Get Shorty
“Attitude plays a part.”
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.
Genres
Comedy, Thriller, Crime
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Language
en
Status
Released
How Get Shorty performed
Budget
$30.3M
Worldwide Gross
$115.1M
Gross Profit
$84.9M
Return
3.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$17M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Chili Palmer
John Travolta
Chili Palmer
Harry Zimm
Gene Hackman
Harry Zimm
Karen Flores
Rene Russo
Karen Flores
Martin Weir
Danny DeVito
Martin Weir
Ray 'Bones' Barboni
Dennis Farina
Ray 'Bones' Barboni
Bo Catlett
Delroy Lindo
Bo Catlett
Bear
James Gandolfini
Bear
Ronnie Wingate
Jon Gries
Ronnie Wingate
Nicki
Renee Props
Nicki
Leo Devoe
David Paymer
Leo Devoe
Tommy Carlo
Martin Ferrero
Tommy Carlo
Mr. Escobar
Miguel Sandoval
Mr. Escobar
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