| Description |
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
English (Dolby stereo.), French (Dolby mono.) or Spanish (Dolby mono.) dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. |
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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. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Jared Rushton, David Moscow, Jon Lovitz, Mercedes Ruehl. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Barry Sonnenfeld ; editor, Barry Malkin ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Judianna Makovsky ; production designer, Santo Loquasto. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| 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. |
| Awards |
Golden Globes (USA), 1989: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (Tom Hanks). |
| Subject |
New York (N.Y.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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| Added Author |
Brooks, James L.
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Greenhut, Robert.
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Ross, Gary.
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Spielberg, Anne.
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Marshall, Penny.
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Hanks, Tom.
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Perkins, Elizabeth, 1960-
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Loggia, Robert.
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Heard, John, 1945-
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Rushton, Jared, 1974-
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Moscow, David.
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Lovitz, Jon.
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Ruehl, Mercedes.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Gracie Films.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543381570 |
| Music No. |
2238157 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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