Get Shorty
R
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
- Release Date
- October 20, 1995
- Director
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Cast
- John Travolta , Gene Hackman , Rene Russo , Danny DeVito , Dennis Farina , Delroy Lindo
- Runtime
- 105
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Studio
- Jersey Films, MGM
- Writers
- Elmore Leonard , Scott Frank
- Tagline
- Attitude plays a part. The mob is tough - but it's nothing like show business
Summary
Loanshark Chili Palmer (Travolta) has been a gangster for as long as he can remember. When he heads to Hollywood to collect on a gambling debt from a washed-up filmmaker (Hackman), Palmer dives eagerly into the Hollywood scene. Soon, he's romancing a "B" movie starlet (Russo), schmoozing the film star (Devito) and making the scene at the hottest Hollywood restaurants. His transformation to big-shot producer nearly complete, Chili just needs to extricate himself fromt he mob scene and the drug smugglers and other mobsters that are hot on his trail. Making it in this town can be murder!
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Get Shorty Only Made One Change When John Travolta Took the Lead from Danny DeVito
Get Shorty creators originally wanted Danny DeVito in John Travolta's role.
By
Neeraj Chand