Get Shorty
1995
****
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: John Travolta, Rene Russo, Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina, Delroy Lindo, James Gandolfini, David Paymer, Miguel Sandoval, Bette Midler
A funny, twisty and enjoyably laid-back crime comedy about a loan shark who gets to live his dream and work on a movie project in Hollywood. Right after Pulp Fiction, John Travolta gives another wonderfully cool and understated lead performance. John Lurie's soundtrack is terrifically groovy. Based on Elmore Leonard's novel. Followed by Be Cool in 2005.
