Bridget Fonda as Melanie Ralston. This Jackie Brown/Bridget Fonda poster measures 27 x 40 inches. Note: Beware of inexpensive knock-offs of this poster. The ink saturates the cheap paper, making the image very dark. Jackie Brown is a 1997 crime drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is an adaptation of American novelist Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch and stars Pam Grier in the title role. The film pays homage to 1970s films, particularly the films Coffy and Foxy Brown, both of which also starred Grier in the title roles. The film's supporting cast includes Robert Forster, Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda and Michael Keaton. It was Tarantino's third film following his successes with Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994).