Big Fish

Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy adventure comedy-drama movie based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace. The movie was directed by Tim Burton, produced by Richard D. Zanuck.

Plot[change | change source]

Edward Bloom (played by Albert Finney), a former traveling salesman from the Southern United States with a gift for storytelling, now confined to his deathbed. Bloom's estranged son, a journalist named Will (played by Billy Crudup), attempts to mend their relationship as his dying father relates tall tales of his eventful life as a young adult (played by Ewan McGregor).

Cast[change | change source]

Ewan McGregor as Edward Bloom (young)
Albert Finney as Edward Bloom (senior)
Billy Crudup as Will Bloom
Jessica Lange as Sandra Bloom (senior)
Helena Bonham Carter as Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch
Alison Lohman as Sandra Bloom (young), née Templeton
Robert Guillaume as Dr. Bennett (senior)
Marion Cotillard as Joséphine
Missi Pyle as Mildred
Matthew McGrory as Karl the Giant
David Denman as Don Price (age 18–22)
Loudon Wainwright III as Beamen
Steve Buscemi as Norther Winslow
Danny DeVito as Amos Calloway
Deep Roy as Mr. Soggybottom
Miley Cyrus as Ruthie (age 8)

Awards[change | change source]

The movie received award nominations in multiple movie categories, including four Golden Globe Award nominations, seven nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, two Saturn Award nominations, and an Academy Award and a Grammy Award nomination for Danny Elfman's original score.

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