Big Shots (1987) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
An 11-year-old suburban boy whose father dies of a heart attack, prompting him to run away to Chicago. He befriends a street hustler named Scam, embarks on a cross-country road trip to help the boy fi...
An 11-year-old street hustler and orphan who befriends Obie. He assists in retrieving Obie's watch, gets involved in a car theft and cross-country journey, and ultimately reunites with his long-lost f...
A violent hitman and Doc's accomplice. He murders a man and hides the body in a stolen car. He relentlessly pursues Obie and Scam across state lines, leading to a violent confrontation that results in...
A slick pawn shop owner who purchases Obie's stolen watch. He refuses to return it despite receiving payment and makes an insulting comment about Obie's deceased father, forcing the boys to threaten h...
A ruthless hitman who murders a man and conceals the body in a car. He partners with Dickie to track down Obie and Scam across the country, but ultimately dies in a chain-reaction crash involving the...
A local bar regular and informant who initially helps the boys locate Keegan. Later, he assists Obie and Scam by posing as Scam's father to secure his release and protects them from Doc and Dickie's t...
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Doc and Dickie force Miss Hanks to reveal Obie's name after recalling the boys' earlier hotel encounter.
Doc and Dickie work together as hitmen, murder a man, conceal his body in a car, and pursue the boys across state lines.
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Scam suspects the Bible Salesman is a conman, and the man's subsequent theft of the car confirms Scam's suspicion.
The Bible Salesman persuades the boys to stop at a diner, asks them to watch his suitcase, and then steals their car.
Scam lives at the hotel managed by Miss Hanks, and she later tells Obie that a social worker placed Scam in a home.
Johnnie Red initially helps Scam and Obie identify the watch's path, then assists in securing Scam's release from the youth center.
Johnnie Red helps Obie locate Keegan, impersonates Scam's father at the youth center, and later saves the boys from Doc and Dickie.
Scam accompanies Obie to Keegan's pawn shop, helps offer payment, and later joins the armed demand for the watch.
Keegan takes the boys' money but refuses to return Obie's watch, then insults Obie's deceased father.
Dickie helps Doc pursue the boys, holds them captive at the dealership, and is eventually subdued and detained after they escape.
Doc repeatedly tracks the stolen Mercedes, fires gunshots during the chase, and later tries to reclaim the replacement car at gunpoint.
Scam befriends Obie after the robbery, helps him recover his watch, and Obie later considers Scam his friend.
Two boys form an unlikely friendship while pursuing a stolen watch, escaping criminals, and seeking family reunification and emotional healing.
Directed by Robert Mandel
Big Shots (1987) · 6.6/10 · adventure, comedy, crime, drama
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