Big Shots

Oct 2, 1987

1h 31m

★ 6.3

They stole a Mercedes with a body in the trunk. Who says 11 year olds don't know how to have fun?

Overview

Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, the boy befriends a young hustler and, after stealing a gangster's car, the two embark on an adventure down south in search of the hustler's estranged father.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Lorimar Film Entertainment

Big Shots Trailers

Cast

Obie

Ricky Busker

Scam

Darius McCrary

Dickie

Robert Joy

Keegan

Robert Prosky

Doc

Jerzy Skolimowski

Johnnie Red

Paul Winfield

Mom

Brynn Thayer

Dad

Bill Hudson

Uncle Harry

Jim Antonio

Alley

Andrea Bebel

Bible Salesman

Hutton Cobb

Ferryman

Joe Seneca

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