I think it's Hackman.

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MovieMan33 — 21 years ago(February 11, 2005 05:08 PM)

I think it refers to Danny DeVito's character, Martin Weir. They wanted him to be in their film, remember?

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blueheaven97 — 21 years ago(February 11, 2005 05:12 PM)

Oh, right. Thanks. Is De Vito short then?
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MovieMan33 — 21 years ago(February 11, 2005 08:16 PM)

Yeah, he just barely passes the five foot mark haha.

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Roy_L_Fuchs — 20 years ago(March 18, 2006 07:36 PM)

Hahahahahahhaaha!!!
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FunkMcLovin — 21 years ago(February 14, 2005 08:43 PM)

In the movie, when Chili and Karen are talking, Karen asks Chili what he will name his movie. He says he does not know yet. Karen suggests "Chili's Hollywood Adventure" (or something like that) and CHili counters, "how about Get Shorty." It is in reference to trying to get Martin Weir (Danny DeVito) to do his movie.

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blueheaven97 — 21 years ago(February 25, 2005 04:59 PM)

Ah, I see.
So Travolta's "Shorty" then?
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Tommy2towels — 21 years ago(February 26, 2005 02:42 PM)

The title of the movie actually refers to two people in the film. The obvious is of course Danny DeVito's character Martin Weir, since Chili and Karen are trying to "get" this short actor to star in their movie. The other person is David Paymer's Leo Devoe, whom Chili Palmer comes out west to "get" a payment for a debt Leo owes in Miami. While not nearly as liliputian as DeVito, Paymer stands 5"7, easily a "shorty" compared to Travolta's 6"2 Chili Palmer.

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cooleon — 21 years ago(March 02, 2005 09:53 AM)

and there's also a scene at the end where Weir's agent trying to get a part in a Chilli's new movie.
Chilli and Karen respond negatively saying 'because he's too short!'

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woody41991 — 21 years ago(March 25, 2005 09:49 PM)

In the book, Chili notices that Michael (Martin) Weir is short. This is probably where the film title comes from.

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maxlovespants — 20 years ago(November 20, 2005 01:21 AM)

How did you not know Danny Devito's short?
why shoot the breeze about it, when you could be about it

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Roy_L_Fuchs — 20 years ago(March 18, 2006 07:38 PM)

He never saw any Taxi Episodes.
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hbfilmz — 20 years ago(March 12, 2006 05:39 PM)

Shorty IS Martin. In the book it's mentioned thousand times that Martin Weir is too short and there is nothing in the book that suggests Leo is short too.

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porfle — 19 years ago(February 03, 2007 11:17 PM)

Bear is Shorty. Harry is Shorty. Ray Bones is Shorty. Karen is Shorty. Chili is Shorty.
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jondoe888 — 12 years ago(June 19, 2013 09:55 PM)

'She's my sister. (slap!) She's my daughter. (slap!) She's my husband'

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dgordon-9 — 18 years ago(August 30, 2007 11:36 AM)

UmmmmI think you are looking for the most vertically challenged person in the film, and that would be Martin Weir.

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jleslie48 — 13 years ago(January 26, 2013 10:57 AM)

maybe its the guy who was also cast as Napoleon???
http://www.ericrosenbergdesign.com/files/gimgs/23_gsnapoleonbillboard. jpg
just a stab in the dark