Marshall was the first female to direct a film that grossed $100 million at the box office. In totality, she helped to change the way the world sees females in the film industry. While she directed a variety of projects, here is a list of MY top 5 films she directed.
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Penny Marshall’s 5-Best Films
On Tuesday, Hollywood lost a pioneer and supreme talent with the passing of film and TV legend Penny Marshall. The former star of Laverne and Shirley was a woman of many talents. Her skills as a director were perhaps the most significant and underappreciated.
Marshall was the first female to direct a film that grossed $100 million at the box office. In totality, she helped to change the way the world sees females in the film industry. While she directed a variety of projects, here is a list of MY top 5 films directed by Marshall, in case you’re unfamiliar and want to get acquainted with her work.
1. Big, 1988 (starring Tom Hanks)
Marshall directed some of the top talents of her generation, not least of which was all-world actor Tom Hanks. In 1988, the magical film Big was released in theaters and it is still to this day, my favorite of all of Marshall’s projects. It’s almost like It’s A Wonderful Life, only different, because the person making the wish, wants to an adult, not non-existent.
Here is a trailer:
The film was done on an $18 million budget, but it grossed over $153 million globally.
