Big is a 1988 fantasy-comedy film produced by James L. Brooks and directed by Penny Marshall, starring Tom Hanks as a 12-year-old boy in the body of a 30- …

A page for describing YMMV: Big. Allegedly Optimistic Ending: Josh is most likely in for a very rough ride as he returns to his former kid life.

The Big "WHY?!" trope as used in popular culture. A character is confronted with great misfortune. He is struck by bad luck at the least convenient moment, ...

This trope is about yelling a ridiculously long, loud "WHAAAAAT!?" Usually uttered when the character is confused, annoyed or just plain ol' shocked. May be ...

Josh's little sister is the only family member who recognizes him as an adult. She giggles as he helps get her downstairs and set her up in a moving toy.

When Josh calls his mother, pretending he's his own kidnapper, his mother asks him to name the song she used to sing to him when he was younger.

In "The Story on Page One", Stewie sees a Zoltar machine and wishes that he was big. The machine responds with a card reading "I wish I could weigh people.".

A fast way to clue the audience into a character's Super-Intelligence, either inborn or suddenly-gained? Why, give them a swollen (and often hairless) cranium.

Tropes have no objective definition to them—they shift and morph for each person. One person's Big Bad is another's Shadow Enemy (or whatever non-sensical terms ...

The Big Guy will often be the band's "tank"; a Mighty Glacier who serves as the strongest physical fighter, but also the slowest and least proficient at magic ...