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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.
Theatrical
Jun 3, 1988
Box Office
$151.9M
Budget
$18.0M
Return
8.4x
Theaters
1
Director
Penny Marshall
Producers
James L. Brooks, Robert Greenhut, Anne Spielberg
Music
Howard Shore
Studio
American Entertainment Partners II L.P., Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox
Themes
baseball
coming of age
best friend
co-workers relationship
body-swap
magic realism
bronx, new york city
nostalgic
pinball machine
toy maker
job promotion
homesick
new toy
quarter
unplugged electronic works
yankee stadium
wish fulfillment
bunk bed
woman director
toymaker
loving
age change
hilarious
amused
joyful
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Taglines
Yesterday Josh Wanted Everything In Life - Girls...Money...Cars... Today, All His Wildest Dreams Have Come True!
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You're Only Young Once But For Josh It Might Just Last A Lifetime.
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Cast
Full credits →T
Tom Hanks
Josh Baskin
E
Elizabeth Perkins
Susan
R
Robert Loggia
MacMillan
J
John Heard
Paul
J
Jared Rushton
Billy
D
David Moscow
Young Josh
J
Jon Lovitz
Scotty Brennen
M
Mercedes Ruehl
Mrs. Baskin
J
Josh Clark
Mr. Baskin
O
Oliver Block
Freddie Benson
E
Erika Katz
Cynthia's Friend
A
Allan Wasserman
Gym Teacher
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Mark Ballou
Derek
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Gary Klar
Ticket Taker
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Rockets Redglare
Motel Clerk
J
Jamie Tirelli
Spanish Voice (voice)
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Paul Herman
Schizo
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Nancy Giles
Administrative Woman
J
Jordan Thaler
Administrative Clerk
D
Dana Kaminski
Personnel Receptionist
