Big Shots


1h 30m 1987

Brief Synopsis

When his father dies from a heart attack, white, wealthy, 11-year-old Obie runs away and winds up in a Chicago ghetto. After getting beaten up by some gang members, the grief-stricken Obie is befriended by Jeremy "Scam" Henderson, an African-American, streetwise kid about his age. They become partne

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Completion Bond Company Inc; Lorimar Film Entertainment
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox Distribution; Concorde Films; Constantin Film Development, Inc.; Guild Films Distribution; Lorimar Productions; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film Biografer (Denmark); Swedish Film Institute; Toho-Towa Company; Ugc; Ugc International; Village Roadshow Limited
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

When his father dies from a heart attack, white, wealthy, 11-year-old Obie runs away and winds up in a Chicago ghetto. After getting beaten up by some gang members, the grief-stricken Obie is befriended by Jeremy "Scam" Henderson, an African-American, streetwise kid about his age. They become partners, trying to make it in the world of crime which leads them into danger from a couple of very adult, very professional hitmen.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Completion Bond Company Inc; Lorimar Film Entertainment
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox Distribution; Concorde Films; Constantin Film Development, Inc.; Guild Films Distribution; Lorimar Productions; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film Biografer (Denmark); Swedish Film Institute; Toho-Towa Company; Ugc; Ugc International; Village Roadshow Limited
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall October 2, 1987

Released in United States on Video March 1988

Released in United States September 19, 1987

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 19, 1987.

Began shooting October 6, 1986.

Released in United States on Video March 1988

Released in United States September 19, 1987 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 19, 1987.)

Released in United States Fall October 2, 1987