Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty

E833876
fictional character film character

Ray "Bones" Barboni in *Get Shorty* is a volatile, foul-mouthed Miami mobster whose violent temper and comic ineptitude make him one of the film’s most memorable antagonists.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Ray "Bones" Barboni 0
Dennis Farina as Ray "Bones" Barboni 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
adaptationFrom Get Shorty (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
affiliation Miami mob NERFINISHED ⓘ
alignment criminal underworld ⓘ
appearsIn Get Shorty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Get Shorty (1995 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInGenre comedy film ⓘ
crime film ⓘ
appearsInMedium film ⓘ
basedOn Ray "Bones" Barboni (Get Shorty novel character) NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterType antagonist ⓘ
conflictType organized crime rivalry ⓘ
creator Elmore Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ
enemyOf Chili Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance Get Shorty (1995 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
franchise Get Shorty franchise ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre crime comedy ⓘ
hairColor dark ⓘ
humorStyle dark comedy ⓘ
interactsWith Chili Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harry Zimm NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karen Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium cinema ⓘ
narrativeRole comic relief villain ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor comic violence ⓘ
memorable insults ⓘ
short temper ⓘ
notableQuoteStyle profanity-laden speech ⓘ
occupation mobster ⓘ
personalityTrait comically inept ⓘ
foul-mouthed ⓘ
hot-tempered ⓘ
violent ⓘ
volatile ⓘ
portrayedBy Dennis Farina NERFINISHED ⓘ
screenTimeImportance supporting character ⓘ
setting Los Angeles ⓘ
Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ
threatens Chili Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ
uses gun ⓘ
wears suits ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Get Shorty (film) → characterPortrayed → Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty ⓘ
subject surface form: Get Shorty
this entity surface form: Dennis Farina as Ray "Bones" Barboni
Dennis Farina → role → Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty ⓘ