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Big Fish
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Big Fish |
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IMDB Page http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319061/ (external link) |
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| Writer: | John August & Daniel Wallace (novel) |
| Starring: |
Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, Billy Crudup |
| Director: | Tim Burton |
| Music by: | Danny Elfman |
| Distributor: | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Release Date: | December 10 2003 (USA) |
| Runtime: | 125 min. |
| Language: | English |
| Tagline: | An adventure as big as life itself |
Big Fish is a 2003 movie directed by Tim Burton, starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, and Billy Crudup. It is based on a novel, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, by Daniel Wallace.
It tells the fictional life story of Edward Bloom and his relationship to his son Will. Bloom is known for his tall tales, so the stories he tells about his life include many fantastic elements: a witch, a giant, a werewolf, and so on. They also portray Bloom as a lucky hero with few personal flaws. His son sets out to discover the real Edward Bloom.
The movie is perhaps similar in style to Forrest Gump, with a likeable main character (the young Edward Bloom, played by McGregor) experiencing many humorous but improbable episodes. It is less gothic than some of Burton's other works such as Edward Scissorhands and Sleepy Hollow. The film has received four Golden Globe nominations and one Oscar nomination.
External links
- Official homepage at Sony Pictures http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/bigfish/
- Big Fish http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319061/ at the Internet Movie Database
- Cinemovie.Info: Big Fish http://www.cinemovie.info/BigFish_scheda.htm
- Movie trailer http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/big_fish/
