have -- >> you mean done the deed? >> we die now, we saved it for nothing. >> reporter: the "happy days" spin-off became a hit. >> she would not put up with crap. she was a realist. >> reporter: that spirit proved more useful behind the cameras, as she went on to direct her own tv episodes and feature films. marshall's 1988 comedy "big" starring tom hanks became the first female-directed film to gross more than 1 million, and then she directed "awakenings." it received three oscar nods, including best film. her next project "a league of their own" was a box office home