Big (1988)
Release: June 3, 1988 | Runtime: 1h 44m | Rating: 7.2
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.
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Main cast
- Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin
- Elizabeth Perkins as Susan
- Robert Loggia as MacMillan
- John Heard as Paul
- Jared Rushton as Billy
- David Moscow as Young Josh
- Jon Lovitz as Scotty Brennen
- Mercedes Ruehl as Mrs. Baskin
- Josh Clark as Mr. Baskin
- Kimberlee M. Davis as Cynthia Benson
- Oliver Block as Freddie Benson
- Erika Katz as Cynthia's Friend
- Allan Wasserman as Gym Teacher
- Mark Ballou as Derek
- Gary Klar as Ticket Taker
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What is Big about?
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.
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