Big Fish
Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy drama film directed by Tim Burton, and based on the 1998 novel of the same name 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. The film 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 Will 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, having heard these stories all his life, believes them to be lies and falls out with his father. Three years later, Edward is stricken with cancer, so Will and his pregnant French wife Joséphine return to his childhood home in Alabama to spend time with his father. Edward’s life is told through flashbacks, beginning with his encounter with a witch in his hometown, Ashton. She shows him his death but he reacts to it without fear. As he grows into adulthood, he finds his home too confining, and sets out into the world with a misunderstood giant, Karl, who has come to town with a traveling circus.
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 | auburn university beautiful woman begin catfish childhood home claim conjoined twins conscript conscription in the united states door-to-door end engage giant giant cat gigantism help inspire listen north korea present day rescue ringmaster river siamese twins storytelling stroke struggle traveling circus travelling salesman understand wall street wedding party wedding ring werewolf witch |
| 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 | gothic magic realism war |