Big

Jun 3, 1988

1h 44m

★ 7.2

Have you ever had a really big secret?

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Family

Production Companies

American Entertainment Partners II L.P.

Gracie Films

20th Century Fox

Big Trailers

Cast

Josh Baskin

Tom Hanks

Susan

Elizabeth Perkins

MacMillan

Robert Loggia

Paul

John Heard

Billy

Jared Rushton

Young Josh

David Moscow

Scotty Brennen

Jon Lovitz

Mrs. Baskin

Mercedes Ruehl

Mr. Baskin

Josh Clark

Cynthia Benson

Kimberlee M. Davis

Freddie Benson

Oliver Block

Cynthia's Friend

Erika Katz

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