no crying in baseball page 9

 no crying in baseball page 9 by ric gustafson

One day, Harrison Ford gave Penny's manager Charlie Wessler a script. Wessler sat down in a couch swing and opened the screenplay. It was for a movie called ' Big'. It was written by Gary Ross and Steven Spielberg's sister Anne Spielberg. Wessler loved what he was reading. He thought Penny would be perfect to direct the film. Wessler found out Penny's mentor Jim Brooks was going to be the producer. Wessler knew Ford was not right to play the older Josh.

Wessler gave Penny the script. She loved it. She did not know that several directors had passed on the film. This included Steven Spielberg, Ivan Reitman, Charles Shyer and John Hughes.

20th Century Fox gave ' Big' the green light. Penny was given the green light to direct the film. To play the role of Susan Lawrence, 25 year old Elizabeth Perkins was recommended. The New Yorker had been in a 1986 ensemble comedy called ' About Last Night'. She had brown eyes and maturity beyond her years.

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