Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant with a tall talent for friendship named Max.
Acting
Gheorghe Mureșan's genuine warmth against Crystal's shtick
Practical Effects
Actually found a 7'7" Romanian instead of forced perspective
Director
Michael Lehmann
Billy Crystal
Sam 'Sammy' Kamin
Gheorghe Mureșan
Max Zamphirescu
Kathleen Quinlan
Serena Kamin
Joanna Pacula
Lilliana Rotaru
Jere Burns
Weller, the Movie Director
Harold Gould
Milt Kaminski
Dan Castellaneta
Partlow
Raymond O'Connor
Eddie
Rider Strong
Justin Allen
Doris Roberts
Rose Kaminski
Carl Ballantine
Rabbi
Eric Lloyd
Young Sammy
Lorna Luft
Joanne
Lindsay Crystal
Stephanie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gheorghe Mureșan was the tallest NBA player ever at 7'7" and this was his only lead film role—he learned English phonetically for it.
This flopped so hard ($8M worldwide) that it killed the '90s trend of pairing comedians with athletes—Space Jam walked so this could... stumble.
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