Big (1988) (Movie)

format_quote Josh: (checking Billy's baseball cards) Got it, got it, need it, got it...

stars  Tom Hanks was the first choice to play Josh Baskin but was unavailable due to scheduling conflicts with the films Dragnet (1987) and Punchline (1988). Robert De Niro was then offered the lead role, and was rejected because his salary demand ($6 million) was too high. Tom Hanks then became available and accepted the lead role for $2 million. David Moscow was originally cast not as young Josh, but as Billy, since he didn't look like Robert De Niro. When Tom Hanks was given the role, David Moscow was recast as young Josh.

stars  David Moscow wore colored contact lenses to match the eye color of Tom Hanks.

stars  The first pair of clothes that Joshua puts on is a NY Giants jacket.

stars  One of five body-swap movies all released around the same time. The others were 18 Again! (1988), Vice Versa (1988), Like Father Like Son (1987) and Dream a Little Dream (1989).

stars  The script was first developed in 1984.