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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   24,854 votes
Director:
F. Gary Gray
Writers (WGA):
Elmore Leonard (novel)
Peter Steinfeld (screenplay)
Release Date:
4 March 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Music more
Tagline:
Everyone is looking for the next big hit
Plot:
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer (John Travolta) tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music exec (Uma Thurman) on the way. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
10 nominations more
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(23 articles)
Can Barry Sonnenfeld Make Us ‘Moist’ Again? (From Ugo MovieBlog. 16 September 2008, 2:30 AM, PDT)
Sonnenfeld Wants Timberlake To Get Moist (From Cinema Blend. 10 September 2008, 1:28 PM, PDT)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, sensuality, and language including sexual references.
Runtime:
118 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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In the beginning of the film, Chili mentions how a film needs to only use the "F" word more than once in order to get an R rating. He then uses the "F" word - the only use of it in the film - and thus, it gets a PG-13 rating. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Towards the beginning of the movie when Chili Palmer and Tommy Athens are at the sidewalk coffee shop, there are two women sitting at the table directly behind Chili Palmer. In one shot, the woman closest to Chili Palmer cuts her food with her fork and brings her fork to her mouth to eat, but there is nothing on her fork. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Chili Palmer: I hate sequels.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Silver Bells (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Roda more

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77 out of 125 people found the following comment useful:-
Worth seeing, 3 March 2005
7/10
Author: Danielle from Syracuse, NY

This is no "Get Shorty" but it's full of so much self-deprecating humor that you can't help but cut it a break. I laughed quite a few times, and there's a lot of fun moments. However, the film is a bit uneven. It's a comedy, but then, how funny is the Russian Mafia? The movie tries hard to find the humor in hit men and quirky characters, but it often seems to be trying a bit too hard. The movie is so crammed with celebrities that it's distracting and the parade of glitterati takes you outside the film more than once. It's less brutal than "Get Shorty" and the language is much milder, but it also lacks the freshness and irreverence that made "Get Shorty" so much fun. As sequels go, it's a pretty good movie, and John Travolta and others in the film are so obviously having a good time, it's impossible not to get into the groove. There are many charming performances, including The Rock and Andre 3000, both showing a real knack for comedy. Definitely worth a visit to the multiplex, as long as you keep your expectations in check.

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