films of the 1970s with" Jackie Brown"( 1997), an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel" Rum Punch".
" Kill Bill", a highly stylized" revenge flick" in the cinematic traditions of kung fu films, Japanese martial arts, spaghetti westerns and Italian horror, followed six years later, and was released as two films: in 2003 and in 2004.
Tarantino next directed the exploitation slasher film" Death Proof" in 2007, as part of a double feature with Robert Rodriguez, released in the tradition of grindhouse cinema of the 1970s under the collective title" Grindhouse".
His long- postponed" Inglourious Basterds", which tells an alternate history of Nazi Germany, was released in 2009 to positive reviews.
After that came critically acclaimed" Django Unchained"( 2012), a western film set in the Antebellum South.
His eighth film," The Hateful Eight"( 2015), was released in its roadshow version in 70 mm film format, with opening" overture" and halfway- point intermission.
His ninth film," Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", was released in 2019.
Tarantino's films have garnered both critical and commercial success as well as a dedicated cult- following.
He has received many industry awards, including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and the Palme d' Or, and has been nominated for an Emmy and Grammy.
In 2005, he was included on the annual" Time" 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
Filmmaker and historian Peter Bogdanovich has called him" the single most influential director of his generation".
In December 2015, Tarantino received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry.
Jackie Brown (swimmer)
Jackie Brown is a female former swimmer who competed for England.
Jackie Brown (swimmer)
Jackie Brown is a female former swimmer who competed for England.
Jackie Brown (Scottish boxer)
Jackie Brown( born 2 March 1935) is a former flyweight boxer, who was British and Commonwealth flyweight champion.
He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown is a 1997 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Pam Grier in the title role.
The film is an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1992 novel" Rum Punch".
It is the only film that Tarantino has adapted from a previous work.
The film pays homage to 1970s blaxploitation films, particularly the films" Coffy"( 1973) and" Foxy Brown"( 1974), both of which also starred Grier in the title roles.
The film's supporting cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, and Robert De Niro.
It was Tarantino's third film following" Reservoir Dogs"( 1992) and" Pulp Fiction"( 1994).
Grier and Forster were both veteran actors but neither had performed a leading role in many years; this film revitalized their careers.
The film garnered Forster a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Golden Globe Award nominations for Jackson and Grier.
Jackie Brown: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture
Jackie Brown:
Music from the Miramax Motion Picture is the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's motion picture" Jackie Brown".
It was originally released on December 9, 1997.
The film's score was composed by James Newton Howard.
The soundtrack uses a variety of music genres, including soul.
The soundtrack also includes dialogue from the motion picture and a lack of typical film score, similar to the other soundtracks of Tarantino films.

Question: Are the directors of films Jackie Brown and The Yellow Pawn both from the same country?
Answer: yes