What is the name of the character played by Pam Grier in Jackie Brown?

Pam Grier plays Jackie Brown in Jackie Brown.

Jackie is a flight attendant who becomes caught between federal agents and Ordell Robbie, a gunrunner using her to smuggle cash from Mexico. After police arrest her with money, Jackie realizes that both sides plan to exploit her and begins designing a scheme to escape with the cash herself.

The film is based on Elmore Leonard’s 1992 novel Rum Punch, whose protagonist was named Jackie Burke. Quentin Tarantino changed the character’s name to Jackie Brown so Grier could embody the title role, connecting the film to her earlier work in 1970s blaxploitation cinema.

The other names are characters connected to Jackie’s plot: Max Cherry is the bail bondsman who helps her, Melanie is one of Ordell’s associates, and Ordell is the criminal mastermind. Grier’s performance earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.