Summary
When 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.
Details
Release Date: June 3, 1988
Runtime: 104 minutes
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Family
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.2/10 (3821 votes)
Similar movies
The Accused
The Land Before Time
Splash
Turner & Hooch
Working Girl
Red's Dream
Dragnet
A League of Their Own
Cast
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
Allan Wasserman
Gym Teacher
Mark Ballou
Derek
Gary Klar
Ticket Taker
Rockets Redglare
Motel Clerk
Jamie Tirelli
Spanish Voice (voice)
Paul Herman
Schizo
Nancy Giles
Administrative Woman
Dana Kaminski
Personnel Receptionist
Tracy Reiner
Test Market Researcher
James Eckhouse
Supervisor
Linda Gillen
Woman in Red Dress
Kevin Meaney
Executive #2
Peter McRobbie
Executive #3
Paul J.Q. Lee
Executive #4
Debra Jo Rupp
Miss Patterson
Keith Reddin
Payroll Clerk
Lela Ivey
Bank Teller
Vince Cupone
Photon Laser Gunfighter
Susan Wilder
Karen
John Rothman
Phil
Bruce Jarchow
Photographer
Brian J. Cano
Basketball Player (uncredited)
Kevin Fennessy
Handball Spectator (uncredited)
Frances Fisher
Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited)
Brooke Marie Procida
Student (uncredited)
Bret McCormick
Carnival Strongman