Tom Hanks won rave reviews for his Oscar nominated performance (1988, Best Actor) as a twelve-year old boy trapped inside a thirty-year-old body, in director Penny Marshall's winning comedy.

At a carnival, young Josh Baskin wishes he was big - only to awake the next morning and discover he is! With the help of his friend Billy (Jared Rushton), Josh lands a job at a toy company. There, his inner wisdom enables him to successfully predict what children want to buy, making the awestruck, naive Josh irresistible to a beautiful ladder climbing colleague (Elizabeth Perkins). But the more he experiences being an adult, the more Josh longs for the simple joys of childhood.

Have just recently cleared out all my videos and trying to replace them with dvds. Was glad to find this classic on ebay. I can't remember how many times i've watched this film but it still brings a lump to my throat at the end when Tom Hanks' character is walking down the street away from the woman he has fallen in love with whilst being 'big'. Be careful what you wish for! It might just come true