Life of Crime (film) Life of Crime (film) Life of Crime is a 2013 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Daniel Schechter, based on Elmore Leonard's novel "The Switch" (1978), which includes characters later revisited in his novel "Rum Punch" (1992), which was adapted into the Quentin Tarantino film "Jackie Brown" (1997). "Life of Crime" was screened on the closing night 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, at the 2014 Traverse City Film Festival and released in theaters on August 29, 2014. In Detroit in 1978, stoic socialite Mickey Dawson becomes the
Quentin Tarantino martial arts), "Jidaigeki" (Japanese period cinema), spaghetti Westerns and Italian horror. It was originally set for a single theatrical release, but its 4-hour plus running time prompted Tarantino to divide it into two movies. "" was released in late 2003 and "" was released in 2004. It was based on a character called The Bride and a plot that he and "Kill Bill"s lead actress Uma Thurman had developed during the making of "Pulp Fiction". In 2000, he played the role of Deacon in the Adam Sandler comedy "Little Nicky". From 2002–2004, Tarantino portrayed villain McKenas Cole in the ABC