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
- Ticket Taker
- (as Gary Klar)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording 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.
- GoofsBefore 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 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
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
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- Also known as
- Quisiera ser grande
- Filming locations
- Rye Playland, Rye, New York, USA(where Josh finds Zoltar at the end of the film)
- Production companies
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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