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This slick adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1990 novel features John Travolta as Chili Palmer, a Miami loan shark who's been sent to L.A. to collect on a bad debt from trash movie producer Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), the maker of the stunning flops 'Grotesque' and 'Slime People'. But this is Harry's lucky day, because Chili is also a film buff, and when he's done talking tough he starts pitching Harry a script idea. As everyone knows, the best background for the motion picture industry is the criminal underworld, and Chili is smoothly launched into the life of a producer: romancing a B-movie scream queen, schmoozing superstars, getting reservations in the hottest restaurants in town. However, Chili's not the only mobster wanting to turn producer. It seems that a thug named Bo Catlett (Delroy Lindo), another of Harry's lenders, also wants a piece of the action. Add in a group of angry drug smugglers and there is an abundance of double- and triple-crosses, as well as plenty of wisecracks and Hollywood insider jokes. GET SHORTY crosses the line of life imitating art--and vice versa--many times, including the real Ernest 'Chili' Palmer (on whom the character is based) playing a Mafia henchman. Barry Sonnenfeld's entertaining romp is a wild look at the celebrity life in Hollywood, featuring numerous cameos of stars playing themselves.

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EAN5050070027600

eBay Product ID (ePID)44156002

Product Key Features

ActorGene Hackman, Delroy Lindo, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, James Gandolfini, Dennis Farina, John Travolta

Film/TV TitleGet Shorty

DirectorBarry Sonnenfeld

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageBulgarian\Danish\Dutch\Finnish\French\Greek\Hebrew\Hungarian\Italian\Norwegian\Spanish

Run Time101 Mins

Aspect RatioWide Screen

Release Year2005

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption, Special Edition\Get Shorty Look At Me Documentary\Page To Screen Get Shorty Documentary\Be Cool Be Very Cool Sneak Preview Featurette\Get Shorty Wiseguys And Dolls Featurette\Get Shorty Party Reel Featurette\The Graveyard Scene Featurette\Deleted Graveyard Scene\Going Again Outtakes With Danny Devito\Photo Gallery\Original Theatrical Trailer, With Subtitles

GenreGeneral, Comedy