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Get Shorty
The mob is tough, but it’s nothing like show business.
The mob is tough, but it’s nothing like show business.
Comedy, Crime, Thriller - 1995
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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. 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.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
20 Oct 1995
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$30,250,000
Revenue:
$115,101,622
Awards:
6 wins & 16 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

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,
7 May 2008
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,
7 May 2008
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,
7 May 2008
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,
20 May 2003
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,
18 Jun 2002
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