Big Shots

Big Shots

They stole a Mercedes with a body in the trunk. Who says 11 year olds don't know how to have fun?

PG-13 1987 · 91 min · ★ 6.6 · Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama

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.

Directed by Robert Mandel · Written by Joe Eszterhas

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