Big (Blu-ray) (1988)
Tom Hanks (Actor) Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)  Format: Blu-ray
4.6 out of 5 stars    577 ratings
 
Product details
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Parcel Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 68.04 Grams
Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Subtitled
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 47 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ 1988
Actors ‏ : ‎ Tom Hanks
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Country of origin ‏ : ‎ Canada
Best Sellers Rank: #18,961 in Movies & TV Shows (See Top 100 in Movies & TV Shows)
#4,368 in Drama (Movies & TV Shows)
#12,380 in DVD
 
Product description
 
Overview A boy asks a mechanical swami at a fair to grant his wish to be grown up -- oops Luckily his best friend recognizes him and helps him get a job at a toy factory where his fresh, uncomplicated innocence wins the presidents respect, his colleagues envy -- and a beautiful womans love. Academy Award Nominations Best Actor--Tom Hanks, Best (Original) Screenplay. A 13-year-old boy named Josh wants, more than anything else, to be big. And when he makes a wish on a carnival wishing booth his dreams come true he transposes into the body of a 35 year old man -- though his mind and spirit remain that of a child. Since he cant really go to school looking like an adult, and his mother doesnt know him in his new guise, he heads to New York with his pal Billy, where they proceed to goof off, play around, and act basically like the kids they are. But when Billy leaves, Josh is subjected to the encroaching needs and responsibilities of adulthood, and he quickly discovers both the pleasures and the problems of being grown-up.