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 | 91m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Robert Mandel |
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| Writer: | Joe Eszterhas |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 02, 1987 |
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| Director: | Robert Mandel |
| Writer: | Joe Eszterhas |
| Genres: | Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, teenage boy, teen comedy, interracial friendship, suburbanite, adventure comedy |
| Production Companies | Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,390,043
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ricky Busker | Obie |
| Darius McCrary | Scam |
| Robert Joy | Dickie |
| Robert Prosky | Keegan |
| Jerzy Skolimowski | Doc |
| Paul Winfield | Johnnie Red |
| Brynn Thayer | Mom |
| Bill Hudson | Dad |
| Jim Antonio | Uncle Harry |
| Andrea Bebel | Alley |
| Hutton Cobb | Bible Salesman |
| Joe Seneca | Ferryman |
| Beah Richards | Miss Hanks |
| Olivia Cole | Mrs. Newton |
| Mitch Beasley | Duane Henderson |
| Pauline Brailsford | Science Teacher |
| Sherry Narens | Teacher #2 |
| Cedric Young | Ghetto Bartender |
| Timothy Scott | Smiley |
| Elise Langan | Waitress |
| Sephus Booker | Policeman |
| Ron Dean | Policeman #2 |
| Tim Halligan | Policeman #3 |
| Wilbert Bradley | Social Service Man |
| Bernard Chestleigh | Social Service Man #2 |
| Shirley Spiegler Jacobs | Social Service Woman |
| Lorraine Matthews | Social Service Woman #2 |
| Jeffrey Harris | Teen #1 |
| Antoine Roshell | Teen #2 |
| Michael Stoyanov | Teen #3 |
| Oscar Jordan | One of the Guys |
| Michael Krawic | Street Person |
| Maria McCrary | Bank Teller |
| Jack Orend | Assistant Bank Manager |
| Frank Rice | Counselor |
| Dick Sollenberger | Doctor |
| James Spinks | Bank Guard |
| David Dunard | Louisiana Policeman |
| Kenneth White | Sheriff |
| Hank Underwood | Bartender #2 |
| Dave Adams | Deputy |
| Ellen Geer | Bar Waitress |
| Janet MacLachlan | Welfare Worker |
| Richard Caine | Policeman #4 |
| T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Tony Stengel | Car Buyer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Mandel | Director |
| Joe Eszterhas | Writer |
| Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Bill Malley | Production Design |
| Richard Bruno | Costume Design |
| William M. Anderson | Editor |
| Dennis Virkler | Editor |
| Sheldon Kahn | Editor |
| Bruce Broughton | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joe Medjuck | Producer |
| Ivan Reitman | Executive Producer |
| Michael C. Gross | Producer |
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