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1988 Certificate PG
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More than anything else, 13-year old New Jerseyite Josh (David Moscow) wants to be big. That's the wish he makes at an odd-looking amusement pier fortunetelling machine. The next morning, Josh wakes up-only to discover that he's grown to manhood overnight! (At this point, the part is taken over by Tom Hanks). Still a 13-year-.. Read more

Starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard
Director Penny Marshall
Genres Comedy

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More than anything else, 13-year old New Jerseyite Josh (David Moscow) wants to be big. That's the wish he makes at an odd-looking amusement pier fortunetelling machine. The next morning, Josh wakes up-only to discover that he's grown to manhood overnight! (At this point, the part is taken over by Tom Hanks). Still a 13-year-old mentally and emotionally, Josh decides to hide out in New York City until he can figure out what to do next. He lucks into a job with a major toy company run by kid-at-heart McMillan (Robert Loggia). By cannily bringing a child's eye view to McMillan's business, Josh rises to the top-and in process, he falls in love with fellow employee Susan (Elizabeth Perkins). But he's still a kid, and he'd like to go back to his own world and own body. Written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg, Big proved a crucial success for budding director Penny Marshall, who'd work harmoniously with Hanks again on the radically different A League of Their Own. The cinematography was by Barry Sonenfeld, who went on to become a director himself with The Addams Family. That Big was heavily reliant upon the input of Tom Hanks and Penny Marshall was proven by the failed attempt to turn the property into a Broadway musical.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Jared Rushton, David Moscow, Mercedes Ruehl, James Eckhouse, Jon Lovitz, Josh Clark, Samantha Larkin, Rockets Redglare, Tracy Reiner, Jamie Tirelli
Director Penny Marshall
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 40 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Collections 100 Eighties Greats
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Released Production year: 1988

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