Chili Palmer Story Archive (2027)

: The origin story. Chili Palmer uses his street smarts and understanding of human nature to navigate the treacherous world of Hollywood deal-making. He outmaneuvers everyone from a volatile mob boss to a self-absorbed movie star, all while dealing with a treacherous drug dealer and a locker full of money under DEA surveillance. The New Yorker noted that the satiric point of the story is that a low-level thug might not just hold his own among the predatory Hollywood types but even outclass them.

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Nine years later, Leonard brought Chili back. Having conquered Hollywood, Chili is bored. At the funeral of a former mob associate, he casually decides to shift his producing talents from the movie business to the music industry. His new project: a young, fiercely talented R&B singer named Linda Moon. : The origin story