Big (1988): 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know!
Big (1988) — 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know!
#rememberwhen one carnival wish in the movie Big turned Tom Hanks into the biggest kid in Hollywood? In 1988, Big became one of the most beloved fantasy comedies of the decade thanks to Penny Marshall’s direction and Tom Hanks’ unforgettable performance as Josh Baskin. Alongside Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, and David Moscow, the film mixed childhood wonder, awkward adulthood, and pure 80s movie magic into a classic that still holds up today.
These are 15 weird facts about Big, from the actors who almost starred in it and deleted ending ideas to the truth behind the giant piano scene, the real Zoltar machine, and the behind-the-scenes moments that helped make the movie unforgettable.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:14 – #15: How Tom Hanks Studied a Real Kid for Big — David Moscow
02:38 – #14: The Huge Stars Who Almost Played Josh Baskin — Robert De Niro
03:57 – #13: The Famous Baby Corn Scene Was Completely Improvised — Penny Marshall
05:14 – #12: The Secret Behind Big’s “Shimmy Shimmy” Scene — Colin Hanks
06:24 – #11: The Alternate Big Concept That Never Worked — Penny Marshall
07:43 – #10: John Lovitz Nearly Lost a Bigger Role in Big
08:46 – #9: The Big Ending That Almost Changed Everything — Elizabeth Perkins
10:15 – #8: The Video Game From Big Was Completely Fake
12:03 – #7: Big Almost Became a Spielberg and Harrison Ford Movie
13:07 – #6: Big Was Screened for President Ronald Reagan — Ronald Reagan
14:24 – #5: The Broadway Version of Big Became a Financial Disaster
15:55 – #4: The Real Arcade Machine That Inspired Zoltar
17:11 – #3: Big Arrived During Hollywood’s Body-Swap Craze
18:54 – #2: The Trampoline Scene Was Mostly Improvised — Elizabeth Perkins
19:40 – #1: The Giant Piano Scene Took Months to Perfect — Robert Loggia
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@MatthewBidus
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
"You're going to need a bigger piano" 😉
Jaws sorry had to remind what was said actually.
@johnnygrind77
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
I loved the movie Vice Versa and watched it often. Come to think of it, I watched pretty much everything Fred Savage was in during the 80s haha
@brianhillenbrand6382
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
My favorite movie as a kid! Tom Hanks was perfect! And being a preteen boy when I first saw this, Elizabeth Perkins was a knockout❤
@fournierman
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
8:53 He was 12 in the film, right?
@katiemosley6689
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
I hate you because after watching these videos, I walk away not having a list of weird facts about the movie. These videos suck.
@PBOLBae
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
10:14 not a mandela effect. Its been digital removed . We know the truth
@DragonflySigns
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
The house on the tree lined street that he lived in as a boy was filmed a block & a half from my house at the time…Greenmount Ave in Cliffside Park, NJ
@virginiataylor5557
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
Biggest surprise? The number of body swap movies- I missed most of them. (no reference to 13 going on 30, which would be the female equivalent).
I was also relieved that Denero didn't get the part- that WOULD have been far different.
@computersales
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
It is weird when ai narrators pretend to be human.
@cateschrodinger6507
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
I miss Remember When’s old voice 🥺
@endrankluvsda4loko172
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
It's wild how many body swap movies were being released in the late 80's. Yeah, I was super young back then, but before this video, I'd never actually heard of any of them. Big was such a great movie. Lol I'm so glad they changed up the final kiss to her kissing him on the forehead instead of on the lips. That would have been all kinds of weird.
@veraverve
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
The woman dating the child is so disgusting.
@billkeithchannel
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
I was surprised that the piano scene was meticulously scripted. The factoid I remember hearing back-in-the day was that it was totally improvised right on the spot and captured in one take.
@billkeithchannel
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
And now that dancing piano concept has morphed into the compact design of the Dance Dance Revolution games.
@Greg8872
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
you lost me at pronouncing it "em ess dee oh ess"
@skorpio156
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
There's a Zoltar machine in Morro Bay, California
@smalls9852
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
In Penny's autobiography, she wrote about how hard she had to fight to get that jumping on the trampoline shot from across the street. She was such a legend. It is one of my favorite scenes
@johnnybaggins777
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
Remember Zoltan was in… Dude, where's my car? Hal Sparks
@Myself-t3y
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
Thank you
@user-he1pp9gh1l
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 pm
Playland Rye N.Y. I think that they used the Creepy Fortune Teller that was their all my youth. I always just glanced at it, I never witnessed anyone using it. It was in the kiddie ride area near the Horse Carousel…Stampede…I think.
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