Big Shots

1987 "They stole a Mercedes with a body in the trunk. Who says 11 year olds don't know how to have fun?"
5.7| 1h31m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 02 October 1987 Released
Producted By: Lorimar Film Entertainment
Country: United States of America
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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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bnltv I watched this movie around the age of 10 and @ 33 it still sticks in my mind. A very touching story with excellent life lessons. I wish that Netflix or Amazon Prime would dig this lost treasure up and let the new generations experience this under-appreciated 80's movie. I still have my VHS copy regardless I haven't owned a VCR for 15 years because this movie means so much to me. IMDb requiring me to have "10 lines of text" is irritating and for that reason I will not be making any further reviews on movies. I can understand having a minimum text needed but asking for that much as a minimum is tedious and makes the author fluff their post to meet the requirements to submit their review as you're seeing here now. But I'm sure this will most likely never see the light of day by IMDb moderators and the Catch-22 of posting here will continue for whomever runs into the same problem with writing a review as I have. So as you can see MOST of my review is padded with useless words to ensure I can even submit my paragraph review on this movie. So with these words, if you can find this movie on VHS buy it or I think I've seen it for sale on Amazon Instant Video too. Either way it's a movie that's worth your time to watch and if you have empathy and a heart, this movie will tug at your emotions.
Joseph P. Ulibas Big Shots (1987) is a fun little film about two teens that are polar opposites of each other and the struggles they go through after forming a working relationship between each other. I enjoyed it very much when I was younger. The bad guys in the picture are painted with such broad strokes I was expecting them to all be chomping on big cigars whilst laughing out loud. The film is what it is and nothing more. Recommended.B.
kyle_is_awesome This Is an old movie but it was still pretty good. It is about a white kid (Obie) who runs away from his family after his father dies. He runs into a gang who beats him up and steals his bike. Then he meats a black kid who helps Obie find his watch that he lost if Obie will help him find his lost father. Good action. Eventuallt obie and his freind steal a car, get in trouble with the cops, and all sorts of trouble. It did get a little long though. 3/4 stars
MaxZorin I saw this movie when I was around 10 or 11 years old, and I loved it. I mean, come on, the story revolves around two 11 year olds stealing a Mercedes! I rented it for a flashback thrill in 1999 to refresh my memory of it. It is still a wonderful movie, so I bought it. Its a great movie to show to your little brothers and sisters or, if you have some, your own kids. There is a little violence, some swearing- but this is what kids love to see! I will treasure this movie forever, and never forget villains, the actor who play the German guy "Doc" is great! I always loved the main theme song to it, "Freedom Overspill," however I thought it was done by Peter Gabriel. I was wrong, it's Steve Winwood. But it's an easy mistake; Gabriel, Winwood, and Phil Collins can sound alike. See the movie! The kid in you will love it!