Book description
Chili Palmer is a small-town loan-shark operating out of the backroom of a barber shop in Miami, Florida. Sent to collect a gambling debt from a B-movie king in Los Angeles, Chili Palmer is propelled into the life of a film producer.
The number one hit movie in the States, Get Shorty is based on Elmore Leonard’s bestselling novel. Starring John Travolta as Chili Palmer, Get Shorty also stars Rene Russo as Karen Flores, Gene Hackman as Harry Zimm, and Danny DeVito as Martin Weir, and is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.