Get Shorty (1995): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Get Shorty is a 1995 comedy thriller directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito. It is based on Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard. It runs 1 hour 45 minutes and earned $115.1 million worldwide. It won 1 award from 4 nominations, including Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Actor) at the Golden Globes 1996. Critics gave it 89% on Rotten Tomatoes and 81 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m (105 min)
- Director
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- Based on
- Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Get Shorty About?
The premise of Get Shorty without spoilers, adapted from Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After traveling to Hollywood to collect an unpaid debt, Miami mobster Chili Palmer unexpectedly finds himself drawn into the movie business. He becomes involved with a struggling film producer and his glamorous leading lady, navigating the strange and often ruthless world of Tinseltown. Chili quickly realizes that Hollywood and the mafia share surprising similarities, both driven by ambition, power, and the art of persuasion.
Get Shorty Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- debt
- movie business
- loan shark
- dea drug enforcement administration
- stakeout
- mobster
- gambling
- sitting on a toilet
- dumb criminal
- pushed off a balcony
- pushed down stairs
- con artist
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- money
- miami florida
- florida
- film within a film
- based on novel
- hare krishna
- cool
- dark comedy
- showbiz comedy
- man punches a woman
- cigarette smoking
- female full frontal nudity
- female frontal nudity
- female rear nudity
- female nudity
- woman swims nude
- skinny dipping
- satire comedy
- panties
- female star appears in underwear
- bandaged nose
- reference to joan crawford
- reference to betty davis
- reference to charlton heston
- reference to david o. selznick
- reference to robert mitchum
- arrogant man
- lax
- nuts and bolts
- shot multiple times
- laurel canyon
- broken jaw
- naked woman under a bedsheet
- woman wears lingerie
- fur coat
- bend down exposing cleavage
- reference to shylock
- reference to napoleon
Get Shorty Cast
John Travolta leads the cast, with Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld; 4 actors are credited in all.
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Director Barry Sonnenfeld
More from Barry Sonnenfeld
More films directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, best-rated first: Men in Black, Addams Family Values, The Addams Family and Men in Black III.
Get Shorty Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Get Shorty 89% on Rotten Tomatoes and 81 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.
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IMDb 6.9 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 89% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 70%
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Metacritic 81 Metascore
User score 7.0
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TMDB 65% User score
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Get Shorty Plot Summary
What happens in Get Shorty from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Chilli Palmer, played by John Travolta, is a loan shark residing in Miami. After the sudden death of his boss from a heart attack, Palmer finds himself entangled with his old adversary, Ray ‘Bones’ Barboni (Dennis Farina). Bones is furious at Palmer for failing to collect a debt from dry cleaner Leo Devoe (David Paymer), who was supposedly killed in a plane crash. Bones orders Palmer to retrieve the money from Devoe’s widow (Linda Hart).
However, upon visiting the widow, Palmer discovers a shocking twist: Devoe has actually faked his death to evade the loan and is cashing in on a $300,000 airline settlement, leaving his wife in the dark about his whereabouts. Fueled by anger, she informs Palmer that Devoe is now in Las Vegas.
Full summary
The whole story of Get Shorty, scene by scene
Get Shorty Box Office
Get Shorty grossed $115.1 million worldwide. $72.1 million came from the US and Canada and $43 million (37%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$115.1M
- US & Canada
- $72.1M
- International
- $43M
Get Shorty Awards & Nominations
Get Shorty won 1 award from 4 nominations, including Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Actor) at the Golden Globes 1996. Its biggest night was the Golden Globes 1996, with 1 win from 3 nominations.
1 win4 nominations2 ceremonies
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Golden Globes 1996 1 win · 3 nominations- Won Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Actor) – John Travolta
- Nominated Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Nominated Best Screenplay – Scott Frank
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Actor Awards (SAG) 1996 1 nomination- Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Get Shorty Trailers & Videos
7 videos: 1 trailer and 6 clips.
- Clip Get Shorty (1995) - Clip: It's All In The Eyes (HD)
- Clip Get Shorty (1995) - Clip: When Harry Met Chili (HD)
- Clip GET SHORTY (1995) | Opening Scene ("Where's My Coat?") | MGM
- Clip GET SHORTY (1995) | Pablo Escobar Scene | MGM
How Well Do You Know Get Shorty?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Who plays the character Chilli Palmer?
Cars in Get Shorty
20 cars on screen, including the 1994 Oldsmobile Silhouette and the 1995 BMW 325i Cabrio E36.
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1994 Oldsmobile Silhouette Main role -
1995 BMW 325i Cabrio E36 Important role -
1990 Lincoln Town Car Stretched Limousine Important role -
1964 Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Convertible W111 Important role
Get Shorty Also Known As
30 alternative titles, including “O Nome do Jogo” and “El nombre del juego”.
- Also known as
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- O Nome do Jogo
- El nombre del juego
- Sterren en gangsters
- Get Shorty - hyvä pätkä
- Piaste ton konto
- 겟 쇼티
- Jogos Quase Perigosos
- 黑道当家
- Cómo conquistar Hollywood
- Chili Palmer: Get Shorty
- Schnappt Shorty
- Szóljatok a köpcösnek!
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- Tut Şu Bücürü
- Достать коротышку
- Dorwać małego
- Πιάστε τον Κοντό
- Chyťte ho!
- תפוס את שורטי
- C'est le petit qu'il nous faut
- ゲット・ショーティ
- 黑道當家
- Игра на пари
- Знайти коротуна
- 矮子当道
- Kontraktas su neūžauga
- Ia-l pe Shorty
- Kdo bo koga
- Uhvatite maloga
- Joc de gàngsters
- สี่สหายหัวใจเต็งหนึ่ง
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Get Shorty FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Awards
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, the book behind it and awards of Get Shorty, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Get Shorty?
Get Shorty runs 1 hour 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was Get Shorty released?
Get Shorty was released on October 25, 1995.
Who directed Get Shorty?
Get Shorty was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.
More films by Barry Sonnenfeld Who is in the cast of Get Shorty?
Get Shorty stars John Travolta, Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito, among 4 credited actors.
How much did Get Shorty make at the box office?
Get Shorty grossed $115.1 million worldwide ($72.1 million domestic, $43 million international).
How is Get Shorty rated?
Get Shorty has 6.9/10 on IMDb, 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 81 on Metacritic and 65% on TMDB.
Is Get Shorty based on a book?
Yes. Get Shorty is adapted from Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard.
What awards did Get Shorty win?
Get Shorty won 1 award from 4 nominations, including Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Actor) at the Golden Globes 1996.
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