Big Fish
An adventure as big as life itself.
Rating: 7.7 out of 10TMDB(8K votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Score (2004)
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Box office
Grossed $123M worldwide, about 1.8 times its $70M budget
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Based on
Based on Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
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Filming locations
Filmed in Alabama
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Setting
Set in Paris and Alabama
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Music
Music by Danny Elfman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Philippe Rousselot
Details
- Director
- Writers
- John AugustScreenplay
- Daniel WallaceNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 10, 2003
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $70M
- Revenue
- $123.2M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Ewan McGregorEd Bloom (young)
Albert FinneyEd Bloom (senior)
Billy CrudupWill Bloom
Jessica LangeSandra Bloom (senior)
Helena Bonham CarterJenny (young & senior) / The Witch
Alison LohmanSandra Bloom (young)
Robert GuillaumeDr. Bennett (senior)
Marion CotillardJosephine
Matthew McGroryKarl the Giant
David DenmanDon Price (age 18-22)
Missi PyleMildred
Loudon Wainwright IIIBeamen
Ada TaiPing
Arlene TaiJing
Steve BuscemiNorther Winslow
Danny DeVitoAmos Calloway
Deep RoyMr. Soggybottom- Perry WalstonEd Bloom (age 10)
Hailey Anne NelsonJenny (age 8)- Grayson StoneWill Bloom (age 6-8)
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