Based on the novelGet Shortyby Elmore Leonard (New York, 1990). LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR Elmore Leonard DETAILS Release Date: 1995 Premiere Information: Los Angeles opening: 20 Oct 1995; New York opening: week of
On Oct. 20, 1995, MGM unveiled Barry Sonnenfeld’s R-rated crime comedy Get Shorty in theaters, where it would go on to gross $115 million globally. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below. How cool can a mere movie be? A perfect cast and great script, based on a hilario...
Big Joe Turner, Duke Ellington, Guitar Slim, James Booker, Lloyd Price, Aaron Neville, Ray Charles, Little Freddie King, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, the Sweethearts of Rhythm, Allen Toussaint, Earl King, Guitar Shorty, T-Bone Walker, Deacon John, Little Richard, Tommy Ridgley, Bobby Blue Bland...