Big (1988)

  • PG
  • 06/03/1988 (US)
  • Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Family
  • 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 Marshall

Director

Gary Ross

Screenplay

Anne Spielberg

Screenplay

Cast

Tom Hanks's headshot

Tom Hanks

Josh Baskin
Elizabeth Perkins's headshot

Elizabeth Perkins

Susan
Robert Loggia's headshot

Robert Loggia

MacMillan
John Heard's headshot

John Heard

Paul
Jared Rushton's headshot

Jared Rushton

Billy
David Moscow's headshot

David Moscow

Young Josh
Jon Lovitz's headshot

Jon Lovitz

Scotty Brennen
Mercedes Ruehl's headshot

Mercedes Ruehl

Mrs. Baskin

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