Big (1988)

Dana and Tom discuss 1980s classic, Big (1988): directed by Penny Marshall, written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, and Robert Loggia.

Plot Summary: After a wish turns 12-year-old Josh Baskin (David Moscow) into a 30-year-old man (Tom Hanks), he heads to New York City and gets a low-level job at MacMillen Toy Company. A chance encounter with the owner (Robert Loggia) of the company leads to a promotion testing new toys. Soon a fellow employee, Susan Lawrence (Elizabeth Perkins), takes a romantic interest in Josh. However, the pressure of living as an adult begins to overwhelm him, and he longs to return to his simple, former life as a boy.

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