Sonny_Crockett_1984 t1_j65ov86 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 10:03 PM

Reply to comment by Vio_ in What are some very obscure, 90s-era Tarantino rip-offs by GrudenGrinder

Did you just say Get Shorty, an adaptation of a book by Tarantino's favorite author, was a rip-off of Tarantino's work? The truth is that Tarantino is influenced by Elmore Leonard. Not the other way around, lol.

This is like claiming that Sergio Leone's films are rip-offs of Tarantino's.

Vio_ t1_j65tk97 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 10:34 PM

No, I'm saying that it was made because of the success of Pulp Fiction. It's not that Leonard ripped off Tarantino, it's that the adaptation was greenlit because of the success of Pulp Ficiton.

I added a number of movies that were mostly bad, but specifically made sure to say that Get Shorty wasn't that bad.

I don't know what more I had to do to couch that.

amarodelaficioanado t1_j65uwlg wrote on January 27, 2023 at 10:43 PM

Perhaps without Tarantinos Jackie brown, get shorti wouldn't bein made or not made in that way.

Sonny_Crockett_1984 t1_j662lti wrote on January 27, 2023 at 11:37 PM

Get Shorty the movie was released years before Jackie Brown.

amarodelaficioanado t1_j66d6nw wrote on January 28, 2023 at 12:54 AM

Good point! Hahaha

Sonny_Crockett_1984 t1_j662vjj wrote on January 27, 2023 at 11:39 PM

Okay, I will agree that it's likely the film was greenlit for that reason but I've never seen anything to support this. It's debatable. However, Travolta was definitely cast only because of his success with Pulp Fiction.

And I've never seen anyone say Get Shorty was a bad movie. It's a great movie.