Quick Facts
DirectorBarry Sonnenfeld
Runtime1h 45m · R
GenresComedy · Crime · Thriller
Release1995-10-20
Film
Get Shorty
1995· R· 1h 45m· Comedy· Crime· Thriller
“Attitude plays a part.”
Get Shorty (1995) charts the acclimatization of Chili Palmer, a Miami enforcer, to the treacherous waters of Los Angeles cinema, where he is dispatched to reclaim a debt from Harry Zimm, a producer of schlock horror. Amidst the neon-lit backlots and contract negotiations, Chili’s encounter with Zimm’s leading lady ignites a personal flame, while his pitch for his own life story reveals the thin veneer separating organized crime from the fantasy of Hollywood’s celluloid dreams.
1995-10-20
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Key Crew
DirectorBarry Sonnenfeld
ScreenplayScott Frank
ProducerDanny DeVito
Director of PhotographyDonald Peterman
Original Music ComposerJohn Lurie
EditorJim Miller
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1995-10-20
Runtime1h 45m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Jersey Films
Budget$30M
Box office$115M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.5/10 · 1225 votes
Original languageen
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