Tom Hanks won rave reviews for his Oscar nominated performance (1988, Best Actor) as a twelve-year old boy trapped inside a thirty-year-old body, in director Penny Marshall's winning comedy. At a carnival, young Josh Baskin wishes he was big - only to awake the next morning and discover he is! With the help of his friend Billy (Jared Rushton), Josh lands a job at a toy company. There, his inner wisdom enables him to successfully predict what children want to buy, making the awestruck, naive Josh irresistible to a beautiful ladder climbing colleague (Elizabeth Perkins). But the more he experiences being an adult, the more Josh longs for the simple joys of childhood.
Directed by
Penny Marshall
Written by
Gary Ross (written by); Anne Spielberg (written by).
Starring
Tom Hanks (Josh); 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)). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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