Movie
1995
Get Shorty is a 1995 American gangster comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Scott Frank, based on Elmore Leonard's 1990 novel. The film stars John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Delroy Lindo, James Gandolfini, Dennis Farina and Danny DeVito. It follows Chili Palmer (Travolta), a Miami mobster and loan shark who inadvertently gets involved with a Hollywood feature film production. Get Shorty…
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While the influence of *Pulp Fiction* is most visible in the work of low-budget independent filmmakers, Hollywood big studios too tried to cash in on the hype created by Tarantino's masterpiece. One of such titles is *Get Shorty*, 1995 satirical comedy directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. The plot of the film, based on 1990 novel by Elmore Leonard, deals with Chili Palmer (played by John Travolta), debt collector employed…More
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Why do gangster movies have such an appeal? Is it because of the notion, that anyone can create a new power center based on violence, that is "protected" by the state? And then, if it has a comic undertone, i get even more suspicious, because usually humor connected with violence, is a trick to take the focus away from the reality, that it is just violence we are dealing with. Chili (Travolta) is a "tax"-collector f…More
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