Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

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Originally produced as motion picture in 1995.

Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard.

Includes original theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Don Peterman ; production design, Peter Larkin ; editor, Jim Miller ; music, John Lurie.

John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina, James Gandolfini.

Loanshark Chili Palmer has done his time as a gangster. So when "business" takes him to L.A. to collect a debt from a down-and-out filmmaker, he jumps headfirst into the Hollywood scene. All would be smooth for this cool new producer, if it weren't for the drug smugglers and gangsters who won't leave him alone.

MPAA rating: R; CHV rating: 14A.

DVD, region 1, NTSC, double-sided,widescreen and full screen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English or French) or stereo. (Spanish).

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Golden Globes, 1996: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical (Travolta)

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