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A perfect marriage of novel but incisive writing, acting, and direction, Big is the story of a 12-year-old boy who wishes he were older, and wakes up one morning as a 30-year-old man (Tom Hanks). The script by Gary Ross (Dave) and Anne Spielberg finds some unexpected ways of attacking obvious issues of sex, work, and childhood friendships, and in all of these things the accent is on classy humor and great sensitivity. Hanks is remarkable in the lead, at times hilarious (reacting to caviar just as a 12-year-old would) and at others deeply tender. Penny Marshall became a first-rate filmmaker with this 1988 work. --Tom Keogh
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A little boy makes a wish on a carnival wishing machine to be big &the wish is mysteriously granted making him a little boy in a mans body. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 09/02/2003 Starring: Tom Hanks John Heard Run time: 104 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Penny Marshall
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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film still contains Tom Hanks best performance in my opinion. Big is an expertly told modern fairy tale that captures perfectly the innocence and the enthusiasm of youth. This movie gets flawless performances from all the actors and actresses involved. It reminds us all of when we were young and Big is a testament to why we should always stay young at heart.
Big is among my favorite films of all-time and I honestly can't see any reason why someone would dislike this movie. In fact I believe it is the best movie to be made in the 80's and it's huge heart will allow Big too stand the test of time.
Big is among my favorite films of all-time and I honestly can't see any reason why someone would dislike this movie. In fact I believe it is the best movie to be made in the 80's and it's huge heart will allow Big too stand the test of time.
30 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
... and there's no body swapping in it!
This film has aged really well; the comedy and dialogue is really sharp, the acting is believable and there's never a dull moment. Instead of going over the story, I want to quote what screenwriting legend, Robert McKee wrote about the film which rings true; "At the crisis, Josh [Tom Hanks] faces irreconcilable goods; an adult life with a fulfilling career and the woman he loves verus a return to adolescence. He makes the mature choice to have his childhood expressing with fine irony that he at last became 'big'. For he and we sense that the key to maturity is to have had a complete childhood. But becuase life has short-changed so many of us in youth, we live, to one degree or another, in a false sense of maturity. BIG is a very wise film."
Sure the toys have changed and yes, Billy Idol is tied to the soundtrack but the message still remains the same. This should be required viewing for all families.
This film has aged really well; the comedy and dialogue is really sharp, the acting is believable and there's never a dull moment. Instead of going over the story, I want to quote what screenwriting legend, Robert McKee wrote about the film which rings true; "At the crisis, Josh [Tom Hanks] faces irreconcilable goods; an adult life with a fulfilling career and the woman he loves verus a return to adolescence. He makes the mature choice to have his childhood expressing with fine irony that he at last became 'big'. For he and we sense that the key to maturity is to have had a complete childhood. But becuase life has short-changed so many of us in youth, we live, to one degree or another, in a false sense of maturity. BIG is a very wise film."
Sure the toys have changed and yes, Billy Idol is tied to the soundtrack but the message still remains the same. This should be required viewing for all families.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Experience tells me there's two kinds of "Extended editions": the first are the ones in which the director was forced to do something against his will to fit the movie to a certain length (see Terminator 2, Aliens, Blade Runner, etc.), and the second are the ones in which the outakes weren't all that damaged so the studio took a strictly merchandising decision.
BIG EXTENDED EDITION is obviously the latter but don't let that discourage you, this is one of the funniest films of the 80s and there's is no question it was the one film that took Tom Hanks from OK TV star to bona fide movie star.
My favorite scene: the eating of the "little corn". I loved learning from the extras that it was totally the product of improvising at the last second !
This is an excelent DVD, it's just that my next viewing of it will be by choosing the original cut.
BIG EXTENDED EDITION is obviously the latter but don't let that discourage you, this is one of the funniest films of the 80s and there's is no question it was the one film that took Tom Hanks from OK TV star to bona fide movie star.
My favorite scene: the eating of the "little corn". I loved learning from the extras that it was totally the product of improvising at the last second !
This is an excelent DVD, it's just that my next viewing of it will be by choosing the original cut.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Big: A Timeless Classic
During 1988, there were at least four films that had the same idea of putting a child into a grown man's body. Only one of them really worked and it was with the film Big. Read more
Published 3 months ago by the_baseball_man2003
big fun
Again, Tom Hanks from the mid 80's to the early 00's was TOTALLY awesome. He's really good in a sincere, dramatic role. Read more
Published 3 months ago by B. E Jackson
BIG - EXTENDED VERSION earns extended applause
This review is for the EXTENDED VERSION of the movie BIG, starring of course, Tom Hanks.
The original movie was very good to great, with some incredible lead acting. Read more
The original movie was very good to great, with some incredible lead acting. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. HARMON
great gift
I got this as a gift it is a very cute movie and I havent actually watched the dvd i purchased I believe the giftee will love it
Published 5 months ago by lelarose268
Great Movie
This is one of my favorite Tom Hanks movies. He does such an amazing job of acting like a 13 year old boy. Elizabeth Perkins is also wonderful in this picture. Read more
Published 6 months ago by ME
Our movie!
Bought this for our 20-yr anniversary and watched it after dinner. This was the movie my husband and I watched on our first date! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Valerie Cope
Tom Hanks classic
When a boy wishes to be big, he gets his wish granted. Tom Hanks does a nice job capturing the essence of a kid in a grown-up's body, and this movie has a nice whimsical quality to... Read more
Published 7 months ago by M
LOVE!
I've loved this movie since I was a kid a now my family loves to watch it too! And the price was unbeatable :)
Published 7 months ago by Minky1129
Classic Movies
I'm in the process of updateing my home movie selections from VCR to DVD's and "Big" is a classic movie that I would like to keep. Thank you for helping me to do this. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Donna
4 Stars
Penny Marshall directs this whimsical comedy in which 12-year-old Josh yearns to be a grown-up, and when he makes that wish at a Coney Island fortunetelling machine, he awakens the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Daniel O'Neill
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