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  • Actors: Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, John Travolta, Dennis Farina
  • Directors: Barry Sonnenfeld
  • Writers: Elmore Leonard, Scott Frank
  • Producers: Danny DeVito, Barry Sonnenfeld, Graham Place, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: MGM Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Feb 2000
  • Run Time: 101 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CZET
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,683 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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 LA. The cast sparkles--Gene Hackman as a failing cut-rate-movie producer, Rene Russo as a failed actress, Danny DeVito as a vain thespian, Delroy Lindo as a mobster who wants a cut of Travolta's film action--and the script is clever. But not clever enough: this isn't Robert Altman's The Player, as far as satires about Hollywood go. But director Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black) keeps Get Shorty cute and brisk and that makes for an enjoyable experience. Travolta is great as a vaguely dangerous, supremely self-confident man whose love of movies makes him almost cuddly. --Tom Keogh

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DVD Special Features

Collectable booklet containing trivia and production notes
Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive menu screens with 32 scene selections
Soundtrack: English/French/German/Italian/Spanish
Subtitles: English/German/Dutch/French/Spanish/Swedish

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Chris Moyles' favourite film, 2 Oct 2002
This review is from: Get Shorty [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
The plot of this film sounds a bit like tarantino, but its not. Shylock Chilli Palmer (Travolta) goes to hollywood, ostensibly to collect a debt but, like everyone else in the film, wants to make movies. The cast is brilliant including the much underated Delroy Lindo, a not-used enough Dennis Farina and a beardy James Gandolfini. Travolta and Lindo both play gangster-types who want to break into production, this leads to some scenes of unbridled comedy. Travolta's character is not a million miles away from Pulp Fiction's Vincent Vega, less prone to violence and a hundred times as clever, but still retaining that greased hard-man image. It is a light-hearted film, brilliant characters, a good plot, an ending that will either have you laughing uncontrollably or holding your hands out saying "Thats not an ending". All in all, Genious.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Get 'Get Shorty'!, 13 Mar 2000
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This review is from: Get Shorty [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
When I head John Travolta was heading the cast of a film based on an Elmore Leonard novel, I thought 'Tarantino!'. But Get Shorty isn't a Tarantino film, literally or stylistically. Travolta's character, Chili Palmer, is a crook with a heart of gold - he realises quite early on in this film that what he wants to do is 'make movies', and the ensuing cocktail of filmmaking and crime is very entertaining, flirting vaguely with the same ground as 'The Player'. JT is easily as good in this film as he is in Pulp Fiction. And one of the greatest things about this film is that, for once, Gene Hackman isn't being forced to play a ruthless baddie (as he is in 99% of his films) - his character here, Harry Zimm, is a likeable loser.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic, 24 May 2000
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This review is from: Get Shorty [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
You know when you have watched a film and for the next hour you think you are one of the characters and start walking or moving like them. This film sucks you in and holds you tight until the final scene. The sharp, complex plot is spot on, revealing the goings on in Hollywood. Just to keep it brief, all the actors are superb the script is outstanding and the direction is fresh and pure 90's. A gem.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Caught shorty!
Excellent film, completely hooked on it. I like to laugh, this one does it for me! Which is more than I can say for a lot of American films. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic - stylish, fast, funny
This is an excellent film. It has an off beat and unpredictable story that you haven't seen before and can't predict. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Crime comedy in which John Travolta's Miami-based loan shark goes to Los Angeles to collect a debt and finds himself attracted to the world of the Hollywood movie business. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars a run-of-the-mill and easily forgettable bad-guy film
I didn't enjoy watching Get Shorty and I don't think this was solely because it had John Travolta,Gene Hackman and Danny De vito in it and I was expecting a more... Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2007 by dan the fan

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the first time I watched this film I was so excited throughout. I knew this was going to be one of my best movies even before I got half way through it. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite movie
This movie is a wonderfully funny and mildly dazzling film that is worth seeing and buying. It has an authentic style directing; kind of like quentin tarantino, except it is not... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A film to cheer you up
I like this film because it cheers me up every time I watch it. Every character in the film is special in a subtle and funny way. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Cast, Great Film
John Travolta plays a loan shark called Chilli Palmer who moves to LA. After trying to recover debt of a director get into movie making. Read more
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