Get Shorty (franchise)

Get Shorty
Official franchise logo, as released in 1995.
Starring
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
1995-2019
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$105,250,000 (2 films)
Box office$210,865,338 (2 films)[1][2]

The Get Shorty franchise consists of American gangster-comedies, including two theatrical films and a television series spin-off. Based on the titular novel by Elmore Leonard, the plot of the installments center around individuals within the criminal mafia organization, who are determined to leave the organization and pursue careers in the film and music industries. Featuring an cast ensemble, the story includes the realities of immoral conduct within various industries through the comedic lens.

The franchise as a whole has been met with mixed success. The original film received positive critical response,[3] and successfully turned a financial profit in theaters.[1] Alternatively, its sequel was met with negative reception by critics who called it inferior to its predecessor,[4] and also earned less in its ticket sales at the box office.[2] The spin-off television series however, was met with a range of reactions with some critics praising its approach,[5][6] while others concluded that it was lacking in comparison to the original movie.[7][8][9] Despite the mixed critical response, the show was deemed a success among audiences due to its viewership figures.[5]

Origin

Main article: Get Shorty

The 1990 American comedic-crime novel and its subsequent sequel were authored by Elmore Leonard, and both originally published through Delacorte Press. Serving as the basis for the film and television adaptations, both novels were met with positive reception. In Get Shorty, the plot follows a loan shark from Miami, Florida named Ernesto "Chili" Palmer, who works for the criminal mob and is tasked with traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada to retrieve an outstanding balance. In the process of doing so, the character determines that he wants to escape his past and pursue a career in the film industry.[10]

Leonard continued the plot in its 1999 sequel titled, Be Cool; which served as the basis for the titular film sequel. The plot details Chili Palmer's disenchantment with movie making, and his decision to pursue a career as a record producer instead. The plot details Palmer's continued attempts to escape his criminal past, all while realizing that there are illegal influences in many areas of society.[11]

Film

Film U.S. release date Director Screenwriter Producers
Get Shorty October 20, 1995 (1995-10-20) Barry Sonnenfeld Scott Frank Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher
Be Cool March 4, 2005 (2005-03-04) F. Gary Gray Peter Steinfeld

Get Shorty (1995)

Main article: Get Shorty (film)

Ernesto "Chili" Palmer, a mobster from Miami and works as a loan-shark for a violent and dangerous gangster named Ray "Bones" Barboni, is sent to Las Vegas to retrieve the funds from an outstanding loan. Meanwhile, Chili is also hired to recover some bad debt from a film producer named Harry Zimm. Upon confronting Zimm, Chili is introduced to the film crew: the star of a series of horror films, named Karen Flores; the financier of Zimm's drug-dealing, named Bo Catlett; and a Hollywood star who also happens to be Karen's ex, named Martin "Shorty" Weir. Chili soon finds that he and Karen have a romantic connection, and after discovering the filmmaking business, he pitches his own life story for Zimm's next movie. Chili quickly learns that his background as a part of the mob, comedically leads into the movie industry.[12][13][14]

Be Cool (2005)

Main article: Be Cool

Years later, Ernesto "Chili" Palmer has grown disillusioned by the movie industry. After the poor reception to his most recent release, a studio mandated sequel film starring Martin "Shorty" Weir, Chili determines to pursue another industry instead. When his friend Tommy Athens who works as a recording studio executive is murdered, Chili offers to help his estranged widow named Edie run the record company. Determined to complete the goals of his deceased friend by introducing the world to his protégé, a feisty young R&B nightclub singer named Linda Moon; Chili begins using the negotiation skills from his past to manipulate events in favor of his goals. Though the music industry is different, Chili soon discovers that his mobster past intersects with the music industry upon coming into conflict with the Russian mafia, and a gangster rap group. [15][16][17]

Television

Main article: Get Shorty (TV series)
Series Season(s) Episodes Originally released Showrunner Executive producers Status
First released Last released Network
Get Shorty 3 27 August 13, 2017 (2017-08-13) November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17) Epix Davey Holmes Davey Holmes, Adam Arkin, Etan Frankel and Allen Coulter Ended

Miles Daly as he works for a ruthless crimelord named Amara de Escalones and her nephew Yago. Miles has been looking for another profession as a means to reconnect with his estranged wife Katie, and eager to maintain his relationship with his daughter named Emma. When she sends Daly to Los Angeles alongside another enforcer named Louis to retrieve some debt from a screenwriter, Miles soon discovers an opportunity that he determines is too good to pass up. After reading the writer's unproduced script, he and Louis determine to steal it believing that it may be one of the greatest films never made. The duo approach a movie producer named Rick Moreweather and present their pitch for the story. As they begin working together to realize the project, Miles is surprised to find that his immoral background in the crime industry has a lot more in common with movie making than he had initially would have thought.[5][8][7][9][6]

Main cast and characters

List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

  • An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
  •  C indicates a cameo role.
  •  V indicates a voice-only role.
Character Film Television
Get Shorty Be Cool Get Shorty
(The Series)
Ernesto "Chili" Palmer John Travolta
Harry Zimm Gene Hackman
Karen Flores Rene Russo
Martin "Shorty" Weir Danny DeVito
Ray "Bones" Barboni Dennis Farina
Bo Catlett Delroy Lindo
Bear James Gandolfini
Leo Devoe David Paymer
Tommy Carlo Martin Ferrero
Mr. Escobar Miguel Sandoval
Ronnie Wingate Jon Gries
Faye Devoe Linda Hart
Edie Athens Uma Thurman
Roger "Raji" Lowenthal Vince Vaughn
Sin LaSalle Cedric "the Entertainer" Kyles
Dabu André Benjamin
Steven Tyler Steven Tyler
Joseph "Joe Loop" Lupino Robert Pastorelli
Linda Moon Christina Milian
Hyman Gordon Paul Adelstein
Nick Carr Harvey Keitel
Elliott Wilhelm Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Marla Debi Mazar
Darryl GregAlan Williams
Tommy Athens James Woods
Roman Bulkin Alex Kubik
Ivan Argianiyev George Fisher
Miles Daly Chris O'Dowd
Rick Moreweather Ray Romano
Louis Darnell Sean Bridgers
Emma "Shorty" Daly Carolyn Dodd
Amara de Escalones Lidia Porto
Yago de Escalones Goya Robles
April Quinn Megan Stevenson
Katie Daly Lucy Walters
Gladys Parrish Sarah Stiles
Giustino Moreweather Peter Bogdanovich
Hafdis Snaejornsson Peter Stormare
Tyler Mathias Topher Grace

Additional production and crew details

Title Crew/Detail
Composer Cinematographer(s) Editor(s) Production
companies 		Distributing
companies 		Running time
Get Shorty John Lurie Donald Peterman Jim Miller Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Jersey Films 		Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1 hr 45 mins
Be Cool John Powell Jeffrey L. Kimball Sheldon Kahn MGM Distribution Co. 2 hrs
Get Shorty
(The Series) 		Antonio Sánchez Attila Szalay, M. David Mullen, Joseph E. Gallagher, and David Franco David Dworetzky, Blake Maniquis, Keith Henderson, Annette Davey, Addison Donnell, Eli Nilsen, and Scott Vickrey MGM Television,
MGM/UA Television,
Holmes Quality Yarnds Productions 		Epix 18 hrs
(40 mins/episode)

Reception

For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section in each film's article.

Box office and financial performance

Film Box office gross Box office ranking Budget Worldwide net
total income 		Ref.
North America Other territories Worldwide All-time
North America 		All-time
worldwide
Get Shorty $72,101,622 $43,000,000 $115,101,622 #1,202 #2,174 $30,250,000 $84,851,622 [1][18]
Be Cool $56,046,979 $39,716,737 $95,763,716 x̄ #1,632 x̄ #2,320 $75,000,000 $20,763,716 [2][19]
Totals $128,148,601 $82,716,737 $210,865,338 #1,417 #2,247 $105,250,000 $105,615,338 —

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Get Shorty 88% (57 reviews)[3] 82/100 (22 reviews)[20] B+[21]
Be Cool 30% (170 reviews)[4] 37/100 (38 reviews)[22] B-[21]
Get Shorty (The Series) 78% (27 reviews)[23] 71/100 (22 reviews)[24] —

References

  1. ^ a b c "Get Shorty". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Be Cool". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Get Shorty". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Be Cool". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Goodman, Tim (August 8, 2017). "'Get Shorty': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Travers, Ben (August 13, 2017). "'Get Shorty' Review: This Smart Take on Elmore Leonard Will Make You Forget All About Chili Palmer". The Indie Wire. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Tallerico, Brian (August 10, 2017). "Epix's "Get Shorty" Adaptation Lacks Rhythm of Elmore Leonard". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Saraiya, Sonia (August 7, 2017). "TV Review: 'Get Shorty' on Epix". Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Patten, Dominic (August 9, 2017). "'Get Shorty' Review: Elmore Leonard Adaptation Doesn't Equal Sum Of Its Parts". Deadline. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  10. ^ Ephron, Nora (July 29, 1990). "The Shylock is the Good Guy". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "Be Cool". Publisher's Weekly. 1999. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  12. ^ Hunter, David (October 20, 2019). "'Get Shorty': THR's 1995 Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  13. ^ Ebert, Roger (October 20, 1995). "Get Shorty". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  14. ^ Howe, Desson (October 20, 1995). "Get Shorty". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  15. ^ Rooney, David (February 25, 2005). "Be Cool". Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  16. ^ Ebert, Roger (March 3, 2005). "Warmed-over Chili not cool". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  17. ^ Thomas, William (January 1, 2000). "Be Cool Review". Empire. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  18. ^ "Get Shorty". The Numbers. Nash Information Services LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  19. ^ "Be Cool". The Numbers. Nash Information Services LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  20. ^ "Get Shorty". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  21. ^ a b "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  22. ^ "Be Cool". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  23. ^ "Get Shorty (2017-Present)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
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