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In the extended version, just before Josh tells Susan the truth that he is actually 13, he returns t [...]	D
John Landis was considered to direct this movie, but turned it down due to his directing "Il princip [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the 400 movies nominated for the Top 100 G [...]	D
The scenes in Josh's neighborhood were filmed in Cliffside Park, NJ. The amusement park scene in the [...]	D
Josh's "Cavern of the Evil Wizard" role-play computer game, which he is playing at the start of the [...]	D
There are two different versions of this film. One is 99 minutes long, while the other is 2 hours an [...]	D
Bill Murray, Judge Reinhold and Michael Keaton were considered for the role of Josh Baskin. Reinhold [...]	D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.	D
The offices of an actual advertising agency on 23rd Street in the Chelsea district in New York City [...]	D
John Lithgow was considered to play Paul.	D
When Penny Marshall got the script, no studio was interested in doing the movie. It was only when Ro [...]	D
Barry Sonnenfeld worked as director of photography. During the sleepover scene, where Josh shows Sus [...]	D
Jon Lovitz fell ill with flu in the midst of production and it took a week before he was well enough [...]	D
Ranked #10 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Fantasy" in [...]	D
The role of the front desk receptionist was played by Mildred Vandever. She was the actual front des [...]	D
The 'Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop" rap was Tom Hanks's idea. According to Tom Hanks in an interview with [...]	D
Susan's car is a 1988 Subaru XT6.	D
Meg Tilly auditioned with Robert DeNiro for the role of Susan that eventually went to Elizabeth Perk [...]	D
The movie was premiered six months after Da grande (1987), an Italian movie with a very similar plot [...]	D
Josh and Billy attend a Yankees game in July 1987. Tim Stoddard is pitching to Angel Salazar with Bo [...]	D
At Josh's apartment, he has a model of a Saturn V rocket from the Apollo space program. Several year [...]	D
In the revised script, when Josh and Billy are talking about Cynthia Benson at the beginning of the [...]	D
David Moscow wore colored contact lenses to match the eye color of Tom Hanks.	D
The football jersey Susan is wearing to bed is a NY Jets jersey with #99 on it. At that time Mark Ga [...]	D
The 1953 film "The Story of Three Loves" has a segment entitled "Mademoiselle" that features a boy b [...]	D
After Josh returns home the first time, as he chases his mother into the kitchen, there is a song bo [...]	D
Originally, Josh Baskin was going to be a girl but it was changed to boy.	D
Robert Katims, the father of writer-producer-show runner Jason Katims, has a role as a tuxedo rental [...]	D
The amusement park where Josh finds "Zoltar" is Playland Amusement Park, which has been operating in [...]	D
Debra Winger was originally considered for the Susan Lawrence role but could not take the part becau [...]	D
A variation of the secret rap song, "Shimmy Shimmy Coco Pop", was popular with African American kids [...]	D
The Cavern of the Evil Wizard computer game which Josh plays in the opening scene foreshadows the Zo [...]	D
Steve Guttenberg was considered for Josh Baskin, but he turned it down as he was busy shooting "Tre [...]	D
A teen magazine in the late' 80s featured an interview with Tom Hanks, who had just been nominated f [...]	D
The "Zoltar" machine was a prop developed for the film. It harks back to similar fortune-telling mac [...]	D
In the sleepover scene, board games of "Fireball Island" and "GI-Joe: Commando Attack Game" by Milto [...]	D
Any Crystal Gayle fan will recognize her song, A Long and Lasting Love, which plays at the end---ins [...]	D
Dennis Quaid told Larry King that he turned down the part because he wanted to do "Un amore una vita [...]	D
Frances Fisher was cast as Billy's mother but all of her scenes were deleted. They were re-inserted [...]	D
The toy robot disguised as a building which Josh plays with is a parody of the Transformers (1984) t [...]	D
Robin Williams was considered for the role of Josh Baskin.	D
Cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld said that director Penny Marshall tried to fire him after the first [...]	D
The electronic comics are cartridge-based as well. A few months later was the Game Boy.	D
The musical version of Big opened at the Shubert Theater on April 28, 1996, with Daniel Jenkins play [...]	D
According to Rob Reiner, he'd had a conversation with the late Penny Marshall regarding the transfor [...]	D
Robin Williams, who was considered for Josh Baskin, later starred in Jack (1996) in which he stars a [...]	D
Billy has a Silver Star medal on his jacket.	D
According to Robert Loggia, on the day they filmed the famous keyboard scene at FAO Schwarz, he and [...]	D
Tom Hanks improvised the scene where he eats the baby corn as if it were a normal-sized corn on the [...]	D
It was rumored that the 1989 Australian CBS/FOX video VHS of the movie had the alternate ending, in [...]	D
In the original screenplay, Susan wore no bra in the love scene with Josh.	D
The ending of another film from 1988, Un ragazzo sulla trentina (1988), was mixed up with this, in r [...]	D
The film features Product Placement for Pepsi. The location where the Zoltar was at the end of the f [...]	D
John Goodman was considered for the role of Josh Baskin.	D
Albert Brooks turned down the role of Josh Baskin.	D
Imaginext Series 12 Mystery packs has a figure called the Building Robot that resembles the toy seen [...]	D
At the end of the film when Susan discovers Josh's real age, she was scripted to kiss Josh goodbye o [...]	D
Gary Busey was considered for the Josh Baskin role. Coincidentally, Busey played another character n [...]	D
Tom Hanks was 32 while Elizabeth Perkins was 28 while filming.	D
Scenes were filmed but cut which before going back home and telling his mother about the Zoltar mach [...]	D
Billy scoffing at Josh's interest in computer work is pretty funny now that computer skills are a ve [...]	D
Charles Rocket was considered for the role of Paul.	D
Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins later starred in Pixar films Toy Story and Finding Nemo.	D
Along with Balle spaziali (1987), Due palle in buca (1988), and Beetlejuice - Spiritello porcello (1 [...]	D
Josh's idea of a robot that transforms into a bug would become a real product in 2000 with Lego's in [...]	D
In the film, Josh comes up with the brilliant idea of robots that transform into prehistoric, giant [...]	D
Jeff Bridges turned down the role of Josh Baskin. Robert Loggia co-starred with him in "Doppio tagli [...]	D
Robert Loggia's character is based on then FAO Schwarz CEO Peter Harris. The character is a youthful [...]	D
Bill Murray was considered for the role of Josh Baskin, but chose to do "S.O.S. fantasmi (1988)" ins [...]	D
The costume designers took special care to ensure that Susan realistically transitions from uptight [...]	D
Debra Winger, who was originally to play Susan Lawrence, suggested Josh Baskin should be changed to [...]	D
Debra Jo Rupp's debut.	D
Mercedes Ruehl (Mrs. Baskin) is 26 years older than David Moscow (Young Josh), so she'd be old enoug [...]	D
The script was first developed in 1984.	D
This movie was the first time Tom Hanks was nominated for an Oscar.	D
According to Monica Rushton, Jared Rushton (Billy), David Moscow (Young Josh) and Tom Hanks (Big Jos [...]	D
Tom Hanks was the first choice to play Josh Baskin, but was unavailable due to scheduling conflicts [...]	D
A scene was filmed, then cut for the theatrical release, and subsequently reinstated for the extende [...]	D
The "Walking Piano" used in the film's trademark scene was created by Italian inventor Remo Saraceni [...]	D
Richard Donner, Frank Oz, Ivan Reitman, Amy Heckerling and John Hughes were all approached to direct [...]	D
The second movie produced by Gracie Films to be added to Disney+, and the first live action movie pr [...]	D
John Travolta was one of director Penny Marshall's top choices for Josh, and he wanted to do it, but [...]	D
The Cavern of the Evil Wizard computer game wasn't a real computer game and was created for the movi [...]	D
Ivan Reitman was approached to direct, but turned it down to make I gemelli (1988) instead.	D
Josh's catching a glimpse of Susan's black bra, when he accidentally runs into and knocks over McMil [...]	D
During the 1980s, Jared Rushton (Billy) had appeared in a "Barbie and the Rockers" television commer [...]	D
It is not known who played Josh's baby sister, Rachel, in the movie, as the child actress is not cre [...]	D
Steven Spielberg almost directed the film, but didn't want to steal the thunder of his sister, Anne [...]	D
At Josh's apartment, he has a model of a Saturn V rocket from the Apollo space program. Several year [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the Top 100 (at #42) Funniest American Mov [...]	D
The building used as the toy company office is now a Home Depot hardware store.	D
When Josh is being interviewed at McMillan's Toys, a poster of the '80s game "Whack Attack" by Matte [...]	D
Harrison Ford turned down the role of Josh Baskin.	D
In preparation for the role, Tom Hanks met David Moscow and studied videotapes of him to see how he [...]	D
A comic book adaptation was released by Hit Comics in 1988.	D
Penny Marshall became the first female director to ever direct a movie that grossed more than $100 m [...]	D
To give Tom Hanks an idea of how a 13-year-old would behave, director Penny Marshall filmed each "gr [...]	D

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