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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
fantasy comedy film
film
academyAwardNomination Best Actor in a Leading Role for Tom Hanks
Best Original Screenplay
boxOfficeGrossUS over $110 million
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide approximately $151 million
budget approximately $18 million
cinematographyBy Barry Sonnenfeld NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Penny Marshall NERFINISHED
distributedBy 20th Century Fox
editedBy Stephen A. Rotter NERFINISHED
genre comedy
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
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 NERFINISHED
Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin NERFINISHED
producer Allan Carr NERFINISHED
James L. Brooks NERFINISHED
Robert Greenhut NERFINISHED
productionCompany Gracie Films NERFINISHED
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
Gary Ross NERFINISHED
setting New York City
starring Elizabeth Perkins NERFINISHED
Jared Rushton NERFINISHED
John Heard NERFINISHED
Robert Loggia NERFINISHED
Tom Hanks NERFINISHED
storyBy Anne Spielberg NERFINISHED
Gary Ross NERFINISHED
theme loss of innocence
responsibility and maturity
sudden transition from childhood to adulthood
title Big

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Josh Baskin fictionalUniverse Big (film)
this entity surface form: Big (film universe)
Josh Baskin firstAppearance Big (film)
this entity surface form: Big (1988 film)