Big (1988)

Regisseur:

Penny Marshall

Drehbuchautoren:

Gary Ross (written by) &
Anne Spielberg (written by)

Premierendatum:

3. Juni 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Familienfilm | Fantasy | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Have you ever had a really big secret?

Plot:

When a boy wishes to be big at a magic wish machine, he wakes up the next morning and finds himself in an adult body literally overnight.

Plot Keywords:

Love Affair | Home | Bully | Gunshots | Video Game Store

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 10 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Growing up as a lesson of life

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 27	12:00 PM	AMC
Thur. July 31	1:30 AM	AMC

Besetzung

Tom Hanks	...	Josh Baskin
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Susan
Robert Loggia	...	MacMillan
John Heard	...	Paul
Jared Rushton	...	Billy
David Moscow	...	Young Josh
Jon Lovitz	...	Scotty Brennen
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Mrs. Baskin
Josh Clark	...	Mr. Baskin
Kimberlee M. Davis	...	Cynthia Benson
Oliver Block	...	Freddie Benson
Erika Katz	...	Cynthia's Friend
Allan Wasserman	...	Gym Teacher
Mark Ballou	...	Derek
Gary Howard Klar	...	Ticket Taker (as Gary Klar)

Länge:

104 Min | 130 Min (extended edition)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

West Germany:6 | South Korea:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:12 (2007, uncut; re-rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Peru:PT | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG (cut) | Norway:10 | Iceland:L

Drehorte:

5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Gracie Films

Dies und das:

To give star Tom Hanks an idea of how a 12 year-old would behave, director Penny Marshall filmed each "grown-up" scene with David Moscow (Young Josh) playing Tom Hanks's part, who then copied David Moscow's behavior.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: Josh is obviously wearing a flesh-colored garment under his sweater when he and Paul have the fight at the racquetball court, evidenced by the wrinkles on his back when he first falls to the ground.

Dialogzitate:

Young Josh: I wish I were big.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition (1992) (V)

Soundtrack:

THE WAY WE WERE

Growing up as a lesson of life

This movie is great. I mean, really. That's what every boy dreams of - becoming an adult overnight! It's absolutely gorgeous to see Tom Hanks' performance - that's real acting, it requires a lot to play this part as genuinely and cordial as he did. The message is so clear and so honest. The nostalgic edge is of such profound significance to the story. It's about the differences between being a kid and being an adult. It's about two very different perceptions of the same world that surrounds us. It's just us and how we make the best out of every day of our lives, and all it needs is to see the world through the eyes of a kid. A kid perceives all the things differently, with much more native and modest simplicity - the keystone to imagination and magic, the keystone to cherish the daily miracles in our lives. This movie has a deep and very pervasive message. It has so much charm and vitality mingled with nostalgia and witchcraft. One of those movies I enjoyed watching when I was a kid. Recommended.