Rum Punch
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| Author(s) | Elmore Leonard |
| Country | USA |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
| Publication date | 1992 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 302 |
| ISBN | ISBN 038530143X |
| OCLC Number | 24671033 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 20 |
| LC Classification | PS3562.E55 R8 1992 |
- For the alcoholic mixed drink, see Punch (drink)
Rum Punch is a 1992 novel written by Elmore Leonard. It was later adapted into a film by director Quentin Tarantino, who changed some of the characters and the plot.[1] The film was released in 1997 as Jackie Brown.[2]
The characters Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara first appeared in Leonard's novel, The Switch.[citation needed]
[edit] Plot summary
Set in West Palm Beach and Miami, FL, Rum Punch follows Jackie Burke, a 44-year-old airline stewardess, who has been bringing cash into the country for a gunrunner named Ordell Robbie (whose nickname, Whitebread, comes from the fact that he's a light-skinned African-American). 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] References
- ^ "Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard - The Quentin Tarantino Archives". Tarantino.info. 2008-12-22. http://www.tarantino.info/wiki/index.php/Rum_Punch_by_Elmore_Leonard. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ http://www.godamongdirectors.com/scripts/jackiebrown.txt
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