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.

Keywords: baseball, co-worker, body-swap, bronx, -new-york-city, pinball-machine, toy-maker, duet, job-promotion, homesick, new-toy, quarter, unplugged-electronic-works, yankee-stadium-bronx-new-york-city, wish-fulfillment, bunk-bed, woman-director,

Title: Big
Imdb rate: 7.3
Imdb votes: 180,944
Year: 1988
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Director: Penny Marshall
Writers: Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg
Actors:
Tom Hanks
Elizabeth Perkins
Robert Loggia
John Heard

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 12 nominations.