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6.5/10 • 1.1K

1995-10-201h 45m

ComedyThrillerCrime

Attitude plays a part.

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.

Directors
Barry Sonnenfeld
Editors
Jim Miller

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  1. John Travolta

    John Travolta

    Chili Palmer

  2. Gene Hackman

    Gene Hackman

    Harry Zimm

  3. Rene Russo

    Rene Russo

    Karen Flores

  4. Danny DeVito

    Danny DeVito

    Martin Weir

  5. Dennis Farina

    Dennis Farina

    Ray 'Bones' Barboni

  6. Delroy Lindo

    Delroy Lindo

    Bo Catlett

  7. James Gandolfini

    James Gandolfini

    Bear

  8. Jon Gries

    Jon Gries

    Ronnie Wingate

  9. Renee Props

    Renee Props

    Nicki

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Peter McGinn

Oct 23, 2022

10/10

I know that no movie is perfect but for my money Get Shorty is on my short list of films that come close. As good as the book is, I believe the movie improved upon it. I have watched it a few times, it being one of those movies we might invite a friend over to watch who hasn’t seen it. Plus it has surfaced a few times when I surf streaming channels and I usually stop to watch for a while, no matter where in the film I am. The ensemble cast (which includes a few lower echelon stars) is excellent and mostly look like they are having fun with it. There is violence, but not with buckets of blood. It almost seems like cartoonish violence. And of course wit and humor run through it, with a bit of satire on Hollywood thrown in. I just found out today that a sequel was made called Be Cool and a British tv series based on the book, but I like this one so much I won't even risk disappointment by watching those other entries.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$30,250,000.00
Revenue
$115,101,622.00
Keywords
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