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Big is a 1988 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall and stars Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin, a pre-adolescent boy whose wish to be "big" transforms him physically into an adult. The film also stars Elizabeth Perkins , David Moscow , John Heard , and Robert Loggia , and was written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg .
Jun 3, 1988 · A comedy fantasy film about a teenage boy who wishes to be big and wakes up as an adult. He learns to act like an adult, falls in love, and faces a dilemma of staying big or becoming a kid again.
- (241K)
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Penny Marshall
- 1988-06-03
98% Tomatometer 80 Reviews 82% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings After a wish turns 12-year-old Josh Baskin (David Moscow) into a 30-year-old man (Tom Hanks), he heads to New York City and gets a ...
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- Penny Marshall
- PG
- Tom Hanks
A 13-year-old boy wishes to be big and wakes up as a 30-year-old man. He must learn to cope with the adult world, including a job, a girlfriend, and a magic machine.
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Release Date: 1988. Genre: Coming of AgeComedyFantasy. Rating: Director: Penny Marshall. Starring: Tom Hanks Elizabeth Perkins Robert Loggia John Heard Jared Rushton Jon Lovitz. A boy discovers adulthood isn't all it's cracked up to be when his wish to be a grown-up comes true.
A 13-year-old boy wishes to be big and wakes up as an adult. He must navigate the adult world with his childlike innocence and curiosity. Watch the trailer, read reviews and discussions, and find streaming options.
