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Average of 1134 ratings: 3.5 Stars

1988 M Parental guidance is recommended for younger viewers.

Tom Hanks won rave reviews for his Oscar nominated performance (1988, Best Actor) as a twelve-year-old boy trapped inside a thirty-year-old body in director Penny Marhsall's winning comedy.

At a carnival, young Josh Barkin (Hanks) wishes he was big - only to awake the next morning and discover he is! With the help of his friend Billy, Josh lands a job at a toy company. There, his inner wisdom enables him to successfully predict what children want to buy, making the awestruck, naive Josh irresistable to a beautiful ladder-climbing colleague (Elizabeth Perkins). But the more he experiences being an adult, the more Josh longs for the simple joys of childhood.

Cast:
Tom Hanks, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Elizabeth Perkins
Director:
Penny Marshall
Genres:
Comedy , Fantasy , Teen Comedy
Format:
DVD
Demand:
Medium

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Duration
100 minutes
Studio
20th Century Fox

DVD details

Screen Format
1.85:1 Widescreen 16x9
Zone
4
Subtitles
English For The Hearing Impaired, Danish, Czech, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portugese, Swedish
Audio
Dolby Digital

10 Member Reviews Write a review

5 by heff3

This was my all time favourite movie growing up and I have enjoyed Tom Hanks movies ever since. It lets your imagination run wild and allows kids to see that inside every adult there is a litle kid inside us all.

3 by revelation

Pretty funny, but Tom Hanks is always funny, kids really enjoyed this movie even my 4 year old... would recommend to any Tom hanks fans :) and Man he was really young in this one.... funny!

4 by jetstarflighty

An oldie but a goodie. This one brings out the child in all of us. Enjoy.

4 by Darth Vader

A really good movie. Solid acting and worth a rent

4 Stars

3 by Ricky

Good movie - the kids loved it, as we did growing up all those years ago - it does seem a little dated now but still enjoyable.

4 by Robbie

One of the best Ive seen of Tom Hanks movies. He was a lot younger in this but was as good as he is now. A simple but amusing story. Would recommend this one.

4 by tans10

This is where Tom Hanks began! For anyone who is a kid at heart you will love this movie and your kids will too.

4 by Tass1

A lighthearted story which was very easy to watch - a nice relaxing way to spend the evening

1 by Iamthelizardqueen.

Lord, I just hated this, & everyone else loved it & poo pooed me for being captain comedown, but I stand by my playerhating- THIS SUCKS. It's too boring for kids, too stupid for adults; it's lame, sexist & cheese-riddled. Prove me wrong!

3 by zombophile

not my kind of thing, but once again tom hanks gives an exellent preformance. one for the kids more than anything.