Director: Penny Marshall

Writers: Gary Ross; Anne Spielberg

Music by: Howard Shore

Producers: James L. Brooks; Robert Greenhut

Keywords: Comedy, Wish, New York

At a carnival "Zoltar" fortune telling machine, 12-year-old Josh Baskin wishes to be big. The next morning, he wakes up in the body of a 30-year-old, with the requisite responsibilities of a 30-year-old. Meanwhile he and his best friend Billy make desperate efforts to find the Zoltar machine. Received Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Screenplay, and a Hugo nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James Eckhouse	Actor	14-Feb-1955		Jim Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210
Nancy Giles	Actor	17-Jul-1960		China Beach
Tom Hanks	Actor	9-Jul-1956		Forrest Gump
John Heard	Actor	7-Mar-1945	21-Jul-2017	The Pelican Brief
Robert Loggia	Actor	3-Jan-1930	4-Dec-2015	The Jagged Edge
Jon Lovitz	Comic	21-Jul-1957		Yeaaaah, that's the ticket!
David Moscow	Actor	14-Nov-1974		Big
Elizabeth Perkins	Actor	18-Nov-1960		Big
Mercedes Ruehl	Actor	28-Feb-1948		Married to the Mob
Debra Jo Rupp	Actor	24-Feb-1951		Kitty Forman on That '70s Show

CAST

Tom Hanks	...   Josh
Elizabeth Perkins	...   Susan
Robert Loggia	...   MacMillan
John Heard	...   Paul
Jared Rushton	...   Billy
David Moscow	...   Young Josh
Jon Lovitz	...   Scotty Brennen
Mercedes Ruehl	...   Mrs. Baskin
Josh Clark	...   Mr. Baskin
Kimberlee M. Davis	...   Cynthia Benson
Oliver Block	...   Freddie Benson
Erika Katz	...   Cynthia's Friend
Allan Wasserman	...   Gym Teacher
Mark Ballou	...   Derek
Gary Klar	...   Ticket Taker
Alec von Sommer	...   First Brother
Chris Dowden	...   Second Brother
Rockets Redglare	...   Motel Clerk
Jaime Tirelli	...   Spanish Voice
Paul Herman	...   Schizo
Nancy Giles	...   Administrative Woman
Jordan Thaler	...   Administrative Clerk
Dana Kaminski	...   Personnel Receptionist
Harvey Miller	...   Personnel Director
Tracy Reiner	...   Test Market Researcher
James Eckhouse	...   Supervisor
Linda Gillen	...   Woman in Red Dress
Mildred R. Vandever	...   Receptionist
Bert Goldstein	...   First Executive
Kevin Meaney	...   Executive #2
Peter McRobbie	...   Executive #3
Paul J. Q. Lee	...   Executive #4
Debra Jo Rupp	...   Miss Patterson
Keith W. Reddin	...   Payroll Clerk
Lela Ivey	...   Bank Teller
Dolores Messina	...   Real Estate Agent
Gordon Press	...   Moving Man
George J. Manos	...   Limousine Driver
Vinny Capone	...   Photon Laser Gunfighter
Susan Wilder	...   Karen
John Rothman	...   Phil
Judd Trichter	...   Adam
Pasquale Pugliese	...   Tenor / Dough Man
Tom Coviello	...   Singing Waiter
Richard Devia	...   Singing Waiter
Teddy Holiavko	...   Singing Waiter
Augusto Mariani	...   Singing Waiter
Alfredo Monti	...   Singing Waiter
Sergio Mosetti	...   Singing Waiter
Armando Penso	...   Singing Waiter
Edward Schick	...   Piano Player
F. Benjamin Stimler	...   Boy in Leaves
Jonathan Isaac Landau	...   Boy in Leaves
Samantha Larkin	...   Girl Friend of Cynthia
Bruce Jarchow	...   Photographer
Vaughn Sandman	...   Boy on Baseball Field

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