Big Summary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Penny Marshall
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
Rating:
More than anything else, 13-year old New Jerseyite Josh (David_Moscow) wants to be "big". That's the wish he makes at an odd-looking amusement pier fortunetelling machine. The next morning, Josh wakes up-only to discover that he's grown to manhood overnight! (At this point, the part is taken over by Tom_Hanks). Still a 13-year-old mentally and emotionally, Josh decides to hide out in New York City until he can figure out what to do next. He lucks into a job with a major toy company run by kid-at-heart McMillan (Robert_Loggia). By cannily bringing a child's eye view to McMillan's business, Josh rises to the top-and in process, he falls in love with fellow employee Susan (Elizabeth_Perkins). But he's still a kid, and he'd like to go back to his own world and own body. Written by Gary_Ross and Anne_Spielberg, Big proved a crucial success for budding director Penny_Marshall, who'd work harmoniously with Hanks again on the radically different A League of Their Own. The cinematography was by Barry_Sonenfeld, who went on to become a director himself with The_Addams_Family. That Big was heavily reliant upon the input of Tom_Hanks and Penny_Marshall was proven by the failed attempt to turn the property into a Broadway musical. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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