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Big (1988)

Big (1988)

Drama Comedy Fantasy

Have you ever had a really big secret?

Release Date: 1988, June 3
Directors: Penny Marshall
Countries: United States of America
Production: American Entertainment Partners II L.P., Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox
Cast: Elizabeth Perkins, James Eckhouse, John Rothman, Tom Hanks, Paul Herman, Robert Loggia, Linda Gillen, John Heard, Tracy Reiner, Keith Reddin, Bret McCormick, Jon Lovitz

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.

Keywords:

woman director coming of age amused joyful nostalgic pinball machine baseball body-swap hilarious magic realism new toy best friend loving homesick co-workers relationship bronx, new york city toy maker job promotion quarter unplugged electronic works yankee stadium wish fulfillment bunk bed toymaker age change