Josh is just a typical kid living
in New Jersey. He plays video games, likes sports, hangs out with his best
friend, and has a crush on a girl who happens to be older. Thinking that he has
a chance with her, he tries to go on a rollercoaster at a local fair to
impressive her, but when he finally gets to the ride he is denied entrance (for
not being tall enough to ride). Embarrassed, he makes a wish to be ‘big’ on a
creepy fortune-teller machine. The next morning he awakes to find himself a thirty-year-old
man.
Director Penny Marshall,
who also had a hit film with A League of Their
Own, directs what is probably her best film, working with writer Gary Ross (who has since become
a well-known director, last year he wrote and directed The
Hunger Games), producer James
L. Brooks, cinematographer Howard
Shore, cinematographer Barry
Sonnenfeld, and production designer Santo Loquasto.
The film stars Tom Hanks (who is at his best),
with Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, and Jared Rushton co-starring. John Heard, David Moscow, Jon Lovitz, and Mercedes Ruehl feature in
support.
Big was among my favorite films
as a kid, and it is one of the few that has held up (and I may even like it
more today – but nostalgia is probably playing a role in that). Young Tom Hanks
made highly enjoyable comedies such as Splash, Bachelor Party,
The Money
Pit, The
‘Burbs, and Joe Versus the
Volcano – but Big is by far his best (even earing him his first Oscar
nomination). This is a must-see for comedy fans and Tom Hanks fans.
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