Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin
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Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin is the grown-up version of the magically aged boy in the 1988 fantasy-comedy film "Big," known for his childlike innocence in an adult body.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12893255 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin Context triple: [David Moscow as young Josh Baskin, sharesCharacterWith, Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin]
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A.
Tom Hanks as Scott Turner
Tom Hanks as Scott Turner is the uptight, by-the-book small-town detective he portrays in the 1989 buddy-cop comedy "Turner & Hooch," whose life is upended by partnering with a rambunctious dog.
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B.
Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker
Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker refers to Hanks’s portrayal of Elvis Presley’s controversial longtime manager in the 2022 biographical film "Elvis."
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C.
Hanks
Hanks is a surname most prominently associated with the American acting family that includes Tom Hanks and his daughter Elizabeth Hanks.
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D.
Jim Hanks
Jim Hanks is an American actor and voice actor, known for frequently voicing Woody in Toy Story-related projects and for being the younger brother of Tom Hanks.
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E.
Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen
Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen is the supporting character in the romantic comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love" who plays the smooth-talking coworker and affair partner that catalyzes the film’s central marital crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin Target entity description: Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin is the grown-up version of the magically aged boy in the 1988 fantasy-comedy film "Big," known for his childlike innocence in an adult body.
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A.
Tom Hanks as Scott Turner
Tom Hanks as Scott Turner is the uptight, by-the-book small-town detective he portrays in the 1989 buddy-cop comedy "Turner & Hooch," whose life is upended by partnering with a rambunctious dog.
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B.
Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker
Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker refers to Hanks’s portrayal of Elvis Presley’s controversial longtime manager in the 2022 biographical film "Elvis."
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C.
Hanks
Hanks is a surname most prominently associated with the American acting family that includes Tom Hanks and his daughter Elizabeth Hanks.
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D.
Jim Hanks
Jim Hanks is an American actor and voice actor, known for frequently voicing Woody in Toy Story-related projects and for being the younger brother of Tom Hanks.
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E.
Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen
Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen is the supporting character in the romantic comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love" who plays the smooth-talking coworker and affair partner that catalyzes the film’s central marital crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
ⓘ
filmCharacter ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Big ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
comedy film
ⓘ
fantasy film ⓘ |
| associatedWithAwardRecognition | Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| characterName | Josh Baskin ⓘ |
| cityOfStory | New York City ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Tom Hanks’s rise to stardom ⓘ |
| costumeFeature |
casual childlike clothing
ⓘ
ill-fitting adult suits ⓘ |
| countryOfFilmProduction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| directedBy | Penny Marshall ⓘ |
| distributedBy | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| emotionalTheme |
conflict between childhood and adulthood
ⓘ
loss of childhood innocence ⓘ nostalgia for childhood ⓘ |
| famousScene | FAO Schwarz piano dance scene ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| hasAgeState | adult ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Billy Kopecki ⓘ |
| hasMentalAge | 12-year-old boy ⓘ |
| hasNotableTrait |
childlike innocence
ⓘ
naivety about adult life ⓘ playful personality ⓘ |
| hasSkill | understanding children’s preferences for toys ⓘ |
| jobTitle |
toy company employee
ⓘ
vice president of product development ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Susan Lawrence ⓘ |
| magicallyTransformedFrom |
young Josh Baskin
ⓘ
linked to:
Josh Baskin
|
| narrativeArc |
boy learns about adult responsibilities
ⓘ
chooses to return to childhood ⓘ |
| notableProp |
bunk bed in apartment
ⓘ
toys in apartment ⓘ trampoline in apartment ⓘ |
| playsSongInFamousScene |
Chopsticks
ⓘ
Heart and Soul ⓘ |
| portrayalNotedFor |
convincing childlike behavior
ⓘ
expressive body language ⓘ physical comedy ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| producedBy | Gracie Films ⓘ |
| sceneLocation | FAO Schwarz toy store ⓘ |
| transformationCause | wish to be big ⓘ |
| wishMadeAt | Zoltar Speaks machine ⓘ |
| worksAt | MacMillan Toy Company ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin Description of subject: Tom Hanks as adult Josh Baskin is the grown-up version of the magically aged boy in the 1988 fantasy-comedy film "Big," known for his childlike innocence in an adult body.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Big (film)