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Big (1988)

12
21/10/1988 (GB)
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance
1h 44m

Have you ever had a really big secret?

Overview

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

  • Penny MarshallDirector
  • Gary RossScreenplay
  • Anne SpielbergScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $18,000,000

  • Revenue

    $151,927,281

Keywords

  • baseball
  • romance
  • coming of age
  • best friend
  • co-workers relationship
  • body-swap
  • magic realism
  • bronx, new york city
  • pinball machine
  • toy maker
  • job promotion
  • homesick
  • new toy
  • quarter
  • unplugged electronic works
  • yankee stadium
  • wish fulfillment
  • bunk bed
  • woman director
  • age change

Top Billed Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Josh Baskin

Elizabeth Perkins

Elizabeth Perkins

Susan

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

MacMillan

John Heard

John Heard

Paul

Jared Rushton

Jared Rushton

Billy

David Moscow

David Moscow

Young Josh

Jon Lovitz

Jon Lovitz

Scotty Brennen

Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Mrs. Baskin

Josh Clark

Josh Clark

Mr. Baskin

Kimberlee M. Davis

Cynthia Benson

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