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Get Shorty (1995)

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

Crime | Comedy

Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 105 minutes

Actors

John Travolta | Gene Hackman | Rene Russo | Danny DeVito | Dennis Farina | Delroy Lindo | James Gandolfini | Jon Gries | Renee Props | David Paymer | Martin Ferrero | Miguel Sandoval | Jacob Vargas | Linda Hart | Bette Midler | Bobby Slayton | Ron Karabatsos | Alison Waddell | Amber Waddell | John Cothran, Jr. | Jack Conley | Bernard Hocke | Big Daddy Wayne | Jay Montalvo | Carlease Burke | Vito Scotti | Rino Piccolo | Alfred Dennis | Ralph Manza | Zed Frizzelle | Harry Victor | Patrick Breen | Barry Sonnenfeld | Donna W. Scott | Rebeca Arthur | Zack Phifer | Greg Goossen | Jeffrey J. Stephen | Ernest 'Chili' Palmer | Leslie Bega | Harvey Keitel | Penny Marshall | Alex Rocco

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
04/06/2024TVDVDOwned7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

First time viewing! Seemed like a good windy weather flick… “hey Chili” :) absolutely stacked cast. Had I known this was a movie about movies I would’ve watched it sooner!

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