Jackie Brown site's consensus is: "Tarantino's third film, fashioned as a comeback vehicle for star Pam Grier, offers typical wit and charm—and is typically overstuffed." Roger Ebert rated the film as one of his favorites of 1997. Movie critic Mark Kermode for BBC Radio Five Live lists "Jackie Brown" as his favorite film by Quentin Tarantino. Film co-star and frequent collaborator of Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson names the film his personal favorite of Tarantino's work. The film grossed $39.7 million in the North American and $35.1 million in other territories for a total gross of $74.7 million, against a budget of
Jackie Brown the blaxploitation genre, just like "Foxy Brown" and "Coffy". Tarantino wanted Pam Grier to play the title character. She previously read for the "Pulp Fiction" character Jody, but Tarantino did not believe audiences would find it plausible for Eric Stoltz to yell at her. Grier did not expect Tarantino to contact her after the success of "Pulp Fiction". When she showed up to read for "Jackie Brown", Tarantino had posters of her films in his office. She asked if he had put them up because she was coming to read for his film, and he responded that he was actually