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Big

  • 19881988
  • PGPG
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
228K
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POPULARITY
1,542
136
Tom Hanks in Big (1988)
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ComedyDramaFantasy
After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
228K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,542
136
  • Director
    • Penny Marshall
  • Writers
    • Gary Ross
    • Anne Spielberg
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Elizabeth Perkins
    • Robert Loggia
  • Director
    • Penny Marshall
  • Writers
    • Gary Ross
    • Anne Spielberg
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Elizabeth Perkins
    • Robert Loggia
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 277User reviews
    • 98Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 11 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:25
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    Photos53

    Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia in Big (1988)
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    Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins in Big (1988)
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    Top cast

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    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Josh
    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
    Oliver Block
    • Freddie Benson
    Erika Katz
    Erika Katz
    • Cynthia's Friend
    Allan Wasserman
    Allan Wasserman
    • Gym Teacher
    Mark Ballou
    Mark Ballou
    • Derek
    Gary Howard Klar
    Gary Howard Klar
    • Ticket Taker
    • (as Gary Klar)
    Alec Von Sommer
    • First Brother
    Chris Dowden
    • Second Brother
    Rockets Redglare
    Rockets Redglare
    • Motel Clerk
    • Director
      • Penny Marshall
    • Writers
      • Gary Ross
      • Anne Spielberg
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Robert Loggia, on the day they filmed the famous keyboard scene at FAO Schwarz, he and Tom Hanks noticed that doubles dressed like them were on hand just in case the two could not do the dance moves correctly. It became their goal to do the entire keyboard number without the aid of the doubles. They succeeded.
    • Goofs
      When he wakes up as big Josh, his underwear seems the right size, but if he wore them the night before, they should surely have been too small for him?
    • Quotes

      Young Josh, Billy: The space goes down, down baby, down, down the roller coaster. Sweet, sweet baby, sweet, sweet, don't let me go. Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa pop. Shimmy, shimmy, rock. Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa pop. Shimmy, shimmy, rock. I met a girlfriend - a triscuit. She said, a triscuit - a biscuit. Ice cream, soda pop, vanilla on the top. Ooh, Shelly's out, walking down the street, ten times a week. I read it. I said it. I stole my momma's credit. I'm cool. I'm hot. Sock me in the stomach three more times.

    • Alternate versions
      The Extended Edition is 130 minutes. It was released in 2007, and contains 26 minutes of previously deleted scenes, including Frances Fisher's role as Mrs. Kopecki.
    • Connections
      Edited into 5 Second Movies: Big (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      The Way We Were
      Written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Marvin Hamlisch

    User reviews277

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    Special
    For some reason this movie makes me well up with tears of joy every single second I'm watching it. I think it's the concept of adults discovering the children inside themselves. The simple innocence and well-meaning intent of josh baskins in this movie is like a magic elixir that changes everyone and everything he comes in contact with.

    This movie is amazing because I saw it when it came out, when I was 13 years old, the same age as josh baskins in the movie, and I loved it then. It speaks to you as a child because it's completely realistic, everything is just the way a kid would see it. Most of the time when adults try to simulate what it's like to be a child, they fail miserably (see all the 80's anti-drug propaganda ads as an example). It takes an immense amount of creativity and sensitivity to be able to write something like this. But then when I see this movie as an adult, it speaks to me on a completely different level. This film is a lesson to adults as well as children. Don't miss out on the fun and spirit of life! Don't get to wrapped up in your petty concerns of status and materialism, just try to enjoy every moment the most that you can, because you'll never get another chance to relive each moment of your life.

    Any of these fools that didn't like this movie are just that, they've probably missed out completely on the message because they can't remember what it was like to be a kid, to see the world as one big optimistic toy you're lucky to be able to play with. Think about that and see this movie again if you don't remember how amazing it is...

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    • Nov 19, 2002

    FAQ10

    • Why is Josh acting like an 'idiot'?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 3, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Trở Thành Người Lớn
    • Filming locations
      • Rye Playland, Rye, New York, USA(where Josh finds Zoltar at the end of the film)
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Gracie Films
      • American Entertainment Partners II L.P.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $115,227,281
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,216,190
      • Jun 5, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $151,927,281
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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