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The Resource Big., 20th Century Fox ; Gracie Films ; produced by James L. Brooks, Robert Greenhut ; written by Gary Ross & Anne Spielberg ; directed by Penny Marshall

Big., 20th Century Fox ; Gracie Films ; produced by James L. Brooks, Robert Greenhut ; written by Gary Ross & Anne Spielberg ; directed by Penny Marshall

Label
Big.
Title
Big.
Statement of responsibility
20th Century Fox ; Gracie Films ; produced by James L. Brooks, Robert Greenhut ; written by Gary Ross & Anne Spielberg ; directed by Penny Marshall
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Josh is a 12-year-old who makes a wish from an old machine to be big. Not really believing it will work, Josh is very surprised to find himself BIG the next morning. Now he looks like a 30 years old guy, but he still behaves like a boy. He decide to go with his best friend to New York and try to find the machine that can fix his wish. In New York he gets a job in a toy company and develops a romantic crush of a beautiful woman. Now Josh must learn to get used to the adults world he always wanted to be part of
Awards note
Golden Globes (USA), 1989: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (Tom Hanks).
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Barry Sonnenfeld ; editor, Barry Malkin ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Judianna Makovsky ; production designer, Santo Loquasto
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG
Language note
English (Dolby stereo.), French (Dolby mono.) or Spanish (Dolby mono.) dialogue, Spanish subtitles
LC call number
PN1995.9.C55
LC item number
B54 2007
PerformerNote
Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Jared Rushton, David Moscow, Jon Lovitz, Mercedes Ruehl
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1960-
  • 1945-
  • 1974-
  • 1974-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Brooks, James L
  • Greenhut, Robert
  • Ross, Gary
  • Spielberg, Anne
  • Marshall, Penny
  • Hanks, Tom
  • Perkins, Elizabeth
  • Loggia, Robert
  • Heard, John
  • Rushton, Jared
  • Moscow, David
  • Lovitz, Jon
  • Ruehl, Mercedes
  • Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
  • Gracie Films
  • Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Runtime
120
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Videodiscs
  • Fortune-telling
  • Wishes
  • Adulthood
  • Toy industry
  • Buenaventura
  • Edad adulta
  • New York (N.Y.)
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Big., 20th Century Fox ; Gracie Films ; produced by James L. Brooks, Robert Greenhut ; written by Gary Ross & Anne Spielberg ; directed by Penny Marshall
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1988
  • Special features: Disc 1: Theatrical branches; "'BIG' brainstorming": an audio documentary by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg using archival audio material of the original creation of the script ; Disc 2: 10 deleted scenes with optional intro by Penny Marshall; "Backstory: 'Big'" featurette; Carnival party newswrap; Zoltar Easter egg; TV spots, 2 trailers
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1067065
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Extended edition
Extent
2 videodiscs (120 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
024543381570
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
2238157
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1067065
  • (OCoLC)85767222
System details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Big., 20th Century Fox ; Gracie Films ; produced by James L. Brooks, Robert Greenhut ; written by Gary Ross & Anne Spielberg ; directed by Penny Marshall
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1988
  • Special features: Disc 1: Theatrical branches; "'BIG' brainstorming": an audio documentary by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg using archival audio material of the original creation of the script ; Disc 2: 10 deleted scenes with optional intro by Penny Marshall; "Backstory: 'Big'" featurette; Carnival party newswrap; Zoltar Easter egg; TV spots, 2 trailers
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1067065
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Extended edition
Extent
2 videodiscs (120 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
024543381570
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
2238157
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1067065
  • (OCoLC)85767222
System details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono
Video recording format
DVD

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