http://www.tvguide.com/movies/shorty/130380 The latest on Get Shorty TV Guide RSS Publishing Engine V 1.0 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 1440 http://www.tvguide.com/images/tvg_rss_logo.gif http://www.tvguide.com/movies/shorty/130380 http://video.tvguide.com/ID/813396?rss=object <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/813396?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://videodetective.com/photos/145/000609_26.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="Get Shorty" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>A gangster is looking to get away from crooked deals and double-crossing people but ends up in the movie business anyway in this comic crime story. Chili Palmer (John Travolta) is a Miami-based loan collector for the mob trying to collect a gambling debt. His assignment takes him to Hollywood to collect money from Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), a mildly sleazy producer of low-budget horror movies. Although Chili intends to hurt Harry if necessary, he takes a certain liking to him and an even keener interest in Karen (Rene Russo), Harry's girlfriend, whom Chili recognizes from Harry's grade-B monster epics. It seems Harry has a script that he feels is Academy Award material, and he could get the project off the ground if he could get the right actor for the lead -- say, the well-respected but egocentric (and diminutive) Martin Weir (Danny DeVito). Chili thinks he has a feel for the movie business and decides to see what he can do to persuade Weir to get behind the project. Chili soon finds himself hip deep in the</p> Video Detective http://video.tvguide.com/ID/813396?rss=object Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:25:56 +0000 <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/813396?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://videodetective.com/photos/145/000609_26.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="Get Shorty" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>A gangster is looking to get away from crooked deals and double-crossing people but ends up in the movie business anyway in this comic crime story. Chili Palmer (John Travolta) is a Miami-based loan collector for the mob trying to collect a gambling debt. His assignment takes him to Hollywood to collect money from Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), a mildly sleazy producer of low-budget horror movies. Although Chili intends to hurt Harry if necessary, he takes a certain liking to him and an even keener interest in Karen (Rene Russo), Harry's girlfriend, whom Chili recognizes from Harry's grade-B monster epics. It seems Harry has a script that he feels is Academy Award material, and he could get the project off the ground if he could get the right actor for the lead -- say, the well-respected but egocentric (and diminutive) Martin Weir (Danny DeVito). Chili thinks he has a feel for the movie business and decides to see what he can do to persuade Weir to get behind the project. Chili soon finds himself hip deep in the</p> Get Shorty http://www.tvguide.com/listings Get your local listings TV Guide Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:35:25 +0000