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Get Shorty is a 1995 American gangster comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Scott Frank, based on Elmore Leonard's novel of the same name. The film stars John Travolta , Gene Hackman , Rene Russo , Delroy Lindo , James Gandolfini , Dennis Farina , and Danny DeVito .
Oct 20, 1995 · Get Shorty: Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. With John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito. A mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt, and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.
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- Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- 1995-10-20
Get Shorty - Full Cast & Crew. John Travolta shines in this adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel about a movie-loving loan shark who pitches a story idea to a producer while collecting a debt.
- Barry Sonnenfeld
With a perfect cast and a sly twist on the usual Hollywood gangster dynamic, Get Shorty delivers a sharp satire that doubles as an entertaining comedy-thriller in its own right. Read Critics...
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- Barry Sonnenfeld
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- John Travolta
Oct 20, 1995 · Overview. Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, 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.
Many characters seem lifted from the autobiography of Ed Wood: Bo Catlett (Delroy Lindo), who owns a limousine service and is owed big money by Zimm; Bear (James Gandolfini), a stunt man who thinks he is very tough but has never met anyone like Chili Palmer before, and Doris ( Bette Midler in an uncredited cameo), whose success is based on being...