Big (1988)
| Release Date | 03 June 1988 |
| Budget | $18,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $115,000,000 |
| Tagline | Have you ever had a really big secret? |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 435 Greenmount Avenue, Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Fantasy Comedy, Romantic Comedy |
| Mood | Fantastic Reality, Mood Enhancers |
| Themes | Wishes Come True, Age Disparity Romance, Fish Out of Water, Arrested Adolescence, Finding a Way Back Home |
| Tones | Sweet, Heartwarming, Humorous, Affectionate, Easygoing, Goofy |
| Tags | Boss [employer], Boy, Career, Childhood Adventures, Coming Of Age, Friendship, Piano, Toy, Wish Fulfillment |
Big is a 1988 romantic comedy film directed by Penny Marshall and stars Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin, a young boy who makes a wish "to be big" to a magical fortune-telling machine and is then aged to adulthood overnight. The film also stars Elizabeth Perkins, and Robert Loggia and was written by Gary Ross, with Justin Schindler and Anne Spielberg. The story was heavily inspired by, though not an actual remake of, the 1987 Italian film Da grande.
Cast and Crew
Cast
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
Alec Von Sommer
First Brother
Chris Dowden
Second Brother
Rockets Redglare
Motel Clerk
Jaime Tirelli
Spanish Voice
Nancy Giles
Administrative Woman
Jordan Thaler
Administrative Clerk
Dana Kaminski
Personnel Receptionist
Harvey Miller
Personnel Director
Linda Gillen
Woman in Red Dress
Mildred R. Vandever
Receptionist
Bert Goldstein
First Executive
Kevin Meaney
Executive #2
Paul J.Q. Lee
Executive #4
Keith Reddin
Payroll Clerk
Lela Ivey
Bank Teller
Dolores Messina
Real Estate Agent
Gordon Press
Moving Man
George J. Manos
Limousine Driver
Vince Cupone
Photon Laser Gunfighter
Susan Wilder
Karen
John Rothman
Phil
Judd Trichter
Adam
Pasquale Pugliese
Dough Man, Tenor
Tom Coviello
Singing Waiter
Richard Devia
Singing Waiter
Teddy Holiavko
Singing Waiter
Augusto Mariani
Singing Waiter
Alfredo Monti
Singing Waiter
Sergio Mosetti
Singing Waiter
Armando Penso
Singing Waiter
Edward Schick
Piano Player
F. Benjamin Stimler
Boy in Leaves
Jonathan Isaac Landau
Boy in Leaves
Samantha Larkin
Girl Friend of Cynthia
Bruce Jarchow
Photographer
Vaughn Sandman
Boy on Baseball Field
Paul Basile
Child at Taxi Stand
Brian J. Cano
Basketball Player
Kevin Fennessy
Handball Spectator
Matt Mindell
Friend
Brooke Marie Procida
Student
Director
Writer
Anne Spielberg
Producer
Robert Greenhut
producer
Anne Spielberg
co-producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Barry Malkin
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Casting Director
Paula Herold
Juliet Taylor
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Production Designer
Santo Loquasto
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Art Director
Speed Hopkins
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Tom Warren
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Set Decorator
Susan Bode
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George DeTitta Jr.
Costume Designer
Judianna Makovsky
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Makeup Department
Lyndell Quiyou
hair stylist
Mickey Scott
makeup artist
Production Manager
Todd Arnow
production supervisor
Timothy M. Bourne
assistant production manager
Robert Greenhut
unit production manager
Amy Herman
production supervisor
Amy Lemisch
post-production supervisor
Richard Sakai
executive in charge of production: Gracie Films
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sue Fellows
dga trainee
Danny Irom
second second assistant director
Ken Ornstein
second assistant director
Thomas A. Reilly
first assistant director
Art Department
Jeff Balsmeyer
storyboard illustrator
Jane Clark
storyboard illustrator
Glenn Lloyd
art department coordinator
James Mazzola
property master
Jeff Mazzola
assistant property master
Arne Olsen
chief construction grip
Ron Petagna
construction coordinator
Michael Smith
assistant art director
Cosmo Sorice
stand-by scenic artist
James Sorice
master scenic artist
Dave Weinman
set dresser
Joseph Alfieri
carpenter
Frank Didio
head carpenter
Christopher Nelson
set dresser
Michael Scarola
construction grip
Sound Department
Gary Alexander
sound re-recording mixer
James Ashwill
foley recordist
Michael Bedard
cable person
Tom Bellfort
sound editor
Beth Bergeron
supervising adr editor
Joe Dorn
assistant sound editor
Jay Dranch
sound editor
Ann Ducommun
assistant sound editor
David Fechtor
sound editor
Julie Feiner
assistant sound editor
Christopher Flick
assistant sound editor
Sukey Fontelieu
sound editor
Avram D. Gold
dialogue editor
Chris Jenkins
sound re-recording mixer
Bobbe Kurtz
sound editor
Les Lazarowitz
production sound mixer
Cindy Marty
sound editor
James Matheny
sound editor
Susan Mazzei
assistant sound editor
Linda Murphy
boom operator
Steve Pederson
sound re-recording mixer
Jerry Ross
supervising sound editor
Frank Smathers
sound editor
Hugo Weng
sound editor
Linda Whittlesey
sound editor
Robert Yamamoto
assistant sound editor
Brian Eddolls
sound designer
Donald C. Rogers
technical director of sound
Mel Zelniker
adr recordist
Camera and Electrical Department
Jerry DeBlau
best boy
John W. DeBlau
gaffer
Dennis Gamiello
key grip
Michael Green
assistant camera
Brian Hamill
still photographer
Tony C. Jannelli
camera operator
Jay Levy
assistant camera
John Lowry
second grip
Bobby Mancuso
assistant camera
Sal Martorano
electrician
Russell Caldwell
lamp operator
Richie Ford
lamp operator
Ron Kunecke
musco light operator
Eric Leigh
electrician
Peter John Petraglia
lamp operator
Lance Shepherd
lamp operator
Robert Shepherd
electrician
Casting Department
Judie Fixler
extras casting
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Ellen Lewis
casting associate
Dawn Steinberg
casting assistant
Todd M. Thaler
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
William A. Campbell
wardrobe supervisor: men
Patricia Eiben
wardrobe supervisor: women
Elizabeth Shelton
assistant to costume designer
Libby Titus
wardrobe assistant
Andrea Wallace
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Dennis Brookins
negative matcher
Patrick Crane
second assistant film editor
Peter B. Ellis
second assistant film editor
Bob Hagans
color timer
Dale E. Grahn
color timer
Music Department
Elliot Abbott
music coordinator
Walt Borchers
scoring crew
Terry Brown
scoring crew
Homer Denison
orchestrator
Chuck Garsha
scoring crew
Scott Grusin
music editor
Jimmie Haskell
additional music arranger
Suzana Peric
music editor
Armin Steiner
music scoring mixer
Jim Weidman
music editor
Brian Eddolls
music preparation
John Moses
musician: clarinetist
Transportation Department
Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy
transportation captain
Bobby Marsh
driver
Other Crew
Richard Baratta
location manager
Saul Bass
title designer
Nicholas Bernstein
location scout
Patricia Birch
choreographer
Diane Brooks
production executive
Sam Bruskin
studio manager
Kay Chapin
script supervisor
James A. Davis
location scout
Michael DeCasper
production assistant
Lisa Fisher
production assistant
Paul Germain
production associate
Joseph Hartwick
production associate
Thomas A. Imperato
production auditor
Craig Knizek
production assistant
Amy Lemisch
assistant: Penny Marshall
Deborah Lupard
production assistant
Patty MacDonald
executive assistant: James L. Brooks
Brian Mannain
production assistant
J. Michael Mendel
production assistant
Jan Nizen
assistant production auditor
Jeffrey A. Okun
title coordinator
Douglas S. Ornstein
production assistant
Lana Repp-Lewis
assistant to co-producers
John Saffir
production assistant
David Satin
engineer: computer display
Scott Schaffer
craft service
Bill Scheffer
production assistant
Pamela Thur
location scout
Sonia Villalba
production assistant
Gilbert S. Williams
location scout
Jack Winter
special advisor
Elaine Bass
title designer
Thanks
Carol Caldwell
special thanks
Battle Davis
special thanks
Ken Estin
special thanks
Michi Kakutani
special thanks
Monica Mcgowan Johnson
special thanks
Polly Platt
special thanks
Remo Saraceni
thanks: walking piano
Pat Scott
thanks: The New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting
Production Company
Gracie Films
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Abril Vídeo
CBSFox
CBS/Fox
Miscellaneous
Apogee Productions
opticals
Camera Mart
thanks
Cerruti 1881
men's wardrobe
D.E.B. Film Services
negative cutting
FAO Schwartz
thanks
Juniper Post
sound
New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission
thanks
New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The
thanks
New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development
thanks
New York Yankees
thanks
PMK Public Relations
publicity
Pacific Title
opticals
SMA Realtime
computer graphic design
Schneeman Studio
tailoring: Miss Perkins
TAJ Soundworks
foley recorded at
Todd-AOGlen Glenn Studios
recorded at
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