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Get Shorty

1995, Movie, 1h 45min

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.

"Get Shorty" — comedy, crime and thriller movie produced in USA and released in 1995. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.9 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 45min. "Get Shorty" is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime; for rent and to buy on Apple TV and Fandango at Home and for rent, for rent, to buy and to buy on Amazon Store. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

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Reviews

Critic Andrew Collins

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By turns satirically glamorous and seedily dark, Get Shorty's stylistic success will surely spell a deluge of Leonard adaptations.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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Travolta demonstrates that his Pulp Fiction return to stardom was no one-trick fluke; Hackman works against type and walks away with many of the film's best comic bits...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

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A Miami loan shark and movie buff, Chili Palmer, is sent to Los Angeles to collect a debt from a B-movie director, Harry Zimm. However, Chili's interests shift when he pitches his real-life debt collection story as a movie idea to Harry, who persuades Chili to invest in the film and become a Hollywood producer. As Chili navigates the industry, he must deal with dangerous financiers, a Colombian drug lord, and an enemy from his past. With a star-studded cast, including John Travolta, Gene Hackman, and Rene Russo, Get Shorty is a comedy-thriller that blends equal parts humor and suspense.