"Everyone is looking for the next big hit."

2005

1h 59m

5.5(1003 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.

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10 featured cast members

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John Travolta

Chili Palmer

Uma Thurman

Edie Athens

Vince Vaughn

Raji

Cedric the Entertainer

Sin LaSalle

Dwayne Johnson

Elliot Wilhelm

André 3000

Dabu

Steven Tyler

Robert Pastorelli

Joe Loop

Christina Milian

Linda Moon

Paul Adelstein

Hy Gordon

Creative team

Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Written by: Peter Steinfeld
Produced by: Danny DeVito
David Nicksay

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