Fresh
Hollywood has been in love with mobsters since the beginning of movies. But the other side of the equation has seldom been considered. That is, until now.
David Ansen, Newsweek
Get Shorty
Attitude plays a part.
1995 · 1h 45m · R
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld
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Get Shorty
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Barry Sonnenfeld Director
- John Travolta as Chili Palmer
- Gene Hackman as Harry Zimm
- Rene Russo as Karen Flores
- Danny DeVito as Martin Weir
- Dennis Farina as Ray 'Bones' Barboni
- Delroy Lindo as Bo Catlett
- James Gandolfini as Bear
- Jon Gries as Ronnie Wingate
- Renee Props as Nicki
- David Paymer as Leo Devoe
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A drolly offbeat look at Hollywood mores dedicated to the proposition that the best preparation for becoming a film producer is a stint in the criminal underworld.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
An entertaining comedy-thriller adapted by Scott Frank from the Elmore Leonard best-seller and directed with bounce (if not much nuance) by Barry Sonnenfeld.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
It's part of the joke here that Chili is a die-hard cineaste and loves reminiscing about smart, stylish tough-guy films he has enjoyed. Get Shorty belongs on that list.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
It's Travolta -- smooth, commanding, handsome as ever, a cool, rhythmic bop in his walk -- who owns the film.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
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