October 2, 1987
91 minutes
AdventureComedyCrimeDrama
Big Shots
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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Cast
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))
