Big
Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
20th Century Fox  (1988) 104 mins PG

7.2 (39,345 votes)
Have You Ever Had A Really Big Secret?

Tom Hanks won raves for his Oscar nominated performance (1988, Best Actor) as a twelve-year-old boy trapped inside a thirty year old body in director Penny Marshall's winning comedy.
At a carnival, young Josh Baskin (Hanks) wishes he was big - only to awake the next morning and discover he is! With the help of his friend Billy (Jared Rushton), Josh lands a job at a toy company. There, his inner wisdom enables him to successfully predict what children want to buy, making the awestruck, naïve Josh irresistible to a beautiful ladder-climbing colleague (Elizabeth Perkins). But the more he experiences being an adult, the more Josh longs for the simple joys of childhood....

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Cast and Crew
Tom Hanks  ......  Josh Baskin
Elizabeth Perkins  ......  Susan
Robert Loggia  ......  MacMillan
John Heard  ......  Paul
Jared Rushton  ......  Billy
David Moscow  ......  Young Josh
Director  .....  Penny Marshall
Producer  .....  James L. Brooks; Robert Greenhut
Writer  .....  Gary Ross; Anne Spielberg
Notes
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: In the scene where Josh and Susan are jumping on the trampoline, a boom mike is reflected in the window. (more)

Trivia:
The first pair of clothes that Joshua puts on is a NY Giants jacket. (more)

Filming Locations:
5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
Paul: What is so special about Baskin?
Susan: He's a grown up.
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 11 nominations (more)