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Big is a 1988 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall and stars Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin, a pre-adolescent boy whose wish to be "big" transforms him physically into an adult. The film also stars Elizabeth Perkins, David Moscow, John Heard, and Robert Loggia, and was written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg.
Jun 3, 1988 · A comedy fantasy film about a teenage boy who wishes to be big and wakes up as an adult. He learns to act like an adult, gets a job, a girlfriend, and faces the dilemma of staying big or becoming a kid again.
- (241K)
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Penny Marshall
- 1988-06-03
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
Apr 1, 2019 · Starring: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia Directed By: Penny Marshall Synopsis: After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the...
- 3 min
- 637.4K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult. Josh Baskin would do anything to be big to hang out with his crush, Cynthia, at the carnival.
At a carnival, young Josh Baskin (Tom Hanks) wishes he was big -- only to awake the next morning and discover he is! With the help of his friend Billy, Josh ...
Big. A boy's wish is answered when magically he becomes a grown man and finds work designing toys - but the benefits of adulthood may be highly overrated in this classic comedy. Directed by Penny Marshall. 9,239 IMDb 7.3 1 h 44 min 1988. X-Ray UHD PG.
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