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.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 11 wins & 14 nominations total
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- You're only young once!
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- Certificate
- PG
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- TriviaTo give Tom Hanks an idea of how a 13-year-old would behave, director Penny Marshall filmed each "grown-up" scene with David Moscow (Young Josh) playing Hanks' part, who then copied Moscow's behavior. Hanks would go on to do something similar for Forrest Gump (1994), when he would spend time with Michael Conner Humphreys (Young Forrest) and imitate his Southern accent to prepare for the part.
- GoofsWhen he wakes up as big Josh, his underwear seems the right size, but if he wore them the night before, they should surely have been too small for 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 versionsThe 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into 5 Second Movies: Big (2008)
- SoundtracksThe Way We Were
Written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Marvin Hamlisch
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- Dec 28, 2001
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- Also known as
- Katta
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Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $115,227,281
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,216,190
- Jun 5, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $151,927,281
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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