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Release Date:
3 June 1988 (USA)
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Tagline:
Have you ever had a really big secret? more
Plot:
When a boy wishes to be big at a magic wish machine, he wakes up the next morning and finds himself in an adult body literally overnight. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 9 wins
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11 nominations
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DVD Playhouse--June 2009
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Bollywood Firm Invests In Stars' Companies
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(From The Hollywood Interview. 3 June 2009, 12:41 PM, PDT)
Bollywood Firm Invests In Stars' Companies
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tom Hanks | ... | Josh Baskin |
 | Elizabeth Perkins | ... | Susan |
 | Robert Loggia | ... | MacMillan |
 | John Heard | ... | Paul |
 | Jared Rushton | ... | Billy |
 | David Moscow | ... | Young Josh |
 | Jon Lovitz | ... | Scotty Brennen |
| Mercedes Ruehl | ... | Mrs. Baskin |
 | Josh Clark | ... | Mr. Baskin |
| Kimberlee M. Davis | ... | Cynthia Benson |
| Oliver Block | ... | Freddie Benson |
| Erika Katz | ... | Cynthia's Friend |
 | Allan Wasserman | ... | Gym Teacher |
| Mark Ballou | ... | Derek |
| Gary Howard Klar | ... | Ticket Taker (as Gary Klar) |
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Runtime:
104 min | 130 min (extended edition)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Certification:
Australia:M (TV rating) |
West Germany:6 |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
South Korea:12 |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
UK:12 (2007, uncut; re-rating) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Canada:PG |
Chile:TE |
Finland:S |
Peru:PT |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
USA:PG |
Singapore:PG |
UK:PG (cut) |
Norway:10 |
Iceland:L
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The script was first developed in 1984.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the Macmillan party, the upright bass player at one point stops playing and says something to another man, then carries on playing, but you could still here the bass even though he stopped playing.
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Quotes:
Bank Teller:
[cashing Josh's first paycheck] Okay, so how would you like that?
Josh: [he and Billy discuss it privately, then return to the window] Three dimes, a hundred dollar bill and 87 ones.
Bank Teller: [pause] Okay...
[takes out stack of $1 bills]
Bank Teller: One, two, three, four...
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Josh: [he and Billy discuss it privately, then return to the window] Three dimes, a hundred dollar bill and 87 ones.
Bank Teller: [pause] Okay...
[takes out stack of $1 bills]
Bank Teller: One, two, three, four...
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Keeping the Faith (2000)
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Soundtrack:
BE A HELPER BEE
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What songs are played on the giant piano at FAO Schwartz?Whats the video game on the PC, Josh plays in the movie?
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For some reason this movie makes me well up with tears of joy every single second I'm watching it. I think it's the concept of adults discovering the children inside themselves. The simple innocence and well-meaning intent of josh baskins in this movie is like a magic elixir that changes everyone and everything he comes in contact with.
This movie is amazing because I saw it when it came out, when I was 13 years old, the same age as josh baskins in the movie, and I loved it then. It speaks to you as a child because it's completely realistic, everything is just the way a kid would see it. Most of the time when adults try to simulate what it's like to be a child, they fail miserably (see all the 80's anti-drug propaganda ads as an example). It takes an immense amount of creativity and sensitivity to be able to write something like this. But then when I see this movie as an adult, it speaks to me on a completely different level. This film is a lesson to adults as well as children. Don't miss out on the fun and spirit of life! Don't get to wrapped up in your petty concerns of status and materialism, just try to enjoy every moment the most that you can, because you'll never get another chance to relive each moment of your life.
Any of these fools that didn't like this movie are just that, they've probably missed out completely on the message because they can't remember what it was like to be a kid, to see the world as one big optimistic toy you're lucky to be able to play with. Think about that and see this movie again if you don't remember how amazing it is...
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