Get Shorty (1995)

Release date: 1995-10-20
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Jersey Films
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Rating: 6.9/10
Length: 1h 45min

Storyline

Some guys get all the luck, whether they like it or not. Chili Palmer happens to be in Hollywood collecting a gambling debt when he's struck by lightning (not literally). Called a natural for the movie business, he's snagged up by a producer. The rest is history.

Plot Keywords

loan shark, literary adaptation, thug, producer, mobster, debt, film set, beating, organized crime, drug lord, drug cartel, los angeles california, insurance fraud, money, locker, neo noir, limousine, dolly zoom, coat, breaking and entering

Short Review

How cool can a mere movie be? A perfect cast and great script, based on a hilariously witty best seller, are key elements. When you add a talented director and let the magic of Hollywood take over, the result is Get Shorty.