Big Page #6

Synopsis: A young boy (David Moscow) makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big. He wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman. What will he find out about this strange world?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Director(s): Penny Marshall
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 12 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
73
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
PG
Year:
1988
104 min
2,173 Views


Just--Just dance.

It's great.

Oh, it's great.

I'm having

a really good time.

I'm really excited about this.

Ignore him. Just ignore him.

I don't know him.

The guy's a goddamn

knock-off artist.

What do you mean?

Amphibian?

He takes 10,000 G.I. Joes,

slaps some gills on 'em,

webs their feet,

packages 'em in seaweed.

There's not supposed

to be pieces in mousse.

Carrot.

Give me a break.

But the toy sold, Paul.

Excuse me.

Hi.

Hi.

All the same people

having all the same

discussion.

It's like they cloned

some party in 1983...

and kept spinning it out

again and again and again.

I loved your ideas

on the Squeezy Doll line.

Thanks.

They were so... incisive.

"Incisive."

It's beluga.

MacMillan orders it

every year.

Sidle up to him

and then ask for a raise.

Gesundheit.

You all right?

You okay?

You want a glass of water?

Want something to drink?

Could I have

a milk shake or something?

I got a car outside.

You wanna get outta here?

- Uh-huh.

- Let's go.

Watch it!

Did you see that?

I'm not really

a big one for parties.

I like things that are

a little more... intimate.

Wow! Is this your car?

Well, it's the company's car.

This is the coolest thing

I've ever seen!

Yes, sir.

Sir.

Just seeing someone

in the office,

you don't really get

a chance to know them.

Just being with you here,

I really get a sense of--

of who you are.

You gonna

eat these fries?

No, no.

Hey, mister, you want

some of these fries?

No. No, thank you.

See, it's hard,

in a business situation--

I mean, there's

this invisible line,

and-- and even if--

even if you're

attracted to someone--

You're gonna call

someone before--

No.

Uh, I mean,

at this point in my life--

Don't--

Don't play with the ra--

Leave the, uh Don't--

I'm really vulnerable right now,

you know, and I--

I mean,

I love my job.

And--

And I--

Ejector seat!

# Hot in the city #

# Hot in the city tonight #

# All right #

This is great!

# Hot in the city

Hot in the city tonight #

Hey, come on up.

# Tonight #

# Right ##

That was my apartment.

Really?

Yeah.

Love to see

where you live.

Have you always

lived alone?

No, not always.

Oh.

Is it just recently, or--

Yeah.

Give yourself a couple of days.

It'll pass.

Oh. They said it was

gonna take six weeks.

Well, it can be painful, but...

that's what they invented

Xanax for, right?

Watch your step.

Watch your step.

Thank you.

I'm not sure

we should do this yet.

- Do what?

- Well--

I mean, I like you,

and I-- I wanna spend

the night with you.

Do you mean sleep over?

Well, is-- Yeah.

Okay.

But I get to be on top.

You live here?

Yeah.

- It's nice, isn't it?

# Sending you forget-me-nots #

Yeah.

# To help you to remember #

You, uh

You want a soda?

Huh?

Soda?

You want one?

Yeah, sure.

I rigged this up

so you don't need

any quarters.

Aah! No. No. Don't.

What?

The glue is not dry yet.

Sorry. It's okay.

Sorry.

You didn't break it.

You wanna play pinball?

No.

You don't need quarters

for this either. It's free.

No, thank you.

Okay.

- Is that a trampoline?

- Yeah. You wanna try it?

- No.

- You should. It's really fun.

It's simple too. Come on. You'll like it.

And it's really easy too.

Do you have some wine,

maybe--

Take off your shoes.

Oh, maybe

for a few minutes.

It's easy. All right.

# It's not hard to believe

I want you and I need you

Come on ##

It's really simple.

Let me just get

my big balls off here.

- No, really, I-I-- I'll watch.

- It's fun. I'll do it with you.

Up.

Excellent. All right.

Help me up?

Sure!

Okay.

- Okay. Jump.

- You want me to jump.

Yeah. Just jump.

There.

Now can I have a drink?

No, no, no.

Look, really jump.

Stand there and get air.

Go ahead.

Get some air between you

and the tramp... oline.

There.

Oh, come on. I'll do it with you,

to show you how it goes.

Ready? Come on. Jump.

See? That's all it is.

That's all there is to it. Good.

There you go.

There you go. Yeah.

It's easy. Anybody could do this.

Whoo!

Whoa!

How'd you do that?

Good!

Okay. I'm attacking China

from Mongolia.

Why do you smoke?

Oh.

That's, uh--

I lose two.

Mmm, yeah.

Okay.

Oh. Hi.

Here.

What?

Pick one.

That one.

Okay, try it again.

That one.

It's for you.

It's a glow-in-the-dark

compass ring.

So you won't get lost.

Good night.

Jones Industrial Average--

Have fun last night?

Sure. Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, you left pretty quick.

Gave him a ride home, Paul.

- Oh. Did he enjoy it?

- Don't be ridiculous.

Ah, that's me

Mr. Ridiculous.

Just a silly old guy.

Short-term credit conditions.

Yields fell slightly--

I don't feel like

going out tonight.

What do you mean?

They're your friends.

I know.

Leave it! Leave it!

- # Hot in the city tonight #

- Would you quit it!

Do you have to play with everything?

Baskin?

Wouldn't you rather

play basketball?

I know how to play that.

We could be a team

for the MacMillan Company.

No!

I'm not very good at sports,

but I'll give it a try.

My best sport's video hockey.

That isn't a sport.

Well, it takes

eye-to-hand coordination.

It's not a sport if you don't sweat.

What about golf?

You don't sweat, and that's a sport.

And you're not sitting there

letting some machine

do all the work.

What about car racing?

Shut up, Baskin!

What are the rules again?

I told you.

Over the line on the serve.

Yellow is out-of-bounds.

Play to 21. Ready?

Sorry. Sorry.

One-nothin'.

- Hold it.

- Get it! Get it! Get it! Attaboy.

Okay. You ready?

All right.

Yeah.

Ho ho! Nice try!

That was in.

Two-zip. Just made it two-zip.

Ready? Okay, here we go.

Oh!

It's in. Good. Point.

Whoa! What's the matter--

Wait a minute.

Time out. Time!

- Backhand!

- Whoa!

Yes!

Uh, that was

under the line.

- What?

- You said it had to be

over the line on a serve.

- No, I didn't.

- Yeah, you said it had to be

over the line on a serve.

No, I did not!

Now, give me the goddamn ball!

Well, that's cheating.

Give me the goddamn ball,

will ya?

No!

Give me the ball,

you little sh*t.

It's my serve.

Give me the goddamn ball!

I never said that!

Yes, you did.

Give me the

Give me the ball.

Give me the ball!

Give me the--

Give me the--

This is new.

Come here.

Give me the ball.

You're a cheater!

Give me the--

I do not cheat!

He cheats!

Give me the ball!

Give me the ball!

Give-- Give me the--

Give me the--

Give me the ball!

All right, let's take it over.

We'll take it over! Ow!

He didn't have to punch me.

I know.

He's scared of you. Ohh.

You don't play his game.

I tried to play his game.

He beat me up.

If he's scared of me,

then why did he punch me?

He punched you

because he's scared of you.

I don't get it.

It's just the way he is.

Everything's a fight with him.

Everyone's an enemy.

It's not just a job for him.

It's a war.

How come you're so nice?

What?

You work as hard as he does,

and you're not like that.

You don't know me that well.

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Gary Ross

Gary Ross is an American film director, writer, and author. He directed the film The Hunger Games, as well as Pleasantville and the Best Picture nominated Seabiscuit. more…

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