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Big [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Gracie Films production ; produced by James L. Brooks, Robert Greenhut ; written and co-produced by Gary Ross & Anne Spielberg ; directed by Penny Marshall.

Brooks, James L., (film producer.). Greenhut, Robert, (film producer.). Ross, Gary, 1956- (screenwriter,, film producer.). Spielberg, Anne, 1949- (screenwriter,, film producer.). Marshall, Penny, (film director.). Hanks, Tom, (actor.). Perkins, Elizabeth, 1960- (actor.). Loggia, Robert, (actor.). Heard, John, 1946-2017 (actor.). Rushton, Jared, 1974- (actor.). Moscow, David, 1974- (actor.). Lovitz, Jon, (actor.). Ruehl, Mercedes, (actor.). Sonnenfeld, Barry, (cinematographer.). Makovsky, Judianna, (costume designer.). Malkin, Barry, (editor of moving image work.). Shore, Howard, (composer (expression)). Loquasto, Santo, (production designer.). Gracie Films. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Jared Rushton, David Moscow, Jon Lovitz, Mercedes Ruehl. (Cast).

Summary:

Josh is a 12-year-old who makes a wish from an old machine to be big. Not really believing it will work, Josh is very surprised to find himself BIG the next morning. Now he looks like a 30 years old guy, but he still behaves like a boy. He decide to go with his best friend to New York and try to find the machine that can fix his wish. In New York he gets a job in a toy company and develops a romantic crush on a beautiful woman. Now Josh must learn to get used to the adults world he always wanted to be part of.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9786310801155
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Extended edition.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.
Special features: Disc 1: Theatrical branches; "'BIG' brainstorming": an audio documentary by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg using archival audio material of the original creation of the script ; Disc 2: 10 deleted scenes with optional intro by Penny Marshall; "Backstory: 'Big'" featurette; Carnival party newswrap; Zoltar Easter egg; TV spots, 2 trailers.
Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Barry Sonnenfeld ; editor, Barry Malkin ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Judianna Makovsky ; production designer, Santo Loquasto.
Participant or Performer Note:
Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Jared Rushton, David Moscow, Jon Lovitz, Mercedes Ruehl.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
Language Note:
English (Dolby stereo.), French (Dolby mono.) or Spanish (Dolby mono.) dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Golden Globes (USA), 1989: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (Tom Hanks).

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Fortune-telling > Drama.
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Adulthood > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Toy industry > Employees > Drama.
New York (N.Y.) > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Fantasy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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