Get Shorty (1995)
81%RT Audience Score: 70%
Awards & Nominations: 6 wins & 16 nominations
With a perfect cast and a sly twist on the usual Hollywood gangster dynamic, Get Shorty delivers a sharp satire that doubles as an entertaining comedy-thriller in its own right
Get Shorty is the kind of movie that makes you want to be a gangster, or at least a Hollywood producer. With a cast that’s cooler than the other side of the pillow and a script that’s sharper than a tack, this movie is a hilarious ride from start to finish. It’s like Ocean’s Eleven meets The Godfather, but with more laughs and less blood. If you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favor and get shorty with it.
Production Company(ies)
Svensk Filmindustri
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
1017 N Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language and some violence
Year of Release
1995
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:DTS Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 20, 1995 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2001
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina, Delroy Lindo, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, written by Elmore Leonard, Scott Frank, comedy, box office performance, budget, reviewed by David Hunter, Manohla Dargis, Carol Buckland, Owen Gleiberman, produced by Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Danny DeVito, R rating, Hollywood, gangster, satire, Miami, LA, debt collection, movie producer, romantic sparks, cheesy horror films, mobster, Hollywood producer, witty, sharp, sly twist, perfect cast, entertaining comedy-thriller, minorly caustic, consequential, lasting, Vanishing Point, Married to the Mob, The Witches of Eastwick, Stripes, K-19: The Widowmaker
Worldwide gross: $115,101,622
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $226,331,208
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 628
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 24,681,702
US/Canada gross: $72,101,622
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $141,777,735
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 541
US/Canada opening weekend: $12,700,007
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $24,972,784
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 548
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $30,250,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $59,482,385
Production budget ranking: 683
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $32,031,265
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $134,817,558
ROI to date (est.): 147%
ROI ranking: 776
Gene Hackman – Harry Zimm
Rene Russo – Karen Flores
Danny DeVito – Martin Weir
Dennis Farina – Ray ‘Bones’ Barboni
Delroy Lindo – Bo Catlett
Director – Barry Sonnenfeld
Producers – Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Danny DeVito
Writers – Elmore Leonard, Scott Frank
Director(s)
Barry Sonnenfeld
Writer(s)
Elmore Leonard, Scott Frank
Producer(s)
Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Danny DeVito
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
6 wins & 16 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (57) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (50) | Rotten (7)
How cool can a mere movie be? A perfect cast and great script, based on a hilariously witty best seller, are key elements. When you add a talented director and let the magic of Hollywood take over, the result is Get Shorty.
October 25, 2019
David Hunter
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
Like the Elmore Leonard novel it adapts, Get Shorty is fast, very funny, minorly caustic, and about as consequential and lasting as the movies Chili himself tries to green-light.
October 25, 2019
Manohla Dargis
Spin
TOP CRITIC
It’s terrifically entertaining.
January 5, 2018
Carol Buckland
CNN.com
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
Hollywood has been in love with mobsters since the beginning of movies. But the other side of the equation has seldom been considered. That is, until now.
May 7, 2008
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
A drolly offbeat look at Hollywood mores dedicated to the proposition that the best preparation for becoming a film producer is a stint in the criminal underworld.
May 7, 2008
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
DeVito’s wicked version of a self-absorbed superstar is worth the price of admission alone.
August 19, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
The screenplay is brilliant (based on the novel by Elmore Leonard), interweaving fast-paced dialogue with sharp editing and plenty of humor.
September 13, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Get Shorty – for all its critical and commercial acclaim – has never received its due as one of the funniest Hollywood films of modern times.
January 12, 2019 | Rating: 4/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Get Shorty belongs to a long line of spoofs that still appeal to Hollywood magic in their very design.
November 20, 2018
Chance Solem-Pfeifer
PopMatters
A pleasing satire on gangsters, hustlers and Hollywood.
March 19, 2011 | Rating: A
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
This Hollywood is the one we want to believe exists: no film school snots here, no MBA’s, no dock-worker philosophers-turned-screenwriters. Just a town full of second-rate swindlers where a clear-eyed racketeer can keep his eye on the ball and rise.
May 7, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
Harlan Jacobson
TV Guide…
Plot
Some guys get all the luck, whether they like it or not. Chili Palmer happens to be in Hollywood collecting a gambling debt when he’s struck by lightning (not literally). Called a natural for the movie business, he’s snagged up by a producer. The rest is history.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The cast of Get Shorty is described as “perfect” by Fresh Kernels.
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