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Refreshingly sweet and undeniably funny, Big is a showcase for Tom Hanks, who dives into his role and infuses it with charm and surprising poignancy. After a wish turns 12-year-old Josh Baskin ...
- (80)
- Penny Marshall
- PG
- Tom Hanks
This heartwarming, funny movie does something inventive with the familiar plot of someone getting magically transplanted into someone else's body. Big is grounded by a strong, earnest performance from Hanks, who would go on a few years later to win back-to-back Oscars for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994).
- Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia
- Penny Marshall
- Twentieth Century Fox
User Reviews. Saw this movie again recently and found that it stands up well to repeat viewings. Tom Hanks meets a difficult challenge here - to convincingly show us how a twelve-year old boy would act if he were trapped in an adult's body and had to "pass" in a grownup world.
Jun 3, 1988 · Big: Directed by Penny Marshall. With Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard. After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.
- (241K)
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Penny Marshall
- 1988-06-03
Jun 3, 1988 · ''Big'' features believable young teen-age mannerisms from the two real boys in its cast, and this only makes Mr. Hanks's funny, flawless impression that much more adorable.
- Penny Marshall
An otherwise-hackneyed story of personality transmigration takes on new meaning -- accompanied by plenty of laughs -- all because of the film`s gregarious and clever star, Tom Hanks. Full...
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Jun 3, 2016 · ‘Big’: THR’s 1988 Review. On June 3, 1988, director Penny Marshall brought Tom Hanks and 'Big' to theaters.