Big fish
by
 
Zanuck, Richard D., film producer.

Title
Big fish

Alternate title
French title: Légende du gros poisson

Author
Zanuck, Richard D., film producer.
 
Cohen, Bruce, 1961- film producer.
 
Jinks, Dan, film producer.
 
August, John, screenwriter.
 
Burton, Tim, 1958- film director.
 
McGregor, Ewan, 1971- actor.
 
Finney, Albert, 1936-2019, actor.
 
Crudup, Billy, 1968- actor.
 
Lange, Jessica, actor.
 
Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- actor.
 
Lohman, Alison, 1979- actor.
 
Guillaume, Robert, actor.
 
Cotillard, Marion, 1975- actor.
 
Buscemi, Steve, 1957- actor.
 
DeVito, Danny, actor.
 
Rousselot, Philippe, 1945- director of photography.
 
Lebenzon, Chris, editor of moving image work.
 
Elfman, Danny, composer.
 
Atwood, Colleen, costume designer.
 
Gassner, Dennis, production designer.
 
Wallace, Daniel, 1959-
 
Columbia Pictures, presenter.
 
Jinks/Cohen Company, production company.
 
Zanuck Company, production company.
 
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
 
Sony Pictures Entertainment Company,

Summary
William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth.

Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference.
 
CHV rating: PG.

General Note
Based on the novel: Big fish / by Daniel Wallace.
 
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
 
Special features (52 min.): optional audio commentary by Burton; "Edward Bloom at large" featurette (9 min.); "Amos at the Circus" featurette (with Danny DeVito, 5 min.); "Fathers and sons" featurette (7 min.); "Tim Burton : storyteller" making-of featurette (7 min.); "A fairytale world" featurette (10 min.); "Creature features" featurette about Stan Winston Studios (6 min.); "The author's journey" featurette (with Daniel Wallace & John August, 8 min.); "The finer points" trivia quiz (about the career of Tim Burton); trailer (in previews: 3 min.).

Contents
"Academy Award nominee: Best Original Score (Danny Elfman) -- 4 Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture, Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actor."

Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre
Feature films.
 
Fantasy films.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Personal Subject
Wallace, Daniel, 1959--Film adaptations.

Subject Term
Terminally ill parents -- Drama.
 
Fathers and sons -- Drama.
 
Tall tales -- Drama.

Author(s)
Zanuck, Richard D.,
 
Cohen, Bruce, 1961-
 
Jinks, Dan,
 
August, John,
 
Burton, Tim, 1958-
 
McGregor, Ewan, 1971-
 
Finney, Albert, 1936-2019,
 
Crudup, Billy, 1968-
 
Lange, Jessica,
 
Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
 
Lohman, Alison, 1979-
 
Guillaume, Robert,
 
Cotillard, Marion, 1975-
 
Buscemi, Steve, 1957-
 
DeVito, Danny,
 
Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-
 
Lebenzon, Chris,
 
Elfman, Danny,
 
Atwood, Colleen,
 
Gassner, Dennis,
 
Wallace, Daniel, 1959-

Added Corporate Author
Columbia Pictures,
 
Jinks/Cohen Company,
 
Zanuck Company,
 
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
 
Sony Pictures Entertainment Company,

Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,

Publication Date
2004
 
2003

ISBN
9781404930384

Publication Information
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2004]
 
©2004

Call Number
DVD BIGFISH


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