Chili Palmer Story Archive -

In the original story, Chili is tasked with collecting a gambling debt from a low-budget film producer, Harry Zimm. Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Chili realizes that the movie business operates remarkably like the criminal underworld. Instead of breaking legs, he begins pitching his own life story as a movie, eventually transitioning from a "shylock" to a legitimate film producer. The Story Archive: Books and Films