Big

1988
PG
1h 44m

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7.3/10

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Body Swap Comedy Coming-of-Age High-Concept Comedy Comedy Drama Fantasy Romance

After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

246K

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POPULARITY

647

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 11 wins & 14 nominations total

Trivia
According to Robert Loggia, on the day they filmed the famous Walking Piano scene at FAO Schwarz, he and Tom Hanks noticed that doubles dressed like them were on hand just in case they could not do the dance moves correctly. It became their goal to do the entire number without the aid of the doubles. They succeeded.

Goofs
Before Josh and MacMillan play the Walking Piano at FAO Schwarz, Josh throws a bag down on the ground. When they leave he leaves it there and doesn't take it with him.

Quotes
Young Josh, Billy: The space goes down, down baby, down, down the roller coaster. Sweet, sweet baby, sweet, sweet, don't let me go. Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa pop. Shimmy, shimmy, rock. Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa pop. Shimmy, shimmy, rock. I met a girlfriend - a triscuit. She said, a triscuit - a biscuit. Ice cream, soda pop, vanilla on the top. Ooh, Shelly's out, walking down the street, ten times a week. I read it. I said it. I stole my momma's credit. I'm cool. I'm hot. Sock me in the stomach three more times.

Alternate versions
The Extended Edition is 130 minutes. It was released in 2007, and contains 26 minutes of previously deleted scenes, including Frances Fisher's role as Mrs. Kopecki.

Connections
Edited into 5 Second Movies: Big (2008)

Soundtracks
The Way We Were
Written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Marvin Hamlisch

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In "Big", it's the little things that count

"Big" is a magnificent movie. Tom Hanks portrays a young boy trapped in the body of a grown man. Imagine one morning, to find yourself trapped in an unfamiliar body. Mr. Hanks creates a vivid character and plays a convincing role as a 13 year old boy who has to deal with the confusion of this sudden change. The child shines through the grown man throughout the movie, in classic scenes such as his first day on the job at the MacMillan Toy Company when he curls his legs underneath him to sit at his desk, and at the company cocktail party when the entire staff chuckles at his choice in tuxedo and his first reaction is to check the fly on his white-sequined pants. Also his nervousness and restlessness during a marketing meeting, and the way he holds up his hand and waits to be called on before making a comment, are all childlike actions. Such small details are what make the character so convincing and Tom Hanks pulls it off brilliantly.