Get Shorty (film)

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Get Shorty (film) is a 1995 crime-comedy movie about a smooth-talking loan shark navigating Hollywood, based on Elmore Leonard’s novel of the same name.

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Get Shorty 17
Get Shorty (TV series) 4
Get Shorty (film) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
crime comedy film
film
authorOfSourceWork Elmore Leonard
award Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
basedOn Get Shorty (novel)
characterPortrayed Danny DeVito as Martin Weir
Delroy Lindo
surface form: Delroy Lindo as Bo Catlett

Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty
surface form: Dennis Farina as Ray "Bones" Barboni

Harry Zimm – Gene Hackman
surface form: Gene Hackman as Harry Zimm

James Gandolfini as Bear
Chili Palmer – John Travolta
surface form: John Travolta as Chili Palmer

Rene Russo as Karen Flores
cinematographer Donald Peterman
composer John Lurie
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception positive
director Barry Sonnenfeld
distributor MGM/UA Communications Co.
surface form: MGM/UA Distribution Co.
editor Christopher Greenbury
Jim Miller
era 1990s American cinema
followedBy Be Cool
surface form: Be Cool (film)
genre comedy film
crime comedy film
crime film
gangster film
hasSequel Be Cool
surface form: Be Cool (film)
mainCharacter Chili Palmer
mainCharacterOccupation loan shark
mpaaRating R
narrativeFocus loan shark entering film industry
originalLanguage English
oscarNomination Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
surface form: Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Golden Globe) for John Travolta
producer Danny DeVito
Michael Shamberg
Stacey Sher
productionCompany Jersey Films
releaseDate 1995-10-20
releaseYear 1995
runtimeMinutes 105
screenwriter Scott Frank
setting Hollywood
starredActor Danny DeVito
Delroy Lindo
Dennis Farina
Gene Hackman
James Gandolfini
John Travolta
Rene Russo

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Elmore Leonard hasAdaptation Get Shorty (film)
Danny DeVito notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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MGM Television notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Stacey Sher notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Stacey Sher produced Get Shorty (film)
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Scott Frank notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Scott Frank wroteScreenplayFor Get Shorty (film)
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David Paymer notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Rene Russo notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Delroy Lindo notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Alex Rocco notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Dennis Farina notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Chris O'Dowd notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Chris O'Dowd appearedIn Get Shorty (film)
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John Travolta notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Raymond Albert Romano notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Barry Sonnenfeld notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Barry Sonnenfeld directed Get Shorty (film)
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Get Shorty basedOn Get Shorty (film)
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Jersey Films produced Get Shorty (film)
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Jersey Films notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Michael Shamberg notableWork Get Shorty (film)
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Michael Shamberg producerOf Get Shorty (film)
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