Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty

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Ray "Bones" Barboni in *Get Shorty* is a volatile, foul-mouthed Miami mobster whose violent temper and comic ineptitude make him one of the film’s most memorable antagonists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptationFrom Get Shorty (novel)
affiliation Miami mob
linked to: Miami mobsters
alignment criminal underworld
appearsIn Get Shorty
linked to: Get Shorty (film)

Get Shorty (1995 film)
linked to: Get Shorty (film)
appearsInGenre comedy film
crime film
appearsInMedium film
basedOn Ray "Bones" Barboni (Get Shorty novel character)
characterType antagonist
conflictType organized crime rivalry
creator Elmore Leonard
enemyOf Chili Palmer
firstAppearance Get Shorty (1995 film)
linked to: Get Shorty (film)
franchise Get Shorty franchise
gender male
genre crime comedy
hairColor dark
humorStyle dark comedy
interactsWith Chili Palmer
Harry Zimm
Karen Flores
language English
medium cinema
narrativeRole comic relief villain
nationality American
notableFor comic violence
memorable insults
short temper
notableQuoteStyle profanity-laden speech
occupation mobster
personalityTrait comically inept
foul-mouthed
hot-tempered
violent
volatile
portrayedBy Dennis Farina
screenTimeImportance supporting character
setting Los Angeles
Miami
threatens Chili Palmer
uses gun
wears suits

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Dennis Farina role Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty
Get Shorty characterPortrayed Dennis Farina as Ray "Bones" Barboni
subject linked to: Get Shorty (film)
linked to: Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty
Ray "Bones" Barboni basedOn Ray "Bones" Barboni (Get Shorty novel character)
linked to: Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty