Big (film)
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Big is a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks as a boy who magically becomes an adult overnight, exploring the humorous and heartfelt consequences of suddenly growing up.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big (1988 film) | 1 |
| Big (film universe) | 1 |
| Big (film) canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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fantasy comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for Tom Hanks
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Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossUS | over $110 million ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossWorldwide | approximately $151 million ⓘ |
| budget | approximately $18 million ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Barry Sonnenfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Penny Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| editedBy | Stephen A. Rotter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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coming-of-age film ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| goldenGlobeAwardNomination | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ⓘ |
| goldenGlobeAwardWin | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| homeMedia |
released on Blu-ray
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released on DVD ⓘ released on VHS ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Josh Baskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Howard Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableScene | FAO Schwarz piano dance scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A 12-year-old boy makes a wish to be big and wakes up in the body of an adult. ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
David Moscow as young Josh Baskin
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Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Allan Carr
NERFINISHED
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James L. Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Greenhut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Gracie Films
NERFINISHED
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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratedAs | one of the films that established Tom Hanks as a major star ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-06-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Anne Spielberg
NERFINISHED
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Gary Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Elizabeth Perkins
NERFINISHED
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Jared Rushton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Heard NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Loggia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Hanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy |
Anne Spielberg
NERFINISHED
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Gary Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
loss of innocence
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responsibility and maturity ⓘ sudden transition from childhood to adulthood ⓘ |
| title | Big ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Big (film universe)
this entity surface form:
Big (1988 film)