Jackie Brown: Samuel L. Jackson’s very busy schedule on the set of Quentin Tarantino

One movie a week, another on the weekend. After the success of Pulp Fiction, Samuel L. In the late 90s, Jackson simultaneously shot two major projects: one of Quentin Tarantino’s best films and a giant sci-fi success…

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Samuel L. Jackson Not only is he a regular in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he’s also one of Hollywood’s busiest actors and has long appeared in front of the camera for hundreds of films and series.

With such a fruitful career, it is known that he worked on several projects at the same time.

Around the mid-90s, a few years later Pulp FictionHe’s really back in front of the camera Quentin Tarantino For Jackie Brown (1997) opposite Pam Grier and Robert De Niro.

However, this did not prevent him from simultaneously being in front of the camera with another directorial legend, Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Good Morning, Vietnam), for Sphere (1998).

Ordell Robbie for Tarantino on the weekend and Dr. Harry Adams for Levinson during the week: it’s a busy schedule!

80 million dollar movie Barry Levinson With Dustin Hoffman and Sharon Stone, the production cost was almost seven times higher Jackie Brown And the sci-fi adventure ended up grossing less than Tarantino’s film ($73.4 million vs. $74.7 million) — and received rather mixed reviews.

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Scope: What is it about?

Based on the novel by Michael Crichton, sphere tells the story of a research team tasked with studying a flying alien object. A spacecraft crashed into the middle of the Pacific Ocean 300 years ago and will now be analyzed in detail.

Dr. Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman), Dr. Beth Halperin (Sharon Stone) and Dr. Harry Adams (Samuel L. Jackson) Then an investigation begins, which soon reveals dark secrets: after all, something seems to have survived the accident…

Less glamorous than it could have been, the film has also been compared to James Cameron’s benchmark genre feature, Abyss (1989), a comparison that did not go in its favour.

Jackie Brown and Sphere are both available on VOD on select platforms.