Get Shorty (1995) - FilmAffinity

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Original title

Get Shorty

Year

1995

Running time

105 min.

Country

 United States

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Genre

Comedy. Thriller | Crime. Satire. Mafia. Film In Film. Black Comedy

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Elmore Leonard Adaptations

Synopsis

Chili Palmer, a Miami mobster, loan-sharks for Ray Bones, a violent thug with a big chip on his shoulder. Ray sends Chili to Vegas after a bad debt, and a casino boss enlists Chili to find an even bigger deadbeat: Harry Zimm, Hollywood player and producer of low-budget horror films. In Tinseltown, Chili meets Harry, as well as his scream-queen leading lady, Karen Flores; Harry's drug-dealing financier, Bo Catlett; and Karen's ex, Martin Weir (aka "Shorty"), a big star with an ego to match. Chili finds his Mafioso skills lend themselves quite nicely to what he's always really wanted to do: producing movies.

Awards

1995: Golden Globes: Best Actor - Comedy/Musical (John Travolta). 3 nominations 1995: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Actor (John Travolta) 1995: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay 1995: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Performance by a Cast 1996: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection 1995: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 2 Nominations, incl. for Best Original Score

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1995

Barry Sonnenfeld

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