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Latest podcast: Tom Hanks’ classic ‘Big’ turns 30

The Stuck in the '80s hosts honor the heartbreaking comedy three decades later.
 
Published June 17, 2018

If you could feed a quarter to a Zoltar fortune machine and make a wish, what would it be for? To be young again? To have studied computer programming in college instead of journalism? Ouch. Well, if you wished for a podcast honoring the spirit of the movie Big on its 30th anniversary, then your wish is granted. (Listen to it here.)

The Tom Hanks comedy – is it really a comedy? – turns 30 this month. Does it hold up? What makes it special? And was Robert De Niro really in line to play the character of Josh Baskins instead of Hanks? All your answers are inside this week's show.

We've also added a trivia quiz on other "body swapping" movies of our beloved decade. Hope you enjoy it. (Listen here.)