After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, chili learns that being a mobster and being a hollywood producer really arent all that. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of get shorty. Actor chris odowd tells decider whats in store for get shorty season 3 on epix, and discusses his characters tattoos, as well as the one he got that made him squeal like a pig. The series will apparently be closer to the elmore leonard source material than the 1995 movie which was based on the book. A dark comedy, based in part on elmore leonards 1990 novel, the get shorty tv show follows nevada hitman miles daly odowd, who wants to get out of the mob and win back his wife. The third episode of get shorty was its best yet, which is saying a lot because i enjoyed the first two a great deal. The new 10episode adaptation of elmore leonards get shorty is a beauty. One of the pleasures of get shorty is watching the way the plot moves effortlessly from crime to the movies not a long distance, since both industries are based on fear, greed, creativity and intimidation. Its great, well worth reading to get more at the motives, but i was disappointed because some of my favorite scenes were missing rather the movie added them. Aug 15, 2017 ray talks about his new show get shorty, who he based his hairdo after and reveals that show is dirtier than the movie and book version. This guy named chili palmer puts his leather jacket in a checkroom and this other guy named ray bones walks off with it, for which chili palmer shoots him in the scalp, for which ray bones never forgives him. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Elmore leonards get shorty revisited crime fiction lover. Get shorty tv series is closer to the elmore leonard book. Marshal raylan givens of the hit tv series justifiedand readers will relish his moves and countermoves in this electrifying, funny, bullet trainpaced winner from the greatest crime writer of our time. Based on leonards own lessthanpositive experiences in hollywood, get shorty skewers the similarities between organized crime and the movie businessand makes the mob look saintly by comparison. Maybe i would have been mad at the movie if id read the book first. Get shorty by elmore leonard is all about chili, who originally comes out west after a dry cleaning shop owner gets wealthy by not being in a famous plane crash, though his luggage was. In 1995s get shorty, based on the elmore leonard novel, a loan shark played by john travolta convinced a bmovie producer gene hackman to make a movie of his life.
Get shorty by elmore leonard, first edition, signed abebooks. But this one really let us get into the heads of some characters we had not previously. The best conceit of leonards book remains in get shorty and thats an outsiders love for hollywood, and how maybe crime and the movie business share the same low moral equivalency. The math fails in part because of the changes in the backdrop and the origin stories that turn the miami based chili palmer of the book and the 1995 get shorty movie into nevadaset and. Frank capture the intricate plotting and masterful dialogue of elmore leonards novel. Sep 01, 2016 the 1995 movie get shorty, based on the 1990 book, was one of 27 or so stories by elmore leonard to be made into films. In both films, john travolta plays former miami shylock chili palmer and danny devito the mercurial, verticallychallenged actor martin weir. He soon finds himself ordered to collect on a bad debt from leo devoe, a guy who died in a plane crash. Get shortys shylock protagonist, chili palmer, is a truly inspired creationas memorable as another unforgettable leonard hero, u. Chili palmer is a miami loan shark whos getting out of the business. Get shorty script transcript from the screenplay andor.
His justly famous novel get shorty 1990 is largely set in hollywood with important tieins to miami and to las vegas. Chili palmers adventures in hollywood, and that would be have been appropriate. The credits for shorty make it clear that the series, set to premiere sunday on the epix premiumcable network, is. Get shorty was based off of an elmore leonard book of the same name and director barry sonnenfeld did a fine job with that source material. Jul 20, 1990 get shorty begins in miami, with the theft of a leather jacket from a restaurant checkroom. Get shorty tv series is closer to the elmore leonard book tca.
Get shorty by elmore leonard is unusual in that the 1990 book spawned a 1995 movie and a 2017 tv series. After a runin with mobster ray bones barboni, chili goes to las vegas in. The way i look at, either it will happen or it wont. Oct 17, 2019 he is, however, very much the guy in epixs series get shorty, based on the book of the same name, which itself was once adapted as a movie with john travolta and danny devito. Elmore leonards characters may exist in the crevices of society, but they are smart and verbal, and dont take forever to get to the point. Get shorty s shylock protagonist, chili palmer, is a truly inspired creationas memorable as another unforgettable leonard hero, u. With chris odowd, ray romano, sean bridgers, carolyn dodd. Finally, the get shorty script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the john travolta movie based on the elmore leonard novel.
Directed by barry sonnenfeld and starring john travolta, gene hackman, rene russo, and danny devito, the. Recently, epix announced allen coulter will direct the first episode of the upcoming series based on the novel by elmore leonard, the dark comedy will center on a. The film modifies the book and is easier to follow. The plotting sometimes is confusing but the book moves ahead on the strength of its individual scenes and leonards writing. And so i became interested in the relationship between books and movies based on books. The film is directed by barry sonnenfeld and stars john travolta, gene hackman, rene russo, and danny devito.
You know the name, but not this story the new york. Get shorty by elmore leonard, first edition abebooks. He is, however, very much the guy in epixs series get shorty, based on the book of the same name, which itself was once adapted as a movie with john travolta and danny devito. Now that i finally got around to reading the book, i can safely say. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Hollywood to leonard is a whackedout wonderland stocked with schemers and dreamers, perfect foils for his underworld alice, miami loanshark chili palmer. Holmes when he pitched mgm executives this reboot of a 1995 john travolta film based on an elmore leonard book. The plot revolves around chili parker and ray bones barboni who are loaner and mobster respectively. Leonards solidgold pen squirts acid all over hollywoodfor which hes written several screenplaysin this multilayered, superbly entertaining crime thriller. Get shorty is a 1995 american gangster crime thriller comedy film based on elmore leonard s novel of the same name.
Get shorty is a 1995 american gangster crime thrillercomedy film based on elmore leonards novel of the same name. Inspired by elmore leonards bestselling novel of the same name, the epix series get shorty follows miles daly played by chris odowd, whos looking for something more in life than working for a nevada crime ring. He was married to christine kent, joan shepard and beverly claire cline. Organized crime enforcer miles daly strives to reinvent himself as a hollywood filmmaker in this satire based on elmore leonards bestselling novel. Peopled with a large cast of fascinating characters, get shorty is a sharp, funny look at the notsoseparate worlds of crime and hollywood. The film is a satire of hollywood and the gangster genre. Aug 30, 20 get shorty is a 1995 crimecomedy film based on elmore leonards novel of the same name. Is there any pressure on you to write the sequel be cool a certain way based on how get shorty was received. Elmore leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers raylan, tishomingo blues, be cool, get shorty, and rum punch, as well as the acclaimed collection when the women come out to dance, which was a new york times notable book. The movie was directed by barry sonnenfeld and had john travolta, gene hackman, rene russo, and danny devito in the cast. Elmore leonard was born on october 11, 1925 in new orleans, louisiana, usa as elmore john leonard jr.
Translating leonard to the big screen is just as tricky, but one movie that mostly nailed the authors colorful lowlifes and hangout vibe was 1995s get shorty. This guy named chili palmer puts his leather jacket in a checkroom and this other guy named ray. Adapting elmore leonard for television has been a hitormiss proposition. Aug 08, 2017 the best conceit of leonards book remains in get shorty and thats an outsiders love for hollywood, and how maybe crime and the movie business share the same low moral equivalency. Aug 09, 2017 the math fails in part because of the changes in the backdrop and the origin stories that turn the miami based chili palmer of the book and the 1995 get shorty movie into nevadaset and. Chili palmer is a miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic bones barboni, to collect a bad debt from harry zimm, a hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. The adventures of a mobsterturnedmovie producer in hollywood. Get shorty is a 1990 novel by american novelist elmore leonard. Many of his books have been made into movies, including get shorty and out of.
Chili arrives in tinseltown by way of vegas, where hes. Get shorty is a crime thriller based on the original novel get shorty by the american novelist elmore leonard. Based on an elmore leonard novel, get shorty is fun and entertaining satire. The loose elmore leonard adaptation get shorty coasts on. The novel tells the story of a smalltime loan shark in miami, chili palmer, who finds himself in hollywood pursuing two deadbeats. Aug 21, 2017 the tracking board hollywoods premier source for insider news and exclusives, tracking, analysis and coverage on all things film, television and entertainment. When chili meets harrys leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. Collecting money for the mob isnt too different from any other job, reckons miami loan shark chili palmer. For its third, show runner davey holmes has adapted get shorty. Get shorty cast and crew talk the significance of the epix new original series get shorty, based on the elmore leonard book. Get shorty by leonard, elmore and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The movie get shorty has always been one of my faves since it came out. At the time he wrote get shorty, nine of leonards novels had been.
In 1995, leonards novel became the film get shorty starring john travolta as chili. Mar 26, 2020 but get shorty, his gimleteyed look at the movie business, is a remarkable example of tonal command, somehow managing to mercilessly skewer hollywood while simultaneously blowing it a kiss. Aug 01, 2019 get shorty is a crime thriller based on the original novel get shorty by the american novelist elmore leonard. Deadline reports sarah stiles has been cast in the upcoming epix tv series based on the novel by elmore leonard, the. Bookinspired crime comedy series is violent but entertains.
Get shorty begins in miami, with the theft of a leather jacket from a restaurant checkroom. The story centers on ernesto chili palmer, a smalltime loan shark based in miami. Get shorty by barry sonnenfeld barry sonnenfeld, john. Dust jacket is in fine condition, has a mylar cover for protection and the original price is intact. I saw the movie based on get shorty and it was an excellent film.
Ray romano and chris odowd channel fargo in new series. The 1995 movie get shorty, based on the 1990 book, was one of 27 or so stories by elmore leonard to be made into films. He was a writer and producer, known for out of sight 1998, get shorty 1995 and justified 2010. At one point, an alternative title for this book appears in the movie.
In the season 3 opener of get shorty, news travels fast that miles daley chris odowd has been released from prison. I enjoy the book tremendously and soon the crafty ms. Boy productions, arousing suspicion and fear in laurence. A novel and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Justified was a bullseye both critically and commercially, karen sisco was beloved but shortlived, and maximum bob even shorterlived and unmourned. Published on aug 15, 2017 ray talks about his new show get shorty, who he based his hairdo after and reveals that show is dirtier than the movie and book version. Get shorty tv series to be filmed in abq albuquerque journal. Published in 1990, get shorty might be the book to turn the man on the street from. Aug 11, 2017 reboots continue to prove theres nothing new under the sun, but get shorty, a dark and satisfying 10episode series premiering sunday on epix, makes a persuasive case for recycling. Tv show based on elmore leonards novel and subsequent film. Get shorty had a followup in the 1999 book and 2005 film be cool. But get shorty, his gimleteyed look at the movie business, is a remarkable example of tonal command, somehow managing to mercilessly skewer hollywood while simultaneously blowing it a kiss.
Get shorty is one of these later books, published in 1990. Well, hes being chased out by ray bones barboni, a mobster he once coldcocked and whos had it in for chili. The book that get shorty, the film starring john travolta, gene hackman, rene russo, and danny devito, was based on. Get shorty by elmore leonard is unusual in that the 1990 book. Loan shark goes to hollywood and feels right at home, says author elmore leonard of his tinseltown sendup, get shorty. Book is bubble wrapped and boxed for shipment with tracking to your usa location. To an older and wiser person this is no surprise, but to an impressionable teen well, it was a surprise. Aug 11, 2017 chris odowd and ray romano go gangster in a new tv adaptation of get shorty. Chili has an idea for a movie based on his experiences as a shylock, and a. Elmore leonards work was formative for me, and the world of get shorty felt ready for a reinvention, while staying true to the creative spirit of the book, holmes said. In 1995, the novel was adapted into a film of the same title, and in 2017 it was adapted into a television series of the same title. On top of that, there were some tense and shocking moments resulting from the way the criminal underworld and hollywood are bleeding in some cases literally.