Big (1987)
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Overview
Marco, a nine year old boy, is in love with his elementary teacher, and feels neglected by his workaholic parents. When they forget about his birthday he wishes he could grow up at once. This really happens and Marco begins a new life as an adult. He rents a room in his teacher's flat and she falls in love with him. He even fakes a kidnapping when he runs out of money but he is mistaken for the kidnapper.
Where to watch Big
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What is Big about?
Marco, a nine year old boy, is in love with his elementary teacher, and feels neglected by his workaholic parents. When they forget about his birthday he wishes he could grow up at once. This really happens and Marco begins a new life as an adult. He rents a room in his teacher's flat and she falls in love with him. He even fakes a kidnapping when he runs out of money but he is mistaken for the kidnapper. Big is a Fantasy, Comedy movie, released on 1987-12-23, runtime 87 minutes.
Is Big worth watching?
TMDB users rate Big 6.0 out of 10 from 204 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Big?
In Spain, Big streams on Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total and FlixOlé and can be rented from Amazon Video. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Franco Amurri
Cast
- Renato Pozzetto as Marco
- Joska Versari as Marco bambino
- Giulia Boschi as Francesca
- Ottavia Piccolo as Claudio
- Alessandro Haber as Claudio
- Alessandro Partexano as Tenente
- Giampiero Bianchi as Zio Nicola
- Costantino Meloni as Luca
- Fiammetta Baralla as Proprietaria del negozio di giocattoli
- Gisella Burinato as Lucia
- Claudio Ciocca as Giornalaio
- Anna Maria Natalini as Signora al telefono
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