Where does the grown up Josh rent a room in the movie "Big"?

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In Big, the grown-up Josh rents a room in Manhattan. After the Zoltar machine transforms 13-year-old Josh Baskin into an adult, he and his friend Billy travel from New Jersey to New York City to search for the machine and reverse the wish.

Unable to find Zoltar, Josh needs somewhere to stay while waiting for information about traveling carnivals. He initially rents a cheap room in a run-down hotel or flophouse in Manhattan. He then finds work at the MacMillan Toy Company, where his natural understanding of children's tastes quickly attracts attention.

A common mix-up comes later in the film. After Josh is promoted and begins earning a much larger salary, he rents a spacious loft apartment in SoHo, also in Manhattan. Thus, both his first cheap room and his later toy-filled loft are in Manhattan, while the broader plot description may simply call the setting New York City.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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