
Film
Big
1988· PG· 1h 44m· Comedy· Drama· Fantasy
“Have you ever had a really big secret?”
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
1988-06-03
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Key Crew
DirectorPenny Marshall
WriterAnne Spielberg
ProducerJames L. Brooks
Director of PhotographyBarry Sonnenfeld
Original Music ComposerHoward Shore
EditorBarry Malkin
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1988-06-03
Runtime1h 44m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosAmerican Entertainment Partners II L.P. · Gracie Films · 20th Century Fox
Budget$18M
Box office$152M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.2/10 · 4102 votes
Original languageen
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