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It’s no surprise that so many of Leonard’s books have been snapped up for big-screen adaptations ( Freaky Deaky, Jackie Brown, Hombre and, of course, Get Shorty, to name just a few). Plot is not a series of bricks built upon bricks to erect a formidable edifice, but a loose collection of steps one or two primary characters take down a path that crosses another path that leads to a building with a room where more people are gathered. He's hoping to get Hollywood superstar Michael Weir to agree to star in the film and if he can, he thinks he should have no trouble getting a major studio to do the film. The bloodthirsty biographies of the world’s most infamous pirates are reproduced in this Folio edition of Captain Charles Johnson’s renowned work, including original woodcut illustrations and a fascinating introduction by Margarette Lincoln. A major Hollywood film starring John Travolta, GET SHORTY has also been adapted for TV with Chris O'Dowd and Ray Romano .
Get Shorty is an old neon sign with five stars, the one in the middle blinking and threatening to leave two stars at any time. Odd coincidence … I was getting ready for bed, brushing my teeth, when I heard the TV that my husband had on in the bedroom. In exchange for seeing how a movie is put together, Chili agrees to sit in on a meeting with the limo guys to back them off Harry for a while, but Harry proves a lot dumber and Bo Catlett a lot smarter than Chili hoped for things to be that easy.
Chili Palmer is a fascinating character to read and a worthy lead, and everything really works well with the pace pulled off perfectly. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. He’s got a problem in that even though he’s part-Italian he can never become as well-off as the other full-Italians in the organization, because he also has some Peurto Rican blood in him which naturally means that he’s looked down upon. For those familiar with Leonard, you know he specializes in unique approaches to crime and this one is right up his alley. He finds a way of drawing you in, keeping you hooked and telling a compelling story that you won’t be able to put down.
Ray Bones is promoted and upon inheriting Chili, hassles him over a miss in his books: Leo Devoe, a drycleaner who's late on fifteen grand, plus twenty-seven hundred in interest over six weeks. His Ten Rules are in full effect here and they contribute to a rollicking, roller-coastering read that completely blew me away when I read it for the first time (and the second time, and the third).
Chili - the too-cool-for-anyone-but-nice-guy ex-mobster, Leo - the pathetic loser dry-cleaner, Karen - the hot, smart, cynical actress, Bo Catlett - the mean, delusional, drug-dealing Hollywood-player-wanna-be. And that dialogue wasn’t just pitch-perfect and often hilarious and profane (although it was all those things), it also advanced the story and gave you a full glimpse into the interior lives of characters who lived several zip codes away from anything resembling introspection. Get Shorty has a thrilling conceit: A loan shark from Miami chases a missing, presumed dead drycleaner in Los Angeles while associating with Hollywood people and trying to pitch a movie to a major star about a loan shark from Miami chasing a missing, presumed dead drycleaner in Los Angeles. A twisted trail eventually leads Chili to LA where he gets mixed up with Harry Zimm, a small-time producer of horror movies who has a new script that flighty superstar actor Michael Weir has expressed an interest in. The investors are Ronnie Wingate, a Santa Barbara rich kid who owns a limo company, and Bo Catlett, the hustler who runs the company.