Some guys get all the luck, whether they like it or not. Chili Palmer happens to be in Hollywood collecting a gambling debt when he's struck by lightning (not literally). Called a natural for the movie business, he's snagged up by a producer. The rest is history.

• Original titleGet Shorty
• Country of originUnited States
• Year when published1995
• DirectorBarry Sonnenfeld
• CastJohn Travolta, Danny DeVito, Gene Hackman