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Big Shots

Play trailer Poster for Big Shots PG-13,  1987,  1h 28m,  Adventure/ Comedy/ Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Two boys (Ricky Busker, Darius McCrary) from opposite sides of Chicago borrow a Mercedes-Benz from mobsters and drive to Louisiana.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
The result is more entertaining than you might think. Go to Full Review
Octavi Marti El Pais (Spain) Jun 4, 2020
The director is a competent filmmaker who tries to maintain the rhythm and disengage himself from certain insurmountable burdens. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 21, 2005
2/5
Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Mar 31, 2005
3/5
A hip comedy classic that's as much fun as it is a blast from the past Go to Full Review
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Aug 25, 2004
2/5
Scripter Joe Eszterhas and director Robert Mandel squander most of the riches of this story by focusing on the boys' combat with two drug dealers. Go to Full Review
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Han R Sep 21, 2017 Perhaps a forgotten gem of the '80s.
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Robert Mandel

Director

Ricky Busker

Obie

Darius McCrary

Scam

Robert Joy

Dickie

Robert Prosky

Keegan

Jerzy Skolimowski

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Big Shots

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two boys (Ricky Busker, Darius McCrary) from opposite sides of Chicago borrow a Mercedes-Benz from mobsters and drive to Louisiana.
Director
Robert Mandel
Producer
Michael C. Gross, Joe Medjuck
Screenwriter
Joe Eszterhas
Production Co
Lorimar Film Entertainment, Lorimar Motion Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 18, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.9M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround
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