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Big Fish

2003 film by Tim Burton

Film · TMDB

7.8

Throughout 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.

Released: 2003-12-10125 minDir: Tim BurtonAdventure, Fantasy, Drama

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)

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

8/10

476,443 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

76%

Metacritic

58/100

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

Key dates

Published: 8 April 2004

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Based on: Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
Main subject: tumor
Creator: Tim Burton
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Director: Tim Burton
Screenwriter: Daniel Wallace
Composer

Article

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.