Get Shorty / [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Jersey Films production ; a Barry Sonnenfeld film ; screenplay by Scott Frank ; produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher ; directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.
Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard. Originally produced as motion picture in 1995. Special features: audio commentary by director Barry Sonnenfeld; "Get Shorty: look at me" featurette; "Get Shorty: wiseguys and dolls" featurette; "The graveyard scene" featurette; deleted graveyard scene; Going again: outakes; Get Shorty party reel; Bravo page-to-page screen look at Get Shorty; sneak peak at "Be Cool" John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito.
Summary:
Loanshark Chili Palmer has done his time as a gangster, so when "business" takes him to Los Angeles to collect a debt from down and out filmmakerHarry Zimm, he talks tough and then pitches Harry a script idea. Everything would be smooth for this cool new producer, if it were't for the drug smugglers and gangsters who won't leave him alone.
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