Big

1988 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 248,767 VOTES · DIR. Penny Marshall

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,054 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:18 (Boy) "You are standing in the cavern of the evil wizard."
00:03:21 She said a Triscuit's a biscuit
00:06:35 Why... yes.
00:13:29 - Hold this. Hold this. -(babbles)
00:17:20 The space goes down, down, baby Down, down the roller coaster
00:21:15 - All right. - Good.
00:25:44 - "MacMillan Toys..." Toys! - Toys!
00:29:22 - "Jimmy's Toy Box." - Psst!
00:32:15 Wow! Thanks.
00:35:47 A...
00:40:35 According to the marketability studies, this thing should go straight through the roof.
00:43:38 - Yes? - I don't get it.
00:46:43 ..that I could write you... and let you know I was OK."
00:51:03 ..slaps some gills on 'em, webs their feet, packages them in seaweed. Oh... Come on!
00:55:10 - That was my apartment. - Really?
00:58:26 ..oline.
01:02:37 That was in. Good. Point.
01:06:00 He's a grown-up.
01:10:07 - All right. - OK.
01:15:52 You're right. He's wonderful.
01:19:08 How do you feel about all this?
01:25:16 I'm a child, Susan. And I... I'm... I'm not ready for all of this!
01:29:13 ..of what the character's gonna do - if he's gonna fight the dragon, you push a button.
01:35:09 - I guess I didn't hear you,... - I tried to tell you.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,054
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:00:18
Final line01:35:09

Production Record

DirectorPenny Marshall
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18,000,000
Revenue$151,927,281
IMDb votes248,767