
Overview:
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.Status: | Released (1988-06-03) |
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Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 11 wins & 14 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $115,227,281 |
Screen: | Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg |
Productions: | American Entertainment Partners II L.P., Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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Casts
- 31: Tom Hanks - Josh Baskin
- 20: Elizabeth Perkins - Susan
- 1162: Robert Loggia - MacMillan
- 11512: John Heard - Paul
- 57422: Jared Rushton - Billy
- 62123: David Moscow - Young Josh
- 16165: Jon Lovitz - Scotty Brennen
Crews
- 3388: James L. Brooks - Producer - Production
- 23964: Gary Ross - Screenplay - Writing
- 117: Howard Shore - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 5174: Barry Sonnenfeld - Director of Photography - Camera
- 14911: Penny Marshall - Director - Directing
- 23965: Anne Spielberg - Screenplay - Writing
- 2988: Barry Malkin - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Andre Gonzales
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Love this movie growing up. Everytime I went to a fair I was always hoping to find a machine like this. Still one of my favorite movies of all time.
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