Danny devito, dennis farina, gene hackman, john travolta, rene russo, delroy lindo official content from mgm home entertainment a. The quality of facial features and other things is more than decent. An intelligently constructed crime story and a hilarious look at the absurdities of the film business, get shorty was based on the novel of the same name by elmore leonard. Get shorty tv series ordered at epix hollywood reporter. In get shorty one character is from miami and in big trouble the same actor goes to miami and says he hates it men in black ii 2002. Get shorty film completo, streaming ita, vedere, guardare. Get shorty is a tight, funny crime story that mature teenagers and their families may enjoy, provided they can stand some blood. As it is, however, get shorty is a cool little treat that doesnt overstay its welcome, and provides its cast a plethora of witty dialog. Chili palmer john travolta is a miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic bones barboni dennis farina, to collect a bad debt from harry zimm gene hackman, a hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. Get shorty is a 1995 american gangster crime thrillercomedy film based on elmore leonards novel of the same name. Get shorty films in films its all about film in film. The new series is based on the elmore leonard novel get shorty, which inspired the. Al fine di godere di questo lavoro cinematografico e possibile utilizzare diversi servizi, come netflix, pay per view o altri come emule o torrent.
Get shorty is the 1995 feature film adaptation of the elmore leonard novel of the same name. Get shorty 1995 r 1h 45min comedy, crime, thriller 20 october 1995 usa a mobster travels to hollywood to collect a debt, and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job. Get shorty is a 1995 crimecomedy film based on elmore leonards novel of the same name. Get shorty 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As it turns out, its a town and a business for which he is well suited. Get shorty was directed by barry sonnenfeld, a former cinematographer millers crossing, misery who directed the two addams family movies. This film is based on the elmore leonard book of the same name. Get shorty trailer chili palmer john travolta, a loan shark, visits hollywood to collect a debt and gets into the movie business. The story centers on ernesto chili palmer, a smalltime loan shark based in miami.
The film never gets bogged down in the complicated plot. The mob is tough, but its nothing like show business a mobster travels to hollywood to collect a debt and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job. Starring john travolta, gene hackman, rene russo, danny devito. Get shorty is the latest movie getting the tv treatment epix has ordered a series based on the 1990 elmore leonard novel and the 1995 john travolta film of the same name, the hollywood reporter. Orson welles touch of evil 1958 in barry sonnenfelds get shorty 1995. Directed by barry sonnenfeld and starring john travolta, gene hackman, rene russo, and danny devito, the plot remained true to the book except for a few minor details. The film is directed by barry sonnenfeld and stars john travolta, gene hackman, rene russo, and danny devito. Chili palmer john travolta is a loan shark from miami. Directed by barry sonnenfeld and starring john travolta, gene hackman, rene russo, and danny devito, the. Get shorty by barry sonnenfeld barry sonnenfeld, john. Chili palmer john travolta is a miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic bones barboni dennis farina, to collect a bad debt from harry zimm. Peopled with a large cast of fascinating characters, get shorty is a sharp, funny look at the notsoseparate worlds of crime and hollywood. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Seth and chris odowd discuss how his show compares to the 1995 film.
But he had some studio contract he couldnt get out of. Instead, it takes a number of talented actors and lets them run with some juicy characters. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing get shorty near you. In this crime comedy based on the book by elmore leonard, john travolta plays a mob enforcer sent to collect a debt from a sleazy movie producer played by gene hackman. In 1995, the novel was adapted into a film of the same name get shorty is a 1990 novel by american novelist elmore leonard. A mobster heads to hollywood to become a movie producer in this dark comedy, a revamping of the elmore leonard novel and the 1995 film of the same name. A mobster travels to hollywood to collect a debt and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.
Danny devito, delroy lindo, dennis farina, gene hackman, john travolta, rene russo. The dickens of detroit wrote a string of classic thrillers, but this is the greatest of them all. Get shorty original mgm motion picture soundtrack 1995. Directed by barry sonnenfeld and starring john travolta, gene hackman, rene russo, and. Cast and crew credits for get shorty, 1995, directed by barry sonnenfeld, with donna w scott, rebeca arthur, delroy lindo, at turner classic movies. Get shorty is a 1995 american crime thriller comedy film based on elmore leonards novel of the same name. A streetsmart miami loanshark tracks a deadbeat film producer all the way to hollywood, and gets mixed up in the movie business. Get shorty is a 1990 novel by american novelist elmore leonard. Travolta and all the other characters make it special. Hollywood mouth 3 2018 georgian hotel location is shown. In 1995, the novel was adapted into a film of the same name covid19 update. The tv adaptation of get shorty is moving forward at epix, with chris odowd and ray romano starring in. I wont spoil it for anyone that has not seen it yet but all i can say just get it as its a laugh and you will enjoy it. Sometimes you do your best work when you got a gun to your head.
Leonard based chili on a reallife former gangster of his acquaintance, though chilis model never worked in hollywood. Film get shorty is a 1995 crimecomedythriller film based on elmore leonards novel of the same name. Its not that i didnt like the movie, the cast is good even a presopranos james gandolfini is in it and barry sonnenfelds direction is assured but not very noteworthy. No, get shorty leaves you speechless, because there is just nothing to say after it, except maybe well now i have seen get shorty. Unfortunately, it fails to deliver the zest and pizzazz it needs to thrive. It enjoys strong source material as well as good performances. Actor chris odowd on the triggerhappy world of new. The storyweaving for both, the method of revealing exposition and blending symbols to. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Get shorty often becomes funny and entertaining, but it rarely turns into something as involving as id expect. Directed by barry sonnenfeld men in black, the film stars john travolta as chili palmer, a miami loan shark asked to collect a debt from a hollywood producer, and subsequently pitches a movie idea based on his life. Jersey films presents get shorty and out of sight as slick film adaptations of elmore leonard novels, written for the screen by scott frank. John travolta brings on some sharp attitude, knowing the angles and wanting, as his character chili palmer, to get into hollywood and out of loan sharking.
High resolution official theatrical movie poster for get shorty 1995. This is a different story with different and reimagined characters. Watch get shorty starring john travolta in this comedy on directv. Based on an elmore leonard novel, get shorty is fun and entertaining satire. In the process, travoltas character falls for an actress played by rene russo and also gets the idea to pitch his life story as a.
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