Big

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fantasy-comedy film film

Big is a 1988 fantasy-comedy film in which Tom Hanks plays a boy who magically becomes an adult overnight, earning widespread acclaim and helping establish him as a major Hollywood star.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fantasy-comedy film → film →
academyAwardNomination	Best Actor for Tom Hanks → Best Original Screenplay →
boxOfficeSuccess	yes →
cinematographyBy	Barry Sonnenfeld →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
cultStatus	cult classic →
director	Penny Marshall →
distributedBy	20th Century Fox →
editedBy	Stephen A. Rotter NERFINISHED →
featuresElement	magical fortune-telling machine Zoltar →
filmingLocation	New Jersey → New York City →
genre	comedy film → coming-of-age film → fantasy film →
goldenGlobeAward	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Tom Hanks →
hasAgeTransformation	boy to adult overnight →
helpedEstablish	Tom Hanks as a major Hollywood star →
leadActorBreakthrough	yes for Tom Hanks →
mainCharacter	Josh Baskin →
mpaaRating	PG →
musicBy	Howard Shore →
notableFor	one of the first major studio films directed by a woman to become a blockbuster →
notableScene	Floor piano scene at FAO Schwarz where Josh and MacMillan play "Heart and Soul" and "Chopsticks". →
originalLanguage	English →
plotSummary	A 12-year-old boy makes a wish to be big and wakes up as an adult overnight. →
portraysCharacter	David Moscow as young Josh Baskin → Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin →
producer	James L. Brooks → Robert Greenhut →
productionCompany	Gracie Films →
releaseDecade	1980s →
releaseYear	1988 →
runtimeMinutes	approximately 104 →
screenwriter	Anne Spielberg → Gary Ross →
setting	New York City →
starring	Elizabeth Perkins → Jared Rushton → John Heard → Robert Loggia → Tom Hanks →
theme	childhood and adulthood contrast → growing up → wish fulfillment →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Penny Marshall → Tom Hanks →	notableWork
Penny Marshall →	directed