Big Shots - Zwei Kids gegen die Unterwelt (1987)
Obie wächst wohlbehütet in einem Chicagoer Vorort auf. Als sein Vater überraschend stirbt, bleibt ihm nur dessen Goldene Uhr und kurz darauf verirrt er sich im Rotlichtviertel der Stadt. Dort trifft er auf den Straßenjungen Scam, der ihm gegen böse Jungs zu Hilfe eilt. Spontan willigt Obie ein, Scam bei der Suche nach seinem leiblichen Vater zu helfen.
Der Regisseur: Robert Mandel
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Ricky Busker as Obie |
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Darius McCrary as Scam |
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Robert Joy as Dickie |
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Robert Prosky as Keegan |
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Jerzy Skolimowski as Doc |
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Paul Winfield as Johnnie Red |
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Brynn Thayer as Mom |
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Bill Hudson as Dad |
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Jim Antonio as Uncle Harry |
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Andrea Bebel as Alley |
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Hutton Cobb as Bible Salesman |
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Joe Seneca as Ferryman |
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Beah Richards as Miss Hanks |
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Olivia Cole as Mrs. Newton |
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Mitch Beasley as Duane Henderson |
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Pauline Brailsford as Science Teacher |
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Sherry Narens as Teacher #2 |
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Cedric Young as Ghetto Bartender |
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Timothy Scott as Smiley |
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Elise Langan as Waitress |
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Sephus Booker as Policeman |
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Ron Dean as Policeman #2 |
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Tim Halligan as Policeman #3 |
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Wilbert Bradley as Social Service Man |
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Bernard Chestleigh as Social Service Man #2 |
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Shirley Spiegler Jacobs as Social Service Woman |
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Lorraine Matthews as Social Service Woman #2 |
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Jeffrey Harris as Teen #1 |
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Antoine Roshell as Teen #2 |
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Michael Stoyanov as Teen #3 |
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Oscar Jordan as One of the Guys |
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Michael Krawic as Street Person |
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Maria McCrary as Bank Teller |
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Jack Orend as Assistant Bank Manager |
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Frank Rice as Counselor |
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Dick Sollenberger as Doctor |
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James Spinks as Bank Guard |
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David Dunard as Louisiana Policeman |
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Kenneth White as Sheriff |
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Hank Underwood as Bartender #2 |
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Dave Adams as Deputy |
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Ellen Geer as Bar Waitress |
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Janet MacLachlan as Welfare Worker |
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Richard Caine as Policeman #4 |
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T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Tony Stengel as Car Buyer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robert Mandel | Director |
| Writing | Joe Eszterhas | Writer |
| Production | Ivan Reitman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Production | Joe Medjuck | Producer |
| Production | Michael C. Gross | Producer |
| Camera | Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |
| Art | Bill Malley | Production Design |
| Editing | Dennis Virkler | Editor |
| Editing | William M. Anderson | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Bruno | Costume Design |
| Editing | Sheldon Kahn | Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Broughton | Original Music Composer |