Big Shots (film)
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| Directed by | Robert Mandel |
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Michael C. Gross Joe Medjuck |
| Written by | Joe Eszterhas |
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| Music by | Bruce Broughton |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondříček |
| Edited by | William M. Anderson Sheldon Kahn Dennis Virkler |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $13 million |
Big Shots is a 1987 American comedy adventure film directed by Robert Mandel, starring Ricky Busker and Darius McCrary.
The movie was not a box office success, but received positive reviews from critics, and has since became a cult classic.
An 11-year-old boy from Hinsdale, Illinois named Obie Dawkins (Ricky Busker) is out fishing with his father, who tells him about the birds and the bees. All the while Obie shows interest in his dad's watch, who eventually gives it to him. Later that morning in school, Obie's mom arrives to tell him that his dad is in the hospital. The family learns that he suffered a massive heart attack, which he dies from days later.
Arriving at school Obie is reminded of the way his dad took him to school when he sees a father drop his son off. Upset, Obie leaves school and runs away on his bike. Having left the suburbs Obie finds himself on the South Side of Chicago. There, Obie is lured into a lot where he is attacked and robbed of his bike and watch. A boy named Scam (Darius McCrary), an 11-year-old street hustler, befriends him and aids Obie in retrieving his watch. Scam takes Obie to a bar where they greet a man named Johnnie Red (Paul Winfield). Scam believes he bought the watch from Obie's muggers, Johnnie Red denies it at first, but later he tells them he did have it but gave it to a man named Keegan (Robert Prosky), a slick pawn shop owner.
Scam and Obie go to visit Keegan, and it is there at his pawn shop where Obie finds his watch. But Keegan has put it on display to be sold. They leave promising Keegan they will get him the money. Instead of going home Obie stays the night with Scam, who lives at a hotel managed by a Miss Hanks (Beah Richards). As they are heading to Scam's room a hit man named Doc (Jerzy Skolimowski), and his assistant Dickie (Robert Joy), are looking for a man who runs out the door seconds later with Doc and Dickie chasing him.
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