Elmore Leonard Leonard also contributed one chapter (the twelfth of thirteen) to the 1996 "Miami Herald" parody serial novel "Naked Came the Manatee" (). Twenty-six of Leonard's novels and short stories have been adapted for the screen (19 as motion pictures and another seven as television programs). Aside from the short stories already noted, a number of Leonard's novels have been adapted as films, including "Get Shorty" (1990 novel, 1995 film), "Out of Sight" (1996 novel, 1998 film), and "Rum Punch" (1992 novel, 1997 film "Jackie Brown"). "52 Pick-Up" (1986 film) was first adapted very loosely into the 1984 film "The Ambassador"
Jackson County Jail (film) (à la 1972's "The Legend of Boggy Creek", 1973's "Walking Tall", 1974's "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", 1975's "Macon County Line" and 1976's "The Town That Dreaded Sundown") when most, if not all, of what was portrayed on screen was outright fiction. The film has become a cult movie. In 1996, it was selected by film director Quentin Tarantino for the first Quentin Tarantino Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Film critic Danny Peary lists the film as one of his "Must See" Films in his "Guide for the Film Fanatic" (1986). Jackson County Jail (film) Jackson County Jail is an