When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Family
Starring: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Jared Rushton
Directed & Produced by: James L. Brooks, Howard Shore, Barry Malkin, Robert Greenhut, Barry Sonnenfeld
Release date: 6/3/1988
Running time: 104 minutes
IMDb Rating: 7.1/10 by 2143 users