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.
Key facts
Original language
English
Based on
Get Shorty
Setting
Miami metropolitan area, Los Angeles, Miami
Filming locations
Malibu, Santa Monica
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Deauville Film Festival 2013 generic - La Nuit américaine
- American Comedy Awards 1996
- Berlin International Film Festival 1996 generic
- Golden Globes (USA) 1996 generic
- Writers Guild of America 1996 generic
Titles
| Original title | Get Shorty | |
| Québec French title | C'est le petit qu'il nous faut | |
| Alternate title | Stars et truands |
Soundtracks
| CD | Get Shorty (Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack) - John Lurie (1995) | 5 releases, 1995: Antilles, The Verve Group |
| Cassette | Get Shorty (Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack) - John Lurie (1995) | 4 releases, 1995-1996: Antilles, Polygram Jazz |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
