Get Shorty

Get Shorty(1995)

R
10/20/1995 (US)Comedy, Thriller, Crime1h 45m
6.5

"Attitude plays a part."

Overview

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.

Scott Frank

Screenplay

Barry Sonnenfeld

Director

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Part of the Chili Palmer Collection

Follows the adventure of Chili Palmer, a shylock from Miami as he enters the Movie and Music industries, based on the Elmore Leonard novels.

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GET SHORTY (1995) | Use Your Imagination (Gene Hackman) | MGM

GET SHORTY (1995) | Use Your Imagination (Gene Hackman) | MGM

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GET SHORTY (1995) | "You're A Stuntman Huh?" | MGM

GET SHORTY (1995) | "You're A Stuntman Huh?" | MGM

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GET SHORTY (1995) | Pablo Escobar Scene | MGM

GET SHORTY (1995) | Pablo Escobar Scene | MGM

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GET SHORTY (1995) | Opening Scene ("Where's My Coat?") | MGM

GET SHORTY (1995) | Opening Scene ("Where's My Coat?") | MGM

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Get Shorty (1995) - Clip: It's All In The Eyes (HD)

Get Shorty (1995) - Clip: It's All In The Eyes (HD)

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Get Shorty (1995) - Clip: When Harry Met Chili (HD)

Get Shorty (1995) - Clip: When Harry Met Chili (HD)

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A review by Peter McGinn
10.0

Written on October 23, 2022

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.