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FILM DETAILS

Certificate PG

Cast Tom Hanks Elizabeth Perkins Robert Loggia John Heard Jared Rushton

Directors Penny Marshall

Screenwriters Gary Ross Anne Spielberg

Running Time 104 minutes

Big (PG)

Plot
Having made a rash wish at a fairground booth, 12 year-old Josh awakens in an adult body, but still very much the child within. Unable to explain the transformation, he escapes to the big city to find employment at a toy company and the romantic attentions of a woman far too old for him, at least on the inside.

Verdict
As a crowd-pleasing comedy it works. But it really could have been so much more.


Reviewer: Ian Nathan

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