Big
Fantasy
Drama
Comedy
Have you ever had a really big secret?
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.
1988-06-03
en
Cast
Director
Penny Marshall
Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin
Elizabeth Perkins as Susan
Robert Loggia as MacMillan
John Heard as Paul
Jared Rushton as Billy
David Moscow as Young Josh
Jon Lovitz as Scotty Brennen
Mercedes Ruehl as Mrs. Baskin
Josh Clark as Mr. Baskin
Allan Wasserman as Gym Teacher
Mark Ballou as Derek
Gary Klar as Ticket Taker
Rockets Redglare as Motel Clerk
Jamie Tirelli as Spanish Voice (voice)
Paul Herman as Schizo
Nancy Giles as Administrative Woman
Dana Kaminski as Personnel Receptionist
Tracy Reiner as Test Market Researcher
James Eckhouse as Supervisor
Linda Gillen as Woman in Red Dress
Kevin Meaney as Executive #2
Peter McRobbie as Executive #3
Paul J.Q. Lee as Executive #4
Debra Jo Rupp as Miss Patterson
Keith Reddin as Payroll Clerk
Lela Ivey as Bank Teller
Vince Cupone as Photon Laser Gunfighter
Susan Wilder as Karen
John Rothman as Phil
Bruce Jarchow as Photographer
Brian J. Cano as Basketball Player (uncredited)
Kevin Fennessy as Handball Spectator (uncredited)
Frances Fisher as Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited)
Brooke Marie Procida as Student (uncredited)
Bret McCormick as Carnival Strongman