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Get Shorty (1995)

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Starring (View all)
John Travolta John Travolta
Chili Palmer
Gene Hackman Gene Hackman
Harry Zimm
Rene Russo Rene Russo
Karen Flores
Danny DeVito Danny DeVito
Martin Weir
Dennis Farina Dennis Farina
Ray 'Bones' Barboni
Delroy Lindo Delroy Lindo
Bo Catlett
Jon Gries Jon Gries
Ronnie Wingate


Written by
Elmore Leonard Elmore Leonard
(novel)
Scott Frank Scott Frank
(screenplay)


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A good movie

8 years, 7 months ago at Mar 23 11:55
I already saw this movie (in fact, I even saw it in the movie theater when it was released) but it was such a long time ago so I thought I might as well check it out again. Back then, John Travolta just made his come-back with ‘Pulp Fiction’ and this movie was one of the (very) few movies he made afterwards that were also critically acclaimed. Well, to be honest, the first time around, I actua... read more
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A mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.
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Tags: Comedy (25), Crime (18), Thriller (10), Drama (8), Gangster (6), 1995 (6), 1990s (6), Hollywood (5), (5), Action (4), Movie Business (4), Suspense (3), Overrated (3), Film Within A Film (3), 1990's (2), 90's (2), Organized Crime (2), Book Based (2), Author Elmore Leonard (2), Showbiz (2)
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