Big Fish
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 is also known for being the acting debut of Miley Cyrus. 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.
Plot
At William Bloom's wedding party, his father Edward recalls the day Will was born, claiming he caught an enormous catfish using his wedding ring as bait. Will has heard his father's fanciful tales many times, and believes they are lies. Fed up by the stories, Will has a falling out with his father. Three years later, Edward is diagnosed with cancer, prompting Will and his pregnant wife Joséphine to spend time with him in Alabama.
More details
| author | Dan Jinks Daniel Wallace John August Richard D. Zanuck |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Alabama Paris |
| director | Tim Burton |
| editor | Chris Lebenzon |
| events | Korean War |
| genre | comedy-drama fantasy |
| keywords | beautiful woman begin catfish chang and eng bunker claim conjoined twins exaggerated fall out flashback giant cat identical twin north korea pregnant wife rescue river see all thai thai people traveling salesman wedding party wedding ring werewolf |
| musicBy | Danny Elfman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Score |
| producer | Bruce Cohen Dan Jinks Richard D. Zanuck |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures Jinks/Cohen Company The Zanuck Company |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | Alabama |
| theme | death gothic magical realism war |