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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.Product Identifiers
UPC0027616919069
eBay Product ID (ePID)44624891
Product Key Features
ActorGene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, John Travolta
RatingR
EditionCollector's Edition 2-Disc Set
Movie/TV TitleGet Shorty
DirectorBarry Sonnenfeld
FormatDVD
Release Year2005
GenreComedy
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs2
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display FormatCollector's Edition 2-Disc Set
Leading RoleDanny Devito, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, John Travolta
Release Date20050222