Review of Big (1988) by Chad D — 25 Mar 2012

Funny, Entertaining, and extraordinarily thought provoking, Big is an exemplarily good kids film from director Penny Marshall.

This review of Big (1988) was written by Chad D on 25 Mar 2012.

Big has generally received very positive reviews.

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