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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Part of Chili Palmer Collection
2 films
Cast
43 people
John Travolta
Chili Palmer
Known for
Pulp Fiction
Bolt
Gene Hackman
Harry Zimm
Known for
The Royal Tenenbaums
Unforgiven
Rene Russo
Karen Flores
Known for
Nightcrawler
The Intern
Danny DeVito
Martin Weir
Known for
Batman Returns
The Lorax
Dennis Farina
Ray 'Bones' Barboni
Known for
Snatch
Saving Private Ryan
Delroy Lindo
Bo Catlett
Known for
Up
Da 5 Bloods
James Gandolfini
Bear
Known for
The Sopranos
The Drop
Jon Gries
Ronnie Wingate
Known for
The White Lotus
Fallout
Renee Props
Nicki
Also in
Weird Science
Last I Heard
David Paymer
Leo Devoe
Known for
Drag Me to Hell
Payback
Martin Ferrero
Tommy Carlo
Known for
Jurassic Park
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Miguel Sandoval
Mr. Escobar
Known for
Sharp Objects
Station 19
Barry Sonnenfeld Director · Scott Frank Screenplay Elmore Leonard Author
Worldwide gross $115M · Budget $30M · United States release October 20, 1995
Box office
Budget
$30,250,000
Worldwide gross
$115,101,622
Gross vs. budget
3.8×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Jersey Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 20, 1995
Theatrical
Argentina
November 30, 1995 · Theatrical
Australia
January 26, 1996 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 27, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 30, 1995 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 7, 1996 · Theatrical
France
March 26, 1996 · Theatrical
December 14, 1999 · Physical · DVD
June 15, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray
November 1, 2025 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
February 20, 1996 · Theatrical
Greece
March 8, 1996 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 21, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
March 8, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 9, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
February 24, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 14, 1996 · Theatrical
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