Penny Marshall’s sophomore feature, BIG (1988), was a record-breaking release that made her the first female director to gross more than $100 million at the box office. BIG was also a massive success for star Tom Hanks – earning the AFI Life Achievement Award honoree his first Academy Award® nomination. The story of a boy who wishes to be big, it also earned a place on AFI’s list of the funniest American films and among cinema’s great fantasies.
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