A mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt, and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.
Almost every one of the magazine covers on the rack behind Chili Palmer (John Travolta) at the airport have Martin Weir (Danny DeVito) on the cover. Even the issue of Playboy Magazine lists an interview with Martin Weir on its cover.
Tommy Carlo:
It's fucking cold outside.
When Harry is in the emergency room, Doris reveals that Sergeant Randall's first name is Todd. In the next scene, if paused, the text in the article Catlett is reading, says Randall's name is Edward Randall. (Perhaps his initials are ETR.)
In memory of Danny Gill
The laserdisc and 2005 expanded DVD version (on disc 2) features a deleted scene. It takes place on the set of one of Harry's films. Ben Stiller plays the director.
English
£1,003,430 (UK) (15 March 1996)
$72,077,000 (USA)