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Get Shorty |  | Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Actors: Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, John Travolta, Dennis Farina
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  75 reviews
Sales Rank: 108187
Format: Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
UPC: 027616158499
EAN: 0027616158499
ASIN: B000FSME92
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 1995
Release Date: August 1, 2006
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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 L.A. 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 it 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. The DVD release includes optional widescreen or standard formats, optional French and Spanish soundtracks, original theatrical trailer, and Dolby digital sound. --Tom Keogh
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 Don't Miss This! December 3, 2009
Molly Young
Hollywood has churned out so many mobster films, it's hard to dig through them all and find a really great one. This is one of the gems that has been too often disregarded. If you like Pulp Fiction, you're sure to enjoy this flawless, thoroughly entertaining film!
Get Shorty (Two-Disc Special Edition) (1995)-Really good! July 19, 2009
Keith Mirenberg (www.spaceanimations.org)
I rate Get Shorty five stars as an enjoyable and very funny film about the gang, movie makers and what they may or may not have in common. John Travolta was the best of the ensemble including Danny DeVito, Gene Hackman and Uma Thurman. When I first saw this film in 1995 I told my wife that I understood calculus better than this plot. After watching a few minutes of this old film on TV I recently decided to see it again and give it a second chance. It was clear, very funny and I really enjoyed it on my second watch.
John Travolta plays a loan shark and collector who doesn't enjoy his line of work or hurting people. In fact, he would really like to make films, his greatest passion. That alone should be enough of a hook to get you to buy or rent this great film.
Better than Be Cool but not as good as Pulp Fiction July 8, 2009
Chelsea Z. (CA)
It's had to say if Travolta was just caught up in the idea of being a gangster when he signed on for this movie but for whatever reason, this is one to add to the collection if you are a fan.
Both a comedy and a kinda-drama, Get Shorty is about a Mobster debt collector who finds himself in Hollywood to collect on a debt. His affinity for motion pictures gets him involved in a deal that requires some finess to pull off.
Good stuff all around...
3.5 stars out of 4 June 10, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
The Bottom Line:
A sharp satire of the movie industry on one hand and a completely engrossing story on the other, Get Shorty is fun, funny, fast-moving, and the type of movie that you want to watch again within days of seeing it the first time: see it if you haven't.
Get Shorty Is a classic comedy and a 5 star dvd May 27, 2009
alex fryling (erie pa)
This is the first movie in the series of two the second one called be cool. I really enjoyed this one more than the second movie because I felt the actors were at their best in this movie. The actors if you look back 20 years later are some of the best we had today. The movie is rated R mainly because of the language in the movie but that is what makes this movie better than the second one they weren't afraid to push the envelope with the content in it and it made the movie a more real life situation. I will say the plot was decent but not great but when you got great actors sometimes you don't need the best plot. I tell you the first time I watched this movie I couldn't stop laughing and even now it's still funny. It's a good movie to pick up and check out everyone does there roll in the movie and I think it is a 5 star movie and still one of the best comedy's to this day.
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