Thirty years ago this summer, 12-year-old Josh Baskin uttered a secret wish to a carnival fortune-teller machine and made movie history as he grew up overnight, turning director Penny Marshall’s “Big” into a box-office smash and one of the defining films of the 1980s.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Big,” Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Twentieth Century Fox are bringing its magic back to movie theaters throughout the country as part of the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series.
“Big” will play in more than 700 movie theaters on Sunday, July 15, and Wednesday, July 18, at 2 and 7 p.m. each day, through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network. Local theaters participating are AMC East Ridge 18, Regal Hamilton Place and the UEC 14. Film times are subject to change; patrons should check with their local theater to make sure the film is showing before departing home.
This special presentation will include pre- and post-film commentary by TCM Primetime host Ben Mankiewicz.
Tom Hanks stars as the 30-year-old Josh, whose desire to leave childhood behind and become a grown-up comes with consequences he never imagined, leading to an adventure that takes him into Manhattan, where he becomes an executive at a toy company.