Chili Palmer – John Travolta
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Chili Palmer, as portrayed by John Travolta, is a smooth-talking Miami loan shark who stylishly navigates the Hollywood film industry in the crime-comedy movie "Get Shorty."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Travolta as Chili Palmer | 1 |
| Chili Palmer (John Travolta) | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | Chili Palmer (Elmore Leonard novel character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Get Shorty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsWithCharacter |
Bo Catlett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Zimm NERFINISHED ⓘ Karen Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | film industry ⓘ |
| basedIn | Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Get Shorty (1995 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfAppearance | Barry Sonnenfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDistributorOfAppearance | MGM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmScreenwriterOfAppearance | Scott Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmStudioOfAppearance | MGM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFilmAppearanceYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | mob debt collector ⓘ |
| genreContext | crime comedy ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeActivity | navigates Hollywood film industry ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | comic antihero ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | transition from crime to film business ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| notableTraitInPlot | uses charm instead of violence ⓘ |
| occupation | loan shark ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
smooth-talking
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stylish ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Travolta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySetting | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWorkAuthor | Elmore Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Get Shorty
this entity surface form:
John Travolta as Chili Palmer