Get Shorty
A mobster travels from Florida to Hollywood to collect a debt and discovers that the movie business is just as sleazy as the Miami underworld.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Released
- 1995
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1995
Storyline
A mobster travels from Florida to Hollywood to collect a debt and discovers that the movie business is just as sleazy as the Miami underworld.
Top credits
Gene Hackman ā Harry Zimm
Rene Russo ā Karen Flores
Danny DeVito ā Martin Weir
John Travolta ā Chili Palmer
Did you know
ā¢ Gene Hackman turned down this movie at first, because he doesn't usually do comedies. Barry Sonnenfeld said that's exactly the attitude he wanted from him on-set. Play it straight, and let the audience decide if it's funny.
ā¢ Elmore Leonard said that this is the best film adapted from one of his books.
ā¢ According to Elmore Leonard, Martin Weir (Danny DeVito) is based on Leonard's own dealings with Dustin Hoffman.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $72,101,622
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $12,700,007 (1995-10-22)
User reviews
Like an ol' familiar song, done with some twists. Nice casting
Smart, funny, devastating satire of the Hollywood scene
Great characters, simply a good comedy with a waterproof plot
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- DTS, Dolby Digital, DTS-Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
