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película de 1988 dirigida por Penny Marshall
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Big is a 1988 American fantasy drama film directed by Penny Marshall. The screenplay was written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg, with production handled by James L. Brooks, Robert Greenhut, and Gary Ross. The cast includes Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, and John Heard. Howard Shore composed the score, while Barry Sonnenfeld served as director of photography. The film was produced by Gracie Films and distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+.
Set in New Jersey and New York City, the story centers on a body swap. The film has a runtime of 104 minutes and was released on June 3, 1988. It received a PG rating and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. The film has accumulated 11 wins and 14 nominations total.
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Film · TMDB
7.2When 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.
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin
- Elizabeth Perkins as Susan
- Robert Loggia as MacMillan
- John Heard as Paul
- Jared Rushton as Billy
- David Moscow as Young Josh
Themes
- baseball
- coming of age
- best friend
- co-workers relationship
- body-swap
- magic realism
- bronx, new york city
- nostalgic
- pinball machine
- toy maker
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
258,404 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
73/100
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 11 wins & 14 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Penny Marshall
- Written by
- Gary Ross Anne Spielberg
- Produced by
- James L. Brooks Robert Greenhut
- Starring
- Tom Hanks Jared Rushton Elizabeth Perkins Robert Loggia John Heard
- Cinematography
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Edited by
- Barry Malkin
- Music by
- Howard Shore
- Production company
- Gracie Films
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- June 3, 1988 ( 1988-06-03 )
- Running time
- 104 minutes (theatrical), 130 minutes (extended edition)
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $18 million
- Box office
- $151.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- body swap
- Director
- Penny Marshall
- Screenwriter
- Anne Spielberg
- Cast member
- Peter McRobbie
- Composer
- Howard Shore
- Producer
- Gary Ross
- Production company
- Gracie Films
- Cinematographer
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New Jersey
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 776707
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Significant event
- principal photography
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- Commons category
- Big (film)
- publication date
- 1988-09-29
- film editor
- Barry Malkin
- title
- Big
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- costume designer
- Judianna Makovsky
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 18000000
- box office
- 115227281
- described by source
- Women Make Film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 98%
Sources (15)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Español
Big (conocida como Quisiera ser grande o Deseo cumplido en Hispanoamérica) es una película de baja fantasía y comedia dramática estadounidense de 1988 dirigida por Penny Marshall, escrita por Gary Ross y Anne Spielberg y protagonizada por Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia y John Heard. La película relata la historia de Josh Baskin, un niño que pide el deseo de ser mayor y luego al día siguiente, se convierte en un adulto de 30 años de edad. Recurriendo la ayuda de su mejor amigo Billy, intentará con todos los recursos adaptarse a la vida de un adulto. Tras su estreno, Big fue recibido con una gran aclamación de la crítica, especialmente por la actuación de Hanks. También fue un gran éxito comercial, recaudando $ 151 millones en todo el mundo contra un presupuesto de producción de $ 18 millones, y demostró ser fundamental para la carrera de Hanks, estableciéndolo como un gran atractivo de taquilla y un favorito de la crítica. La película recibió nominaciones al Oscar a Mejor Actor (Hanks) y Mejor Guion Original.
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