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Overview
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Release Date:
9 January 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
An adventure as big as life itself.
Plot:
A son tries to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths he told about his life. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 33 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(408 articles)
Burton and Depp: the hits and misses of cinema’s bromance
(From SoundOnSight. 14 May 2012, 9:46 AM, PDT)
Was Tim Burton Ever A Good Director? (Opinion)
(From Moviefone. 13 May 2012, 8:40 PM, PDT)
'Dark Shadows' Brings Out Best In Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer
(From MTV Movie News. 11 May 2012, 9:23 AM, PDT)
(From SoundOnSight. 14 May 2012, 9:46 AM, PDT)
Was Tim Burton Ever A Good Director? (Opinion)
(From Moviefone. 13 May 2012, 8:40 PM, PDT)
'Dark Shadows' Brings Out Best In Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer
(From MTV Movie News. 11 May 2012, 9:23 AM, PDT)
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Cohesive and a feast for the eyes
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Tim Burton | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Daniel Wallace | (novel "Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions") | |
| John August | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Bruce Cohen | .... | producer | |
| Katterli Frauenfelder | .... | associate producer | |
| Dan Jinks | .... | producer | |
| Arne Schmidt | .... | executive producer (as Arne L. Schmidt) | |
| Richard D. Zanuck | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Danny Elfman | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Philippe Rousselot | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Chris Lebenzon | |||
Casting by | |||
| Denise Chamian | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Dennis Gassner | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Roy Barnes | |||
| Jean-Michel Ducourty | |||
| Robert Fechtman | |||
| Jack Johnson | |||
| Richard L. Johnson | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Nancy Haigh | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Colleen Atwood | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Coni Andress | .... | hair stylist | |
| Gloria Belz | .... | makeup artist | |
| Jean Ann Black | .... | makeup department head (as Jean A. Black) | |
| Sherri Bramlett | .... | hair stylist | |
| Susan Buffington | .... | hair stylist | |
| Linda De Andrea | .... | hair department head | |
| Joseph P. Hurt | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Sandy Jo Johnston | .... | makeup artist | |
| Herita Jones | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Linda Kamp | .... | makeup artist | |
| Emily Katz | .... | specialty makeup artist: Steve Buscemi & Loudon Wainwright | |
| Cheryl 'Pickles' Kinion | .... | makeup artist | |
| Karen Lovell | .... | crowd hair coordinator | |
| Robert Maverick | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Cindy Miguens | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Dorothy J. Pearl | .... | makeup artist: Ms. Lange (as Dorothy Pearl) | |
| Donna M. Premick | .... | makeup artist | |
| Justin Raleigh | .... | special makeup effects artist: Stan Winston Studio | |
| John Rosengrant | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Jennifer Santiago | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Mike Smithson | .... | makeup artist | |
| Gabriel Solana | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Agnès Tassel | .... | makeup artist | |
| Linda Thompson | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Arjen Tuiten | .... | special makeup effects artist: Stan Winston Studio | |
| Denise Tunnell | .... | makeup artist | |
| Dawn Turner | .... | hair stylist | |
| Chris Varosky | .... | makeup artist | |
| Michelle Vittone | .... | makeup artist: Mr. McGregor (as Michelle Vittone-McNeil) | |
| Scott Wheeler | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Linda Williams | .... | hair stylist | |
| Beka Wilson | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Leigh Ann Yandle | .... | makeup artist | |
| Linda Boykin-Williams | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Deborah Brozovich | .... | additional hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Mary Young Everett | .... | additional hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Susan 'Star' Orr | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Debra James | .... | unit production manager | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Eric Allard | .... | special effects set supervisor | |
| Robin A. Linn | .... | animation production director | |
| Lindsay MacGowan | .... | effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio | |
| Lindsay MacGowan | .... | puppeteer | |
| Shane Mahan | .... | key artist: Stan Winston Studio | |
| Shane Mahan | .... | puppeteer | |
| Keith Marbory | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Hans Metz | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Stan Parks | .... | special effects director | |
| Alan Scott | .... | effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio | |
| Tony Vandenecker | .... | puppeteer | |
| Tony Vandenecker | .... | special effects technician | |
| Stan Winston | .... | special effects director | |
| Gary Yee | .... | creature effects crew | |
| Gary Yee | .... | special effects makeup | |
| Evan Schiff | .... | systems administrator: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor | .... | visual effects producer: MPC | |
| Victoria Alonso | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Christopher Arreola | .... | lead film scanning | |
| Scott Berri | .... | production assistant: Imageworks | |
| Rob Blue | .... | digital artist: SPI | |
| Christian Boudman | .... | digital compositor | |
| Todd Boyce | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Paul Brannan | .... | data operator: MPC | |
| Paul Brannan | .... | render wrangler: MPC | |
| Andre Brizard | .... | digital artist: MPC | |
| Max Bruce | .... | digital artist | |
| Timothy Michael Cairns | .... | quality control supervisor: Efilm/Panavision | |
| James Cockerham | .... | technical animator (as Mitch Cockerham) | |
| Nicolle Cornute | .... | paint & roto lead | |
| Sean C. Cunningham | .... | digital effects artist: SPI | |
| Lisa Deaner | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Colin Drobnis | .... | visual effects technical director | |
| Michael Duhatschek | .... | modeler | |
| Travis Dutch | .... | scanning and recording | |
| Paddy Eason | .... | digital effects supervisor: MPC | |
| Michael Elson | .... | head of production: MPC | |
| Jenny Fulle | .... | visual effects executive producer | |
| Joshua Geisler-Amhowitz | .... | digital matte painter | |
| Richard Grandy | .... | digital character lead | |
| Nic Hatch | .... | digital artist: MPC | |
| Erica Hornung | .... | senior match mover: SPI | |
| Adrian Iler | .... | color and lighting | |
| Michael Kaelin | .... | paint/rotoscope artist: Sony | |
| Blaine Kennison | .... | technical director: SPI | |
| David Keslick | .... | scanning technician | |
| Tim Ketzer | .... | digital artist: MPC | |
| Tom Kimberley | .... | roto/paint artist: MPC | |
| Ryan Knowles | .... | digital film recordist | |
| Stephen Kowalski | .... | senior systems engineer | |
| Lea Lambert | .... | rotoscoper | |
| Douglas Larmour | .... | digital artist: MPC | |
| Philippa Leathers | .... | digital film recordist | |
| Kevin Lin | .... | digital cleanup artist | |
| Kevin Scott Mack | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Seth Maury | .... | computer graphics supervisor | |
| Paul McGhee | .... | digital color timer: SPI | |
| Ben Morgan | .... | digital artist: MPC | |
| Adam Moura | .... | compositor: Sony Imageworks | |
| Robert Davis Oh | .... | film recording technician | |
| Andrea Lackey Pace | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Steve Rhee | .... | visual effects editor: SPI | |
| Allen Ruilova | .... | digital effects artist: SPI | |
| John E. Sasaki | .... | digital compositor | |
| Gunther Schatz | .... | digital visual effects artist | |
| Ben Shepherd | .... | CGI supervisor: MPC | |
| Brad Simonsen | .... | digital production manager | |
| Eddie Soria | .... | visual effects digital associate coordinator | |
| Chikako Terashita | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Brian J. Terwilliger | .... | visual effects plate coordinator (as Brian Terwilliger) | |
| John Wallin | .... | digital artist: MPC | |
| Daniel Walton | .... | digital artist | |
| Barry Weiss | .... | senior staff: SPI | |
| Sheila Wickens | .... | digital compositor: MPC (as Sheila Gorman) | |
| Simon Wicker | .... | digital artist: MPC | |
| Ned Wilson | .... | lead production services technician | |
| Kathleen Woolery | .... | digital color timing coordinator | |
| Amit Agrawal | .... | software supervisor: SPI (uncredited) | |
| Aimee Campbell | .... | senior matchmover: SPI (uncredited) | |
| Danielle Conroy | .... | director of digital production: SPI (uncredited) | |
| Martyn Drake | .... | systems: MPC (uncredited) | |
| Michelle Martin | .... | visual effects coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Thomas Mathai | .... | data manager (uncredited) | |
| George Richman | .... | senior production services technician: SPI (uncredited) | |
| Mitch Zeitlin | .... | video editorial coordinator: SPI (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Pedro Barquin | .... | stunts | |
| Charles Croughwell | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Michelle Croughwell | .... | stunts | |
| Corey Michael Eubanks | .... | stunts (as Corey Eubanks) | |
| Richie Gaona | .... | stunt performer | |
| Sean Graham | .... | stunts | |
| Yoshio Iizuka | .... | stunts | |
| Billy Morts | .... | stunts | |
| Jonathan Nosan | .... | stunts | |
| John Radcliff | .... | utility stunts (as Johnny Rad) | |
| Mika Saito | .... | stunts | |
| Spencer Sano | .... | stunts | |
| Nathan Siebring | .... | stunt performer | |
| Scott Sproule | .... | stunts | |
| Sonny Tipton | .... | stunts | |
| Darlene Ava Williams | .... | stunts (as Darlene Williams) | |
| Brian Avery | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Joni Avery | .... | stunt performer (uncredited) | |
| Jake Brake | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
| Ian Calip | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
| Brycen Counts | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
| Michael Forte | .... | stunt driver (uncredited) | |
| Adam Fox | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Derek Frey | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
| Ransom Gates | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
| Al Goto | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Al Goto | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
| Sean Graham | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
| Bill Little | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Denney Pierce | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Shaun Roberts | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
| Scott Sproule | .... | stunt rigger (uncredited) | |
| Ryan Welch | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
| Boni Yanagisawa | .... | utility stunts (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Bill Diaz | .... | supervising animator | |
| Denis Samoilov | .... | animator | |
Casting Department | |||
| Maryellen Aviano | .... | extras casting coordinator | |
| Dena Berman | .... | casting associate | |
| Janella Bersabal | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Barbara Harris | .... | voice casting | |
| Ingrid Jungermann | .... | casting assistant | |
| Ingrid Jungermann | .... | extras casting | |
| Kari Mills | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Karen Faith Rothwell | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Paige Wilbanks | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Deborah Ambrosino | .... | specialty costume keyperson | |
| Susan Antonelli | .... | set costumer | |
| Amy Arnold | .... | costumer | |
| Cha Blevins | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Christine Cantella | .... | costumer | |
| Lee Clayton | .... | costume cutter | |
| Lee Clayton | .... | tailor | |
| Janelle Cochrane | .... | costumer | |
| Ian Davis | .... | wardrobe | |
| Brenda Donoho | .... | set costumer | |
| Diana Edgmon | .... | costumer | |
| Daniel George | .... | costumer | |
| Zandra Harding | .... | daily set costumer | |
| Seth Hendrix | .... | costume production assistant | |
| Nancy Jarzynko | .... | costumer | |
| Jimmy Jay | .... | set costumer | |
| Rosalida Medina | .... | costumer | |
| Donna O'Neal | .... | key set costumer | |
| Alison Parker | .... | costumer | |
| Alice Powell | .... | seamstress | |
| Felipe Sanchez | .... | costume illustrator | |
| Thomas Sjolander | .... | embroidery | |
| Michelle Skoby | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Dale Wibben | .... | head cutter/fitter | |
| Joulles Wright | .... | set costumer | |
| Suzy Freeman | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
| Barry Kellogg | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Michel Aller | .... | first assistant editor (as Michel Markus) | |
| Meredith Apel | .... | assistant editor | |
| Steve Bowen | .... | color timer | |
| Ben Estrada | .... | digital colorist assistant | |
| Mo Henry | .... | negative cutter | |
| Curtis Lindersmith | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
| Nadia Naimi | .... | assistant editor: UK | |
| Joel Negron | .... | additional editor | |
| Marc Pattavina | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Julie Saegert | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Michael R. Taylor | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Rebecca Weigold | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Jeff Atmajian | .... | orchestrator | |
| Bob Badami | .... | music supervisor | |
| Steve Bartek | .... | orchestrator | |
| Jane Antonia Cornish | .... | orchestrator | |
| Isobel Griffiths | .... | orchestra contractor | |
| Jake Jackson | .... | score recordist | |
| Ernest Lee | .... | music score programmer | |
| Shie Rozow | .... | assistant music editor | |
| Dennis S. Sands | .... | music scoring mixer | |
| Ellen Segal | .... | music editor | |
| Edgardo Simone | .... | orchestrator | |
| David Slonaker | .... | orchestrator | |
| Jeanette Surga | .... | music editor: temp music | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Michael Antunez | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Don Baer | .... | driver | |
| Chris Basso | .... | production van driver operator | |
| Jon Bergholz | .... | driver | |
| Steve Humphrey | .... | picture car coordinator | |
| Kim Magruder | .... | driver | |
| Ron Parsell | .... | driver | |
| Cindi Randall | .... | driver | |
| Mike Robinson | .... | art driver | |
| Bob 'Smitty' Smith | .... | driver | |
| John H. Stephens | .... | driver | |
| Timothy Stephens | .... | driver | |
| Olivier Suffert | .... | production driver: Billy Crudup | |
| Rick Kamen | .... | picture vehicles (uncredited) | |
| Norman P. Martin | .... | picture vehicles (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2003-2004) (worldwide) (all media)
- Columbia Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
- Bontonfilm (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (2003) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Nordisk Film Distributors (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Prooptiki (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- LK-TEL (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Nelonen (2006) (2009) (Finland) (TV)
- Prooptiki Video (2004) (Greece) (VHS)
- RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
- Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (special visual effects and animation)
- Moving Picture Company (MPC) (additional visual effects)
- Stan Winston Studio (animatronic and makeup effects)
- Central Casting extras casting
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment cranes and dollies
- Direct Tools & Fasteners expendables
- EFilm digital intermediate
- Gearbox Sound and Vision additional ProTools systems supplied by
- Lightnin' Production Rentals transportation equipment
- Movie Movers transportation
- Pacific Title digital opticals
- Paskal Lighting lighting equipment
- Pivotal Post Avid editing equipment provided by
- Post Logic Studios digital film mastering
- Sony Classical soundtrack published by
- Sony Music Soundtrax soundtrack published by
- Sony Pictures Studios sound post-production
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"El gran pez" - Argentina, Mexico
"Apithanes istories" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Big Fish" - Spain
"Big Fish" - Finland
"Big Fish - Der Zauber, der ein Leben zur Legende macht" - Germany
"Big fish - Le storie di una vita incredibile" - Italy
"Big fish: La légende du gros poisson" - Canada (French title)
"Duza ryba" - Poland (imdb display title)
"Krupna riba" - Croatia
"Krupna riba" - Serbia (imdb display title)
"Nagy hal" - Hungary
"O Grande Peixe" - Portugal
"Peixe Grande" - Brazil (short title)
"Peixe Grande E Suas Histórias Maravilhosas" - Brazil
"Suur kala" - Estonia
"Velká ryba" - Czech Republic
"Velká ryba" - Slovakia
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"Apithanes istories" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Big Fish" - Spain
"Big Fish" - Finland
"Big Fish - Der Zauber, der ein Leben zur Legende macht" - Germany
"Big fish - Le storie di una vita incredibile" - Italy
"Big fish: La légende du gros poisson" - Canada (French title)
"Duza ryba" - Poland (imdb display title)
"Krupna riba" - Croatia
"Krupna riba" - Serbia (imdb display title)
"Nagy hal" - Hungary
"O Grande Peixe" - Portugal
"Peixe Grande" - Brazil (short title)
"Peixe Grande E Suas Histórias Maravilhosas" - Brazil
"Suur kala" - Estonia
"Velká ryba" - Czech Republic
"Velká ryba" - Slovakia
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference
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Runtime:
125 min
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Aspect Ratio:
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Certification:
Netherlands:MG6 | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Malaysia:U | Spain:T | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Germany:6 (f) | Sweden:11 | Peru:PT | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Norway:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:L
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Trivia:
Even though Young Edward lands in Korea, the ventriloquist and his puppet speak in Tagalog (language of the Philippines) while the Siamese twins and Edward speak in Cantonese (a Chinese dialect). The soldiers who pull the ventriloquist off the stage speak Mandarin Chinese (language of mainland China and Taiwan) while the other soldiers speak in Korean.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene when Edward first sees Sandra, and time stops, there is a woman swinging hula hoops. At first, she holds the hula hoop with her hand at the top, but when Edward goes through the hula hoop to get to Sandra, she is holding it from the side.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Young Ed Bloom:There are some fish that cannot be caught. It's not that they are faster or stronger than other fish, they're just touched by something extra.
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Young Ed Bloom:There are some fish that cannot be caught. It's not that they are faster or stronger than other fish, they're just touched by something extra.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Repo Men/The Bounty Hunter/The Runaways (#2.11)" (2010)See more »
Soundtrack:
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I've had high hopes for this movie since I first heard about it some time ago. After all, most of the Tim Burton movies I've seen (barring Planet of the Apes) have been really wonderful. To say the least, Big Fish did not disappoint me. The story - by no means complex or suspenseful - was simple enough to allow the viewer to really take in the fantasy and mythology in Edward Bloom's tales. One didn't need a surprise ending or secret identities to make this film enjoyable. Rather, it was the simplicity and universal nature of the story that made it interesting. While some reviews have mentioned that the film can seem choppy at times, I didn't see this at all. The transition seemed smooth and logical, and while sometimes I found myself wishing for more scenes of younger Edward Bloom, I never felt bored by any of the movie. Nothing seemed to 'drag'. I was also quite impressed with the quality of acting in nearly the entire cast. Billy Crudup didn't really hit his stride until the end, but he was tolerable through the first three-quarters of the movie. Albert Finney did a great job of portraying a lion on his last legs, bigger than his body but unable to show it. Jessica Lange was amazing and added the emotional oomph that Billy Crudup often failed to provide. And while Ewan McGregor's role was not particularly difficult, at no point did he overplay the character, and his accent (to my ear anyway) never slipped. Though this wasn't as dark as Sleepy Hollow or as bizarre as Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice, Big Fish definitely had the Tim Burton touch in its scenery. The colors - whether dull for Elder Bloom's time or bright for Younger Bloom - matched the mood perfectly, and everywhere you looked (especially in Bloom the Younger's timeframe) there was something else to marvel at. Tim Burton fans will not be disappointed.