Marshall recalled demanding that Moscow , a fellow Bronx , New York native , `` stop flipping '' multiple times on-set . The movie `` Big '' was released in 1988 and remains a classic . In the movie, an American soldier is sent to Vietnam as part of Operation Rolling Thunder, which involves sending soldiers into enemy territory with heavy equipment to destroy bridges or other infrastructure that could be used by `` Big '' went on to receive Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay .
The movie `` Big '' was released in 1988 and remains a classic . In the movie, an American soldier is sent to Vietnam as part of Operation Rolling Thunder, which involves sending soldiers into enemy territory with heavy equipment to destroy bridges or other infrastructure that could be used by `` Big '' went on to receive Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay .