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Big Shots

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Big Shots

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

1987

1h 31m

6.6(15 votes)

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

Drama

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ricky Busker

Obie

Darius McCrary

Darius McCrary

Scam

Robert Joy

Robert Joy

Dickie

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Keegan

Jerzy Skolimowski

Jerzy Skolimowski

Doc

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Johnnie Red

Brynn Thayer

Brynn Thayer

Mom

Bill Hudson

Bill Hudson

Dad

Jim Antonio

Jim Antonio

Uncle Harry

Andrea Bebel

Alley

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Mandel
Written by: Joe Eszterhas
Produced by: Joe Medjuck
Michael C. Gross

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