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7.2/10 • 3.7K

1988-06-031h 44m

FantasyDramaComedyRomanceFamily

Have you ever had a really big secret?

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.

Directors
Penny Marshall
Editors
Barry Malkin

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Tom Hanks

    Tom Hanks

    Josh Baskin

  2. Elizabeth Perkins

    Elizabeth Perkins

    Susan

  3. Robert Loggia

    Robert Loggia

    MacMillan

  4. John Heard

    John Heard

    Paul

  5. Jared Rushton

    Jared Rushton

    Billy

  6. David Moscow

    David Moscow

    Young Josh

  7. Jon Lovitz

    Jon Lovitz

    Scotty Brennen

  8. Mercedes Ruehl

    Mercedes Ruehl

    Mrs. Baskin

  9. Josh Clark

    Josh Clark

    Mr. Baskin

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Andre Gonzales

Apr 30, 2023

7/10

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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$18,000,000.00
Revenue
$151,927,281.00
Keywords
baseballcoming of agebest friendco-workers relationshipbody-swapmagic realismbronx, new york citypinball machinetoy makerjob promotionhomesicknew toyquarterunplugged electronic worksyankee stadiumwish fulfillmentbunk bedwoman directortoymakerage change