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Get Shorty

Get Shorty

Comedy · Thriller · Crime · 1995

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.

Movie details

Get Shorty

“Attitude plays a part.”

1995 Comedy · Thriller · Crime 1h 45m

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6.5 / 10

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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.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Barry Sonnenfeld

Written by

Scott Frank

John Travolta

John Travolta

Chili Palmer

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Harry Zimm

Rene Russo

Rene Russo

Karen Flores

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Martin Weir

Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina

Ray 'Bones' Barboni

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Bo Catlett

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

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Court is in session

Put Get Shorty on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.