Rum Punch
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Rum Punch is both the name of an alcoholic mixed drink, and a 1992 novel written by Elmore Leonard.
The novel was adapted into a film by director Quentin Tarantino, who changed some of the characters and the plot. The film was released in 1997 as Jackie Brown.
[edit] =Plot summary
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Set in Miami, Rum Punch follows Jackie Burke, a 44-year-old airline stewardess, who's been bringing cash into the country for a gunrunner named Ordell Robbie (whose nickname, Whitebread, comes from the fact that he's light-skinned). When the cops try to use Jackie to get at Ordell, she hatches a plan--with help from bail bondsman Max Cherry--to keep the money for herself.
[edit] Trivia
- In the book, the character Jackie is actually a white woman. However, in Quentin Tarantino's film, Jackie Brown, the character is changed to an African American woman, and is portrayed by legendary blaxploitation star Pam Grier.
- Unlike the book, the film takes place in California, primarily Carson and Torrance.
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