Movie
Get Shorty
Attitude plays a part.
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. 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.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. 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.
More about Get Shorty
Cast
John TravoltaChili Palmer
Gene HackmanHarry Zimm
Rene RussoKaren Flores
Danny DeVitoMartin Weir
Dennis FarinaRay 'Bones' Barboni
Delroy LindoBo Catlett
James GandolfiniBear
Jon GriesRonnie WingateCredits
- Directed by
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Written by
- Scott Frank, Elmore Leonard
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- Chili Palmer Collection
- Budget
- $30.3M
- Box office
- $115.1M
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States
Jersey FilmsUnited States
