ITF Read: Get Shorty (1990 novel)

The “Dickens of Detroit,” Elmore Leonard, crafts an ambitious
crime story about a fish-out-of-water gangster that plays with
metafiction and postmodernism. In episode 140, join Luke &
James as they follow Chili Palmer’s adventures in Hollywood
trying to get involved in the movie business.

Topics: the Tarantino feels, the power of a calm badass, the
Literary Lineage of Elmore Leonard, a master of dialogue,
avoiding writing that sounds like writing, the Godfather &
Scarface similarities, an unexpected exploration of toxic
masculinity, and the dream of Hollywood.

Join them next week for their episode on the film starring John
Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, and Danny DeVito!

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Intro/outro music: Godfather – UniversalFreeBeats