Rum Punch to start over again, a desperate Jackie devises a secret, risky plan of her own to double-cross Ordell and the police, save herself, and secure her future. To execute this plan, Jackie must enlist the help of Max Cherry—the same bail bondsman Ordell hired to get Jackie out of jail. Rum Punch Rum Punch is a 1992 novel written by Elmore Leonard. The novel was adapted into the film "Jackie Brown" (1997) by director Quentin Tarantino, although the movie changed the setting to Los Angeles. The characters Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara first appeared in Leonard's novel, "The Switch", which
Less Than Zero (novel) no connection between the book and the movie, except for the title, the location of Southern California and the names of the characters. A long-running rumor in the film industry is that Quentin Tarantino has been interested in filming a new version of "Less Than Zero." His workmate Roger Avary adapted "The Rules of Attraction," (also based on a novel by Ellis) in 2002, and since both he and Tarantino like the works by Ellis, Tarantino has been eyeing the possibility of adapting "Less Than Zero." Ellis stated in an interview for "Vice" Magazine that Quentin Tarantino has been "trying