Get Shorty (1995)

Movie Details

Original Title Get Shorty

Original Language EN

Budget $30,250,000

Revenue $115,101,622

Status Released

Popularity 1.9

Cast

John Travolta

Chili Palmer

Popularity: 3.0

Gene Hackman

Harry Zimm

Popularity: 2.0

Rene Russo

Karen Flores

Popularity: 2.1

Danny DeVito

Martin Weir

Popularity: 2.1

Dennis Farina

Ray 'Bones' Barboni

Popularity: 1.1

Delroy Lindo

Bo Catlett

Popularity: 2.1

James Gandolfini

Bear

Popularity: 1.5

Jon Gries

Ronnie Wingate

Popularity: 1.7

Renee Props

Nicki

Popularity: 0.4

David Paymer

Leo Devoe

Popularity: 4.8

Martin Ferrero

Tommy Carlo

Popularity: 1.8

Miguel Sandoval

Mr. Escobar

Popularity: 3.2

Key Crew

Director Barry Sonnenfeld

Producer Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher

Screenplay Scott Frank

Editor Jim Miller

Executive Producer Barry Sonnenfeld

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Jersey Films

Videos & Trailers

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

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

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GET SHORTY (1995) | Pablo Escobar Scene | MGM

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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)

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

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Keywords

based on novel or book miami, florida gambling gangster money murder travel mobster mafia business debt hollywood drugs producer con

Reviews from TMDB

Peter McGinn 10/10

Oct 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 ha ... Read more

GenerationofSwine 1/10

Jan 14, 2023

You know what, I really love Elmore Leonard, and a part of me feels that nearly any movie made from his works is going to come out as fresh, original, and worth watching. This is the rare exception. Here they took a classic Elmore Leonard plot and made it too Hollywood for its own good. And th ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Apr 15, 2024

Mobster "Chilli Palmer" (John Travolta) finds himself a bit exposed when his benefactor boss has an heart attack on his sixty-fifth birthday. Luckily for him, his new nemesis "Bones" still has an use for him - go to Hollywood and collect some gambling debts from "Harry" (Gene Hackman). This fellow p ... Read more