Big
Big (1988)
“Have you ever had a really big secret?”
Synopsis & Story Arc
Official Logline
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.
Complete Cast & Crew Directory
Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
as Josh
Elizabeth Perkins
Elizabeth Perkins
as Susan
Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia
as MacMillan
John Heard
John Heard
as Paul
Jared Rushton
Jared Rushton
as Billy
Jon Lovitz
Jon Lovitz
as Scotty Brennen
David Moscow
David Moscow
as Young Josh
Mercedes Ruehl
Mercedes Ruehl
as Mrs. Baskin
Harvey Miller
Harvey Miller
as Personnel Director
Debra Jo Rupp
Debra Jo Rupp
as Miss Patterson
Josh Clark
Josh Clark
as Mr. BaskinKimberlee M. Davis
Kimberlee M. Davis
as Cynthia BensonCinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 104 min |
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Community Reviews & Discussions (3)
The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.