The alternate ending to “Big” is a red herring. In early 1988 a telemovie was test screened in New Zealand, Canada and other countries using various names. This movie was eventually shown on US television with the name 14 Going on 30, but with an alternate beginning! The original beginning has been carefully covered up all these years. It is rumored to have used the same plot and character names in the first 88 minutes as later used in the movie Big. This original beginning has never been shown again but numerous people claim to remember seeing this movie in New Zealand, Canada, and occasionally some European countries. This is the real mystery, what ever happened to the original beginning of 14 Going on 30, and why was it covered up?