Get Shorty

Get Shorty

105 mins | Crime, Comedy, Thriller | Oct. 20, 1995

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

Get Shorty

105 mins | Crime, Comedy, Thriller | Oct. 20, 1995

Get Shorty
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Jersey Films
Original title Get Shorty
Directors Wilma Garscadden-Gahret, Barry Sonnenfeld
Writers Elmore Leonard, Scott Frank

Cast

John Travolta

as Chili Palmer

Gene Hackman

as Harry Zimm

Rene Russo

as Karen Flores

Danny DeVito

as Martin Weir

Dennis Farina

as Ray 'Bones' Barboni

Delroy Lindo

as Bo Catlett

Jon Gries

as Ronnie Wingate

Renee Props

as Nicki

David Paymer

as Leo Devoe

Martin Ferrero

as Tommy Carlo

Miguel Sandoval

as Mr. Escobar

Jacob Vargas

as Yayo Portillo

Linda Hart

as Fay Devoe

Bobby Slayton

as Dick Allen

Ron Karabatsos

as Momo

Alison Waddell

as Bear's Daughter

Amber Waddell

as Bear's Daughter

John Cothran

as Agent Curtis

Jack Conley

as Agent Dunbar

Bernard Hocke

as Agent Morgan

Big Daddy Wayne

as Ray Barboni's Bodyguard

Jay Montalvo

as Big Guy with Escobar

Carlease Burke

as Rental Car Attendant

Vito Scotti

as Manager at Vesuvio's

Rino Piccolo

as Waiter at Vesuvio's

Alfred Dennis

as Ed the Barber

Ralph Manza

as Fred the Barber

Zed Frizzelle

as Kid at Lockers

Harry Victor

as Limo Driver with Sign

Patrick Breen

as Resident Doctor

Barry Sonnenfeld

as Doorman

Donna W. Scott

as Screaming Woman

Rebeca Arthur

as Las Vegas Waitress

Zack Phifer

as Ivy Restaurant Maitre d'

Greg Goossen

as Duke, Man at the Ivy

Jeffrey J. Stephen

as Bones' Buddy

Ernest 'Chili' Palmer

as Bones' Buddy

Leslie Bega

as Vikki Vespa

Harvey Keitel

as Himself

Penny Marshall

as Herself

Bette Midler

as Doris Saphron

Alex Rocco

as Jimmy Capp