Get Shorty

Get Shorty1995

Stars: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Renee Russo, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 107 minutes

John Travolta is the standout in this somewhat cartoonish adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel about a smalltime Miami enforcer (Travolta) who decides to get into the movie business in L.A. The cast sparkles--Gene Hackman as a failing cut-rate-movie… more »



Chili Palmer:
You had a bad day, huh?

Karen Flores:
I spent all day crawling out of a grave. The director said that I was incapable of reaching the emotional core of the character.

Chili Palmer:
What? Well, obviously he didn't see you in "Bride of the Mutant."

Karen Flores:
You saw that one?

Chili Palmer:
When you turn to the alien mother, and you tell her that her time on earth is finished, Joan Crawford, on her best day, wishes that she had, in her day, the emotion and the intensity that you brought to that scene.

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