Get Shorty (1995)

US:: R UK:: 15 Comedy Crime Thriller

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.

Updated May 9 2020

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Runtime: 105 mins Revenue: $115,101,622 Budget: $30,250,000 Rating: 6.5 Tag Line: The mob is tough, but it’s nothing like show business.

Cast

Gene Hackman

Harry Zimm

Danny DeVito

Martin Weir

Dennis Farina

Ray 'Bones' Barboni

James Gandolfini

Bear

Martin Ferrero

Tommy Carlo

John Travolta

Chili Palmer

Jon Gries

Ronnie Wingate

Rene Russo

Karen Flores