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• Comedy
• Crime/detective

• 1995
• Barry Sonnenfeld
• 100 mins
• 15

Summary

Crime comedy starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo and Danny DeVito. Miami gangster Chili Palmer travels to Hollywood to collect a gambling debt from a film producer and becomes attracted to the business. He decides to propose his own idea for a blockbuster movie.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Adrian Turner

This adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel explores the murky world of Hollywood's links to organised crime. John Travolta plays Florida gangster Chili Palmer, who arrives in Tinseltown to collect a bad debt from sleazeball movie producer Gene Hackman and decides to stay, importing his strong-arm methods into movie production. Made in the wake of Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty was the first attempt by a major studio to cash in on Quentin Tarantino's style. The performances by the impressive cast are exquisite: the jowly Travolta has tremendous charm but also considerable menace; Danny DeVito plays an egotistical movie star to perfection; and Hackman is a sheer delight as the purveyor of schlocky monster movies. Add Rene Russo and unbilled cameos by Bette Midler and Harvey Keitel and you have a snazzy treat.

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6.9/10

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Cast

rolenameChili PalmerJohn TravoltaHarry ZimmGene HackmanKaren FloresRene RussoMartin WeirDanny DeVitoRay "Bones" BarboniDennis FarinaBo CatlettDelroy LindoBearJames GandolfiniRonnie WingateJonathan GriesNickiRene PropsLeo DevoeDavid PaymerTommy CarloMartin FerreroMr EscobarMiguel SandovalYayo PortilloJacob VargasFay DevoeLinda HartDick AllenBobby SlaytonDorisBette MidlerHarvey KeitelHarvey KeitelPenny MarshallPenny MarshallDoormanBarry Sonnenfeld

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rolenameDirectorBarry Sonnenfeld

Details

Theatrical distributor

U.I.P. (UK)

Released on

1996-03-15

Languages

English

Guidance

Contains violence and swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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