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[[caption-width-right:298:Wow, you're actually ''more'' terrifying through adult eyes.]]
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** Josh's father is never seen again after the carnival scene.
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''Big'' is a 1988 fantasy-comedy film produced by Creator/JamesLBrooks and directed by Creator/PennyMarshall, starring Creator/TomHanks as a 13-year-old boy in the body of a 30-something man.
How did this happen? Well, Josh Baskin (Creator/DavidMoscow) was your average 13-year-old boy, who liked to play baseball and trade baseball cards. One evening, while he was at a carnival with his family, he tried to impress an older girl who was standing in line at a rollercoaster. But it backfired when the carnival worker pointed out he was [[YouMustBeThisTallToRide too short to go on the ride]]. Disappointed, he comes across the eerie-looking "Zoltar Speaks" wishing machine. With the machine, Josh wishes he was "big". The next morning, Josh awakens to find he's become a grown adult (Creator/TomHanks). He tries to go back to the carnival site but finds everything, including the wishing machine, gone. He tries to go home, but his mother mistakes him for an intruder, and he gets chased out.
How did this happen? Well, Josh Baskin (Creator/DavidMoscow) was your average 13-year-old boy, who liked to play baseball and trade baseball cards. One evening, while he was at a carnival with his family, he tried to impress an older girl who was standing in line at a rollercoaster. But it backfired when the carnival worker pointed out he was [[YouMustBeThisTallToRide too short to go on the ride]]. Disappointed, he comes across the eerie-looking "Zoltar Speaks" wishing machine. With the machine, Josh wishes he was "big". The next morning, Josh awakens to find he's become a grown adult (Creator/TomHanks). He tries to go back to the carnival site but finds everything, including the wishing machine, gone. He tries to go home, but his mother mistakes him for an intruder, and he gets chased out.
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''Big'' is a 1988 fantasy-comedy film produced by Creator/JamesLBrooks and directed by Creator/PennyMarshall, starring Creator/TomHanks as a 13-year-old 12-year-old boy in the body of a 30-something man.
How did this happen? Well, Josh Baskin (Creator/DavidMoscow) was your average13-year-old 12-year-old boy, who liked to play baseball and trade baseball cards. One evening, while he was at a carnival with his family, he tried to impress an older girl who was standing in line at a rollercoaster. But it backfired when the carnival worker pointed out he was [[YouMustBeThisTallToRide too short to go on the ride]]. Disappointed, he comes across the eerie-looking "Zoltar Speaks" wishing machine. With the machine, Josh wishes he was "big". The next morning, Josh awakens to find he's become a grown adult (Creator/TomHanks). He tries to go back to the carnival site but finds everything, including the wishing machine, gone. He tries to go home, but his mother mistakes him for an intruder, and he gets chased out.
How did this happen? Well, Josh Baskin (Creator/DavidMoscow) was your average
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* ManChild: Josh Baskin comes off this way, he really is a 13-year-old boy in the body of an adult due to a wish he made to become taller so he could ride a roller coaster at the carnival. It gets {{Squick}}y when, in an attempt to prove to his mother he's really her son despite having a 30-year-old's physique, he [[StealthPun briefly]] pulls down his pants to show her his [[GoofyPrintUnderwear little-boy underwear]] (mostly to show his birthmark), and she [[AccidentalPervert naturally freaks out]].
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* ManChild: Josh Baskin comes off this way, he really is a 13-year-old 12/13-year-old boy in the body of an adult due to a wish he made to become taller so he could ride a roller coaster at the carnival. It gets {{Squick}}y when, in an attempt to prove to his mother he's really her son despite having a 30-year-old's physique, he [[StealthPun briefly]] pulls down his pants to show her his [[GoofyPrintUnderwear little-boy underwear]] (mostly to show his birthmark), and she [[AccidentalPervert naturally freaks out]].
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* TestesTest: Josh wakes up to discover he has aged seventeen years overnight. He doesn't believe it at first and looks to his genitals to confirm it.
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* TestesTest: Josh wakes up to discover he has aged seventeen eighteen years overnight. He doesn't believe it at first and looks to his genitals to confirm it.
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Desperate, he turns to his best friend, Billy Kopecki (Creator/JaredRushton), for help. With a little money, he goes to [[BigApplesauce New York City]] where he gets an entry-level job at the [=MacMillan=] Toy Company so he can support himself until he tracks down the Zoltar machine. While there, his childlike viewpoint and honesty help him gain favor with the CEO, [=Mr. MacMillan=] (Creator/RobertLoggia), and he moves up the ranks of the company quickly. Which is how he meets Susan Lawrence ([[Series/{{Weeds}} Elizabeth Perkins]]), an ambitious fellow executive. They soon fall for each other, although Josh starts to wonder: Should he stay with Susan or go back to his life as a 13-year-old?
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Desperate, he turns to his best friend, Billy Kopecki (Creator/JaredRushton), for help. With a little money, he goes to [[BigApplesauce New York City]] where he gets an entry-level job at the [=MacMillan=] Toy Company so he can support himself until he tracks down the Zoltar machine. While there, his childlike viewpoint and honesty help him gain favor with the CEO, [=Mr. MacMillan=] (Creator/RobertLoggia), and he moves up the ranks of the company quickly. Which is how he meets Susan Lawrence ([[Series/{{Weeds}} Elizabeth Perkins]]), (Creator/ElizabethPerkins), an ambitious fellow executive. They soon fall for each other, although Josh starts to wonder: Should he stay with Susan or go back to his life as a 13-year-old?
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* TheEighties: The era the movie was set and made in.
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* TheEighties: The era the movie was set and made in.
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* IronicEcho: In his first meeting about a toy that they're discussing, Josh interrupts by raising his hand and saying, "I don't get it." when told to speak. And later, when Josh is talking about ''his'' toy that he's made, [[{{Jerkass}} Paul]] decides to interrupt him in the exact same manner that he did earlier.
* {{Irony}}: When Paul asks Susan what is special about Josh, she responds, "He's a grown-up."
* {{Irony}}: When Paul asks Susan what is special about Josh, she responds, "He's a grown-up."
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* IronicEcho: In his first meeting about a toy that they're discussing, Josh interrupts by raising his hand and saying, "I don't get it." it" when told to speak. And later, when Josh is talking about ''his'' toy that he's made, [[{{Jerkass}} Paul]] decides to interrupt him in the exact same manner that he did earlier.
* {{Irony}}: When Paul asks Susan what is special about Josh, she responds, "He's agrown-up."grown-up".
* {{Irony}}: When Paul asks Susan what is special about Josh, she responds, "He's a
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* ExactWords: During the dance scene, Susan asks Josh what he was like when he was younger. Josh (diverting his eyes) replies that he wasn't much different. Susan merely chuckles at this.
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* WhatTheHellHero: When Josh starts showing more interest in the adult world and less in returning to his childhood, Billy calls him out on it, reminding him that he still 13 years old at heart.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Josh wishes to be big while using a "Zoltar Speaks" fortune telling machine, a rather vague wish made after not being tall enough to ride a carnival ride. The next morning, he wakes up as an adult. As a result, his parents assume that he's been kidnapped and that his adult form is the kidnapper, forcing him to skip town and find a place to stay in the nearby city and get a job while still being mentally a kid. His first night away from home is absolutely miserable.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Josh wishes to be big while using a "Zoltar Speaks" fortune telling machine, a rather vague wish made after not being tall enough to ride a carnival ride. The next morning, he wakes up as an adult. As a result, his parents assume mother assumes that he's been kidnapped and that his adult form is the kidnapper, forcing him to skip town and find a place to stay in the nearby city and get a job while still being mentally a kid. His first night away from home is absolutely miserable.
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* IronicEcho: In his first meeting about a toy that they're discussing, Josh interrupts by raising his hand and saying, "I don't get it." when told to speak. And later, when Josh is talking about ''his'' toy that he's made, [[{{Jerkass}} Paul]] decides to interrupt him in the exact same ,anner that he did earlier.
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* IronicEcho: In his first meeting about a toy that they're discussing, Josh interrupts by raising his hand and saying, "I don't get it." when told to speak. And later, when Josh is talking about ''his'' toy that he's made, [[{{Jerkass}} Paul]] decides to interrupt him in the exact same ,anner manner that he did earlier.
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* MagicPants: Averted. Josh wakes up as an adult in the same undies he went to bed in before. Later a BrickJoke [[spoiler:when Josh goes back to being a kid. The suit he wore didn't shrink with him.]]
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* MagicPants: Averted. Josh wakes up as an adult in the same undies he went to bed in before.before, however his mother finds the rest of his clothes torn. Later a BrickJoke [[spoiler:when Josh goes back to being a kid. The suit he wore didn't shrink with him.]]
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* MamaBear: Josh's mother is initially terrified when a strange man runs into her house and gives him her purse and tells him to take what he wants and go, until he mentions her son, whereupon she attacks him and sends him out of the house.
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* MamaBear: Josh's mother is initially terrified when a strange man runs into her house and gives him her purse and tells him to take what he wants and go, until he mentions her son, whereupon she attacks threatens him with a knife and sends him out of the house.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion:AndImTheQueenOfSheba: When Josh is first trying to convince Susan that he is actually a boy who magically turned into an adult, she sarcastically replies that she's also a girl with pigtails.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When discussing a new toy product that Josh is developing, which is an electronic comic book that would cost $19.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When discussing a new toy product that Josh is developing, which is an electronic comic book that would cost $19.
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* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: Subverted. You'd be shocked to find this movie is rated PG despite one usage of the word "fuck".
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* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: Subverted. You'd be shocked to find this movie is rated PG despite one usage of the word "fuck". Then again, [[ValuesDissonance the PG rating was considered much more serious back in the day]].
* FailedASpotCheck: While on a date with Susan at Sea Point Park, Josh is having too much fun to notice that he is passing by a Zoltar machine that is there, which is what he's been trying to find in order to turn back into a boy.
* IronicEcho: In his first meeting about a toy that they're discussing, Josh interrupts by raising his hand and saying, "I don't get it." when told to speak. And later, when Josh is talking about ''his'' toy that he's made, [[{{Jerkass}} Paul]] decides to interrupt him in the exact same ,anner that he did earlier.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Josh's crush Cynthia Benson is not seen again after the carnival scene, except for a brief moment when he visits the neighborhood while an adult. When he returns home, it's left unknown if he still had a crush on her or lost all feelings in favor of his love for Susan.
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** Josh's crush Cynthia Benson is not seen again after the carnival scene, except for a brief moment when he visits the neighborhood while an adult. When he returns home, it's left unknown if he still had a crush on her or lost all feelings in favor of his love forSusan. Susan.
** While at a meeting to discuss a new toy product that they're trying hard to get developed, Josh abruptly leaves to find the Zoltar machine in order to change back with Susan following close behind, leaving [=MacMillan=] and the partners all waiting for them to come back. It is unknown if the toy product that was being promoted was ever picked up for interest or they were just left abandoned and forgotten.
** Josh's crush Cynthia Benson is not seen again after the carnival scene, except for a brief moment when he visits the neighborhood while an adult. When he returns home, it's left unknown if he still had a crush on her or lost all feelings in favor of his love for
** While at a meeting to discuss a new toy product that they're trying hard to get developed, Josh abruptly leaves to find the Zoltar machine in order to change back with Susan following close behind, leaving [=MacMillan=] and the partners all waiting for them to come back. It is unknown if the toy product that was being promoted was ever picked up for interest or they were just left abandoned and forgotten.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Josh wishes to be big, but he becomes a very tall man in the process.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Josh wishes to be big, but he becomes big while using a very "Zoltar Speaks" fortune telling machine, a rather vague wish made after not being tall man enough to ride a carnival ride. The next morning, he wakes up as an adult. As a result, his parents assume that he's been kidnapped and that his adult form is the kidnapper, forcing him to skip town and find a place to stay in the process.nearby city and get a job while still being mentally a kid. His first night away from home is absolutely miserable.
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* CassandraTruth: Josh eventually tells Susan that truth about his age and she naturally doesn't believe him.
* ChekhovsGun: The song Josh and Billy sing at the beginning. See SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay below.
* ChekhovsGun: The song Josh and Billy sing at the beginning. See SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay below.
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* CassandraTruth: Josh eventually tells Susan that the truth about his age and she naturally doesn't believe him.
* ChekhovsGun: The song Josh and Billy sing at the beginning.See SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay below.Josh sings the song to Billy again as an adult to convince him that it's really him.
* ChekhovsGun: The song Josh and Billy sing at the beginning.
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* HonestCorporateExecutive: Mr. [=MacMillan=]. See BenevolentBoss above.
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* HonestCorporateExecutive: Mr. [=MacMillan=]. See BenevolentBoss above.It's implied that he's becoming increasingly annoyed at his employee's insistence on creating toys for profit over making toys that kids will actually enjoy and have fun playing with, which is why he likes Josh so much, since all he knows is how fun the toys are and knows nothing about the business side of making toys.
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* SunroofShenanigans: Josh takes Susan around the city on a limo so she can let loose. He stands up in the sunroof and encourages her to join.
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* SunroofShenanigans: Josh takes Susan around the city on a limo so she can let loose.offers to take Josh home in her limo. He stands up in the sunroof and encourages her to join.
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* ThisLoserIsYou: Interestingly averted. While Josh is easy for any kid his age to relate to, he is also shown to be very bright- smart enough to pick up an unknown computer system rapidly, and smart enough to tutor a boy his own (mental) age. The only time anything is made of this is when Billy kvetches about Josh's obsession with computers.
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* Irony: When Paul asks Susan what is special about Josh, she responds, "He's a grown-up."
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* Irony: {{Irony}}: When Paul asks Susan what is special about Josh, she responds, "He's a grown-up."
