Big
“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.
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Cast
63 people
Tom Hanks
Josh
Known for
Forrest Gump
Toy Story
Elizabeth Perkins
Susan
Known for
Sharp Objects
Weeds
Robert Loggia
MacMillan
Known for
Scarface
Independence Day
John Heard
Paul
Known for
Home Alone
Awakenings
Jared Rushton
Billy
Known for
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Pet Sematary II
Jon Lovitz
Scotty Brennen
Known for
Hotel Transylvania
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
David Moscow
Young Josh
Known for
Just Married
Honey
Mercedes Ruehl
Mrs. Baskin
Known for
Hustlers
The Fisher King
Harvey Miller
Personnel Director
Known for
License to Drive
Frankie and Johnny
Debra Jo Rupp
Miss Patterson
Known for
WandaVision
That '70s Show
Josh Clark
Mr. Baskin
Known for
Faster
Crusade
Kimberlee M. Davis
Cynthia Benson
No other roles listed
Penny Marshall Director · Gary Ross Writer Anne Spielberg Writer
Worldwide gross $152M · Budget $18M · United States release June 3, 1988
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$151,927,281
Gross vs. budget
8.4×
Production
American Entertainment Partners II L.P.
Production
Gracie Films
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Romania · June 3, 1988
Theatrical
United States · June 3, 1988
Theatrical
Australia
October 21, 1988 · Theatrical
France
September 7, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
September 29, 1988 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 30, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 21, 1988 · Theatrical
Italy
October 14, 1988 · Theatrical
Japan
July 23, 1988 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 30, 1988 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 1, 1997 · TV · TV Markíza
South Korea
July 15, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
December 2, 1988 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 9, 1988 · Theatrical
November 7, 2001 · Physical · DVD
February 10, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
October 21, 1988 · Theatrical · Cut for PG; uncut in 2008
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