Jackie Brown Deaky" or "Killshot" and have another director make "Rum Punch", but changed his mind after re-reading "Rum Punch", stating that he "fell in love" with the novel all over again. "Killshot" was later adapted into a film, produced by "Jackie Brown" producer Lawrence Bender. While adapting "Rum Punch" into a screenplay, Tarantino changed the ethnicity of the main character from white to black, as well as renaming her from Burke to Brown, titling the screenplay "Jackie Brown". Tarantino hesitated to discuss the changes with Leonard, finally speaking with Leonard as the film was about to start shooting. Leonard loved the
Quentin Tarantino filmography Quentin Tarantino filmography Quentin Tarantino is an American director, producer, screenwriter and actor, who has directed eight films and written all of them. He began his career in the late 1980s by directing, writing and starring in the black-and-white "My Best Friend's Birthday", a partially lost amateur short film which was never officially released. He impersonated musician Elvis Presley in a small role in the sitcom "The Golden Girls" (1988), and briefly appeared in "Eddie Presley" (1992). As an independent filmmaker, he directed, wrote and appeared in the crime thriller "Reservoir Dogs" (1992), which tells the story of five strangers