Big Shots
Big Shots is a 1987 American adventure comedy film directed by Robert Mandel, starring Ricky Busker and Darius McCrary.
Plot
An 11-year-old boy from Hinsdale, Illinois, named Obie Dawkins (Ricky Busker) is out fishing with his father (Bill Hudson), who tells him about the birds and the bees. All the while Obie shows interest in his dad's watch, who eventually gives it to him. Later that morning in school, Obie's mom (Brynn Thayer) arrives to tell him that his dad is in the hospital. The family learns that he suffered a massive heart attack, which he dies from days later.
More details
| author | Joe Eszterhas |
|---|---|
| director | Robert Mandel |
| editor | Sheldon Kahn |
| genre | adventure comedy |
| keywords | attack cadillac cadillac convertible car crash chain reaction change of heart chicago claim color divorce drive ellen geer end ferryman fish heart attack hide hitchhike hug internal revenue service kill locked in mercedes-benz missouri morning open pass pick up police custody police officer police station rid river road trip run shop owner social worker south side state trooper strand suspect the birds and the bees think wait youth center |
| musicBy | Bruce Broughton |
| producer | Joe Medjuck Michael C. Gross |
| productionCompany | Lorimar Television |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |