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Big
1988
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 |
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| Director | Penny Marshall |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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Tom Hanks, winner of consecutive Oscars for best actor for his roles in 1993's Philadelphia and the following year's Forrest Gump, only received an Oscar nomination for this, one of his finest performances to date. He plays a 12-year-old boy transplanted by a carnival wishing contraption into a man's body, and his portrayal of a simple but sincere guy in a cynical world foreshadows his role as Gump. Big may well be a formula fantasy movie, but Penny Marshall's polished direction combined with Hanks's gauche charm make it the best of the spate of body-swap movies turned out by Hollywood in the late 1980s.
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It's no fun being in your early teens, especially if you're none too tall. So thinks Josh Baskin, having been denied a... read more on Time Out
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Magic fun, better done than it has been since Turnabout (qv) in 1940.
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Big Tom Hanks
Big is a 1988 comedy film about a teenage boy who is aged to adulthood by a magical fortune-telling machine.A hit with the kids, it’s just a great family comedy.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
An old classic
This film really reminds me of my childhood, Tom Hanks plays a child who wishes he was bigger, he visits a fayre, makes a wish and becomes an adult (to his complete surprise!)
He then has to overcome the problems with an adult life, money, love and much much more, well worth the watch, especially good to watch on a sunday afternoon! -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
A film for all
Very good viewing
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Big Tom Hanks
Big is a 1988 comedy film about a teenage boy who is aged to adulthood by a magical fortune-telling machine.A hit with the kids, it’s just a great family comedy.
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Brilliant Entertainment
They dont make em like this anymore, this film is really worth seeing, and it appeals to both adults, and kids.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Big Tom Hanks
Big is a 1988 comedy film about a teenage boy who is aged to adulthood by a magical fortune-telling machine.A hit with the kids, it’s just a great family comedy.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
An old classic
This film really reminds me of my childhood, Tom Hanks plays a child who wishes he was bigger, he visits a fayre, makes a wish and becomes an adult (to his complete surprise!)
He then has to overcome the problems with an adult life, money, love and much much more, well worth the watch, especially good to watch on a sunday afternoon! -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
A film for all
Very good viewing
It was better than i expected -
Still a corker !
Body swap type plot with some good laughs and a few adult jokes thrown in that the kids don't understand, this makes it appeal to all generations. A good film, and in my opinion well worth adding to your list !
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Brilliant Entertainment
They dont make em like this anymore, this film is really worth seeing, and it appeals to both adults, and kids.
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[Highly rated reviewer]
Timless classic
Utterly utterly watchable time & time again. :)
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PIANO PIECE
This movie is worth seeing just for the Toy shop 'Chopsticks' piano routine.
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- donkeydentures from Nottinghamshire
- Posted 13 Oct 2004 13:12
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Good Family Fun
Tom Hanks is so young in this. Had to see it again after all of this time and still enjoyed it. Looking a little dated now, which is to be expected and over-does the sentimentality at times (as only the Americans can), but hey who cares when you have that great scene with Hanks on the giant piano.
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GOOD FILM
SAW THIS WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT,BUT MY 2 BOYS HADN'T SO THEY REALLY ENJOYED IT,TOM HANKS IS A FUNNY GUY.
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Just as Good as I Remembered!
I loved this film when it first came out, and so I was really excited to rent it and see it again. I'm happy to say that I was not disappointed. It's just as good now as then, and I thoroughly recommend it to anyone, young or old (and it's much better than 13 Going on 30!)
Critics' reviews (4)
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Tom Hanks, winner of consecutive Oscars for best actor for his roles in 1993's Philadelphia and the following year's Forrest Gump, only received an Oscar nomination for this, one of his finest performances to date. He plays a 12-year-old boy transplanted by a carnival wishing contraption into a man's body, and his portrayal of a simple but sincere guy in a cynical world foreshadows his role as Gump. Big may well be a formula fantasy movie, but Penny Marshall's polished direction combined with Hanks's gauche charm make it the best of the spate of body-swap movies turned out by Hollywood in the late 1980s.
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It's no fun being in your early teens, especially if you're none too tall. So thinks Josh Baskin, having been denied a... read more on Time Out
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Magic fun, better done than it has been since Turnabout (qv) in 1940.
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"...Buoyant summer comedy....Hanks is an absolute delight..."
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