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Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy, drama, and comedy film directed by Tim Burton. The English-language production was written by John August, Dan Jinks, Richard D. Zanuck, and Daniel Wallace, based on the novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions. The cast includes Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, and Jessica Lange. Columbia Pictures produced the film, which was distributed by Netflix. Danny Elfman composed the score, and Philippe Rousselot served as director of photography.
The narrative is set in Alabama and Paris, with filming taking place in Alabama. The film has a runtime of 125 minutes and carries a PG-13 rating. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score. Audience ratings include an IMDb score of 7.9, a Metascore of 58, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 76%.
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7.8Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Cast
- Ewan McGregor as Ed Bloom (young)
- Albert Finney as Ed Bloom (senior)
- Billy Crudup as Will Bloom
- Jessica Lange as Sandra Bloom (senior)
- Helena Bonham Carter as Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch
- Alison Lohman as Sandra Bloom (young)
Themes
- witch
- fish
- love of one's life
- parent child relationship
- circus
- fairy tale
- fishing
- leech
- story teller
- fair
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Ratings
IMDb
8/10
476,443 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
76%
Metacritic
58/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 69 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tim Burton
- Screenplay by
- John August
- Based on
- Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions , by Daniel Wallace
- Produced by
- Richard D. Zanuck , Bruce Cohen , Dan Jinks
- Starring
- Ewan McGregor Albert Finney Billy Crudup Jessica Lange Helena Bonham Carter Alison Lohman Robert Guillaume Marion Cotillard Steve Buscemi Danny DeVito
- Cinematography
- Philippe Rousselot
- Edited by
- Chris Lebenzon
- Music by
- Danny Elfman
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Jinks/Cohen Company The Zanuck Company
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- December 4, 2003 ( 2003-12-04 ) ( Hammerstein Ballroom ) December 10, 2003 ( 2003-12-10 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 125 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $70 million
- Box office
- $123.2 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy drama film directed by Tim Burton. It is based on the 1998 novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace. The film stars Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, and Danny DeVito. It tells the story of a frustrated son who tries to distinguish fact from fiction in the life of his father, a teller of tall tales.
The film's screenwriter, John August, read a manuscript of the novel six months before it was published and convinced Columbia Pictures to acquire the rights. He began adapting the novel as a screenplay while producers negotiated with Steven Spielberg about directing the film; Spielberg eventually left the project to focus on Catch Me If You Can (2002). Tim Burton and Richard D. Zanuck took over after completing Planet of the Apes (2001), and brought McGregor and Finney on board.
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