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* DuellingWorks: Some critics were skeptical of the film upon its release, due to the fact that ''three other movies'' had come out the same year involving a kid in the body of an adult or some variation thereof: ''Film/LikeFatherLikeSon1987'' starring Creator/DudleyMoore and Creator/KirkCameron, ''Film/EighteenAgain1988'' starring Creator/GeorgeBurns, and ''Film/ViceVersa'', starring Creator/JudgeReinhold. However, ''Film/{{Big}}'' explored the pathos of being a young boy out in the world by himself and the contrast of Josh's innocence versus the adult business setting in a deeper, more thoughtful way than the other movies, which combined with Creator/TomHanks's performance won audiences over to a much greater degree than the other three films, all of which are largely forgotten today.
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** Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] His asking price was too high[[/note]], Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/AlbertBrooks[[note]] He turned it down, as he didn't want to play a kid at the time[[/note]], Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SteveGuttenberg[[note]]He was busy with ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby''[[/note]], Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/BillMurray[[note]]He did ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' instead[[/note]], Creator/DennisQuaid[[note]] He turned it down in favour of ''Everybody's All-American''[[/note]], Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/JudgeReinhold, Creator/JohnTravolta[[note]]He auditioned, but was deemed box-office poison[[/note]], and Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of adult Josh.

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** Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] His asking price was too high[[/note]], Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/AlbertBrooks[[note]] He turned it down, as he didn't want to play a kid at the time[[/note]], Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SteveGuttenberg[[note]]He was busy with ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby''[[/note]], Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/BillMurray[[note]]He did ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' instead[[/note]], Creator/DennisQuaid[[note]] He turned it down in favour of ''Everybody's All-American''[[/note]], Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/JudgeReinhold, Creator/JohnTravolta[[note]]He auditioned, but was deemed box-office poison[[/note]], Creator/RobinWilliams, and Creator/RobinWilliams Creator/JohnGoodman were all considered for the role of adult Josh.
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** In the [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=J5qWnG5RQTk music video]] for the song "Play That Song" (which uses the tune of "Heart and Soul") by train, there is a scene where lead singer Pat Monahan dances on a Walking Piano.

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** In the [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=J5qWnG5RQTk music video]] for the song "Play That Song" (which uses the tune of "Heart and Soul") by train, Train, there is a scene where lead singer Pat Monahan dances on a Walking Piano.
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** In the [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=J5qWnG5RQTk music video]] for the song "Play That Song" (which uses the tune of "Heart and Soul") by train, there is a scene where lead singer Pat Monahan dances on a Walking Piano.
** There is a scene in ''Film/Shazam2019'' where Billy inadvertently plays a few notes on a Walking Piano after escaping from Sivana.
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** Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] His asking price was too high[[/note]], Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/AlbertBrooks[[note]] He turned it down, as he didn't want to play a kid at the time[[/note]], Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SteveGuttenberg[[note]]He was busy with ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby''[[/note]], Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/BillMurray[[note]]He did ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' instead[[/note]], Creator/DennisQuaid[[note]] He turned it down in favour of ''Everybody's All-American''[[/note]], Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/JohnTravolta[[note]]He auditioned, but was deemed box-office poison[[/note]], and Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of adult Josh.

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** Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] His asking price was too high[[/note]], Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/AlbertBrooks[[note]] He turned it down, as he didn't want to play a kid at the time[[/note]], Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SteveGuttenberg[[note]]He was busy with ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby''[[/note]], Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/BillMurray[[note]]He did ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' instead[[/note]], Creator/DennisQuaid[[note]] He turned it down in favour of ''Everybody's All-American''[[/note]], Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/JudgeReinhold, Creator/JohnTravolta[[note]]He auditioned, but was deemed box-office poison[[/note]], and Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of adult Josh.
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* DeletedRole: Frances Fisher was cast as Billy's mother but all of her scenes were deleted. Her scenes were reintroduced on the Extended Edition DVD.
* TheOtherMarty: Invoked during filming. Reportedly, Creator/PennyMarshall had David Moscow perform scenes of the grown-up Josh to help Creator/TomHanks get a handle on a how a kid would behave in an adult setting.

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* DeletedRole: Frances Fisher Creator/FrancesFisher was cast as Billy's mother but all of her scenes were deleted. Her scenes were reintroduced on the Extended Edition DVD.
* TheOtherMarty: Invoked during filming. Reportedly, Creator/PennyMarshall had David Moscow Creator/DavidMoscow perform scenes of the grown-up Josh to help Creator/TomHanks get a handle on a how a kid would behave in an adult setting.

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* TechnologyMarchesOn:
** The thriving toy industry is primarily concerned with action figures and various physically interactive toys. This is before video gaming put a serious damper on the interest in physical toys. Josh is considered fairly unusual for being a computer gamer, and he's seen as progressive in the toy industry for having an idea for a toy using software.
** Josh's pitch for choose-your-own-adventure comic books is just a dated way of looking at a portable video game console. He's basically pitching a UsefulNotes/GameBoy that only plays InteractiveFiction games.
** Josh's familiarity with computers turns out to be a rare and surprisingly marketable skill. His data-entry co-workers, who are all in their 20s and 30s, don't have a computer background and can't keep up with him. These days, basic computer literacy is expected for any office job.



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** The thriving toy industry is primarily concerned with action figures and various physically interactive toys. This is before video gaming put a serious damper on the interest in physical toys. Josh is considered fairly unusual for being a computer gamer, and he's seen as progressive in the toy industry for having an idea for a toy using software.
** Josh's pitch for choose-your-own-adventure comic books is just a dated way of looking at a portable video game console. He's basically pitching a UsefulNotes/GameBoy that only plays InteractiveFiction games.
** Josh's familiarity with computers turns out to be a rare and surprisingly marketable skill. His data-entry co-workers, who are all in their 20s and 30s, don't have a computer background and can't keep up with him. These days, basic computer literacy is expected for any office job.
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** The thriving toy industry is primarily concerned with action figures and various physically interactive toys. This is before video gaming put a serious damper on the interest in physical toys. Josh is considered fairly unusual for being a computer gamer, and he's seen as progressive in the toy industry for having an idea for a toy using software.
** Josh's pitch for choose-your-own-adventure comic books is just a dated way of looking at a portable video game console. He's basically pitching a UsefulNotes/GameBoy that only plays InteractiveFiction games.
** Josh's familiarity with computers turns out to be a rare and surprisingly marketable skill. His data-entry co-workers, who are all in their 20s and 30s, don't have a computer background and can't keep up with him. These days, basic computer literacy is expected for any office job.
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** Creator/DebraWinger was originally cast as Susan, but dropped out when she became pregnant.
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** Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] His asking price was too high[[/note]], Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/AlbertBrooks[[note]] He turned it down, as he didn't want to play a kid at the time[[/note]], Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SteveGuttenberg[[note]]He was busy with ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby''[[/note]], Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/BillMurray[[note]]He did ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' instead[[/note]], Creator/DennisQuaid[[note]] He turned it down in favour of ''Everybody's All-American''[[/note]], Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/JohnTravolta[[note]]He auditioned, but was deemed box-office poison[[/note]] and Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of adult Josh.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was considered to play Paul

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** Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] His asking price was too high[[/note]], Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/AlbertBrooks[[note]] He turned it down, as he didn't want to play a kid at the time[[/note]], Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SteveGuttenberg[[note]]He was busy with ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby''[[/note]], Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/BillMurray[[note]]He did ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' instead[[/note]], Creator/DennisQuaid[[note]] He turned it down in favour of ''Everybody's All-American''[[/note]], Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/JohnTravolta[[note]]He auditioned, but was deemed box-office poison[[/note]] poison[[/note]], and Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of adult Josh.
** Creator/JohnLithgow was considered to play PaulPaul.
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* TomHanksSyndrome: This movie marks Creator/TomHanks' transition from a comedic actor to a dramatic actor, even though the movie was part comedy, part drama.
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* TheOtherMarty: Invoked during filming. Reportedly, Penny Marshall had David Moscow perform scenes of the grown-up Josh to help Creator/TomHanks get a handle on a how a kid would behave in an adult setting.

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* TheOtherMarty: Invoked during filming. Reportedly, Penny Marshall Creator/PennyMarshall had David Moscow perform scenes of the grown-up Josh to help Creator/TomHanks get a handle on a how a kid would behave in an adult setting.



** At the fancy party with baby ears of corn, Josh' eating the tiny ear as one would a normal one was put in by Hanks.

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** At the fancy party with baby ears of corn, Josh' Josh's eating the tiny ear as one would a normal one was put in by Hanks.
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** Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] His asking price was too high[[/note]], Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/AlbertBrooks[[note]] He turned it down, as he didn't want to play a kid at the time[[/note]], Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/BillMurray[[note]]He did ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' instead[[/note]], Creator/DennisQuaid[[note]] He turned it down in favour of ''Everybody's All-American''[[/note]], Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/JohnTravolta[[note]]He auditioned, but was deemed box-office poison [[/note]] and Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of adult Josh.

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** Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] His asking price was too high[[/note]], Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/AlbertBrooks[[note]] He turned it down, as he didn't want to play a kid at the time[[/note]], Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SteveGuttenberg[[note]]He was busy with ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby''[[/note]], Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/BillMurray[[note]]He did ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' instead[[/note]], Creator/DennisQuaid[[note]] He turned it down in favour of ''Everybody's All-American''[[/note]], Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/JohnTravolta[[note]]He auditioned, but was deemed box-office poison [[/note]] poison[[/note]] and Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of adult Josh.
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** Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] His asking price was too high[[/note]], Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/AlbertBrooks[[note]] He turned it down, as he didn't want to play a kid at the time[[/note]], Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/HarrisonFord, Steve Guttenberg, Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/DennisQuaid[[note]] He turned it down in favour of ''Everybody's All-American''[[/note]], Creator/SeanPenn, Judge Reinhold, Creator/JohnTravolta[[note]]He auditioned, but was deemed box-office poison [[/note]] and Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of adult Josh.

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** Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] His asking price was too high[[/note]], Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/AlbertBrooks[[note]] He turned it down, as he didn't want to play a kid at the time[[/note]], Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/HarrisonFord, Steve Guttenberg, Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/BillMurray[[note]]He did ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' instead[[/note]], Creator/DennisQuaid[[note]] He turned it down in favour of ''Everybody's All-American''[[/note]], Creator/SeanPenn, Judge Reinhold, Creator/JohnTravolta[[note]]He auditioned, but was deemed box-office poison [[/note]] and Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of adult Josh.

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* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: Subverted. You'd be shocked to find this movie is rated PG despite one usage of the word "fuck".



** Debra Winger was offered the role of Susan, but she turned it down because she was pregnant at the time. She even recommended Elizabeth Perkins for the part.
** Creator/StevenSpielberg considered directing the film (his sister co-wrote it, after all) but declined as his son had been born and felt he should be closer to him. Creator/JohnLandis was offered the job, but he did ''Film/ComingToAmerica'' instead. Creator/RonHoward and Creator/SydneyPollack also turned down the directorial job.

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** Debra Winger Creator/JohnLithgow was offered the role of Susan, but she turned it down because she was pregnant at the time. She even recommended Elizabeth Perkins for the part.
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** Creator/StevenSpielberg considered directing the film (his sister co-wrote it, after all) but declined as his son had been born and felt he should be closer to him. Creator/JohnLandis was offered the job, but he did ''Film/ComingToAmerica'' instead. Creator/RonHoward and Creator/SydneyPollack also turned down the directorial job.job.
** In the revised script, Susan wore no bra in the love scene between Josh and Susan.
** In the revised script, Paul was named Brad.
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** Creator/StevenSpielberg considered directing the film (his sister co-wrote it, after all) but declined as his son had been born and felt he should be closer to him. Creator/RonHoward and Sydney Pollack also turned down the directorial job.

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** Creator/StevenSpielberg considered directing the film (his sister co-wrote it, after all) but declined as his son had been born and felt he should be closer to him. Creator/JohnLandis was offered the job, but he did ''Film/ComingToAmerica'' instead. Creator/RonHoward and Sydney Pollack Creator/SydneyPollack also turned down the directorial job.

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* AFIS100Years100Laughs: #42
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* DeletedRole: Frances Fisher was cast as Billy's mother but all of her scenes were deleted. Her scenes were reintroduced on the Extended Edition DVD.



* ThrowItIn: The "Big rap" sung by Josh and Billy is one Creator/TomHanks' son had learned while at summer camp.

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* TomHanksSyndrome: This movie marks Tom Hanks' transition from a comedic actor to a dramatic actor, even though the movie was part comedy, part drama.

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* TomHanksSyndrome: This movie marks Tom Hanks' Creator/TomHanks' transition from a comedic actor to a dramatic actor, even though the movie was part comedy, part drama.



** Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/DennisQuaid, Creator/AlbertBrooks, Gary Busey, Steve Guttenberg, Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/BillMurray, Judge Reinhold, and Creator/MichaelKeaton were all considered for the role of adult Josh.
** Creator/JohnTravolta also auditioned for the role of adult Josh, but was turned down due to being "box office poison" at the time.

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** Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] His asking price was too high[[/note]], Creator/JeffBridges, Creator/AlbertBrooks[[note]] He turned it down, as he didn't want to play a kid at the time[[/note]], Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SeanPenn, Creator/DennisQuaid, Creator/AlbertBrooks, Gary Busey, Steve Guttenberg, Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/DennisQuaid[[note]] He turned it down in favour of ''Everybody's All-American''[[/note]], Creator/SeanPenn, Judge Reinhold, Creator/JohnTravolta[[note]]He auditioned, but was deemed box-office poison [[/note]] and Creator/MichaelKeaton Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of adult Josh.
** Creator/JohnTravolta also auditioned for the role of adult Josh, but was turned down due to being "box office poison" at the time.
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** Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SeanPenn, Dennis Quaid, Creator/AlbertBrooks, Gary Busey, Steve Guttenberg, Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/BillMurray, Judge Reinhold, and Creator/MichaelKeaton were all considered for the role of adult Josh.

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** Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SeanPenn, Dennis Quaid, Creator/DennisQuaid, Creator/AlbertBrooks, Gary Busey, Steve Guttenberg, Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/BillMurray, Judge Reinhold, and Creator/MichaelKeaton were all considered for the role of adult Josh.
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** Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SeanPenn, Dennis Quaid, Creator/AlbertBrooks, Gary Busey, Steve Guttenberg, and Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of adult Josh.

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** Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/SeanPenn, Dennis Quaid, Creator/AlbertBrooks, Gary Busey, Steve Guttenberg, Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/BillMurray, Judge Reinhold, and Creator/RobinWilliams Creator/MichaelKeaton were all considered for the role of adult Josh.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/That70sShow Kitty Forman]] is Miss Patterson, Josh's secretary.
** [[Film/IndependenceDay General Grey]], what are you doing running a toy company?!
** [[Series/{{Weeds}} Celia Hodes]] also hooks up with a man-child.
*** Mr. Walsh from Beverly Hills, 90201 gives Josh his first paycheck.

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