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Get Shorty
“Attitude plays a part.”
6.5 / 10• 1995• 1h 45m•R• English
ComedyThrillerCrime
Storyline
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
Cast & Crew
John Travolta
Chili Palmer
Lead
Gene Hackman
Harry Zimm
Rene Russo
Karen Flores
Danny DeVito
Martin Weir
Dennis Farina
Ray 'Bones' Barboni
Delroy Lindo
Bo Catlett
James Gandolfini
Bear
Jon Gries
Ronnie Wingate
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Barry Sonnenfeld's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Get Shorty is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
