Big Fish (2003)
Big Fish (2003)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Ewan McGregor
Ed Bloom (young)
Albert Finney
Ed Bloom (senior)
Billy Crudup
Will Bloom
Jessica Lange
Sandra Bloom (senior)
Helena Bonham Carter
Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch
Alison Lohman
Sandra Bloom (young)
Robert Guillaume
Dr. Bennett (senior)
Marion Cotillard
Josephine
Matthew McGrory
Karl the Giant
David Denman
Don Price (age 18-22)
Missi Pyle
Mildred
Loudon Wainwright III
Beamen
Ada Tai
Ping
Arlene Tai
Jing
Steve Buscemi
Norther Winslow
Danny DeVito
Amos Calloway
Deep Roy
Mr. Soggybottom
Perry Walston
Ed Bloom (age 10)
Hailey Anne Nelson
Jenny (age 8)
Grayson Stone
Will Bloom (age 6-8)
R. Keith Harris
Ed's Father
Karla Droege
Ed's Mother
Zac Gardner
Zacky Price (age 10)
John Lowell
Don Price (age 12)
Darrell Vanterpool
Wilbur (age 10)
Miley Cyrus
Ruthie (age 8)
Joseph Humphrey
Little Brave
Morgan Grace Jarrett
Will's Date
Sallie Hedrick
Pretty Girl
Charles McLawhorn
Mayor
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Sharecropper
Savanna James
Little Girl
Billy Redden
Banjo man
James DeForest Parker
Shotgun Toter
Russell Hodgkinson
Some Farmer
Don Young
Shephard
Jayne Morgan
Townsperson
David Ramsey
Townsperson
Greg Hohn
Townsperson
Zach Hanner
Cashier
George McArthur
Colossus
Jeff Campbell
Jump Leader
Lawrence Sykkmon
Chinese Emcee
Bonnie Johnson
Teller Woman
Howard Houston Jr.
Piano Student
Joanne Pankow
Heavy Set Nurse
Trevor Gagnon
Will's son
Jacob Radford
Kid
Karlos Walkes
Dr. Bennett (young)
Cathy Berry
Lobster Woman
John Fugate
Side Show Barker
Daniel Wallace
Econ Professor / Novel
Metz Duites
Ventriloquist
Vincent J. Ybiernas
Asian Officer
Barry C. Harvard
Chicken Plant Operator
Edward Aldag
Municipal Dump Owner
Michael Garnet Stewart
Auctioneer
C. Alan Rawlins Sr.
Pretty Man / Key Grip
Jake Brake
Old Zacky
Bevin Kaye
River Woman / Stunts
L.C. Holt
Spectre Citizen (uncredited)
Will Thomas
Spectre Citizen (uncredited)
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Roy Barnes
Art Direction
Richard L. Johnson
Art Direction
Dan Jinks
Producer
Jean-Michel Ducourty
Art Direction
Arne Schmidt
Executive Producer
Denise Chamian
Casting
Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
Bruce Cohen
Producer
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
John August
Screenplay
Tim Burton
Director
Jack Johnson
Art Direction
Robert Fechtman
Art Direction
Philippe Gallichet
Chef
Debra James
Unit Production Manager
Matthew Harrison
Foley Editor
Donna O'Neal
Key Set Costumer
Greg P. Russell
Sound mixer
Bob Badami
Music Supervisor
Dennis J. Lootens
Rigging Gaffer
Zade Rosenthal
Still Photographer
Guy Ferrandis
Still Photographer
Janna Stern
Script Supervisor
Mary Ellen Mark
Still Photographer
Jack English
Gaffer
Dorothy J. Pearl
Makeup Artist
Sherri Bramlett
Hairstylist
James M. Davis
Construction Foreman
Dawn Brown
Set Designer
Alice Powell
Seamstress
Petur Hliddal
Production Sound Mixer
David Guilbeau
Craft Service
Meyerer Miller
Production Office Assistant
Pedro Barquin
Stunts
Michel Aller
First Assistant Editor
Dennis S. Sands
Scoring Mixer
Ted Caplan
Sound Effects Editor
Domi Piturro
3D Supervisor
Jeff Passanante
Construction Coordinator
Val Drake
Sculptor
Bill Diaz
Supervising Animator
Robin Citrin
Location Manager
Dennis Gassner
Production Design
Robert Ruiz
First Assistant Camera
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Rohan Claassen
Visual Effects
Neal Norton
Steadicam Operator
Linda De Andrea
Hair Department Head
Jean Ann Black
Makeup Department Head
Cynthia Onrubia
Choreographer
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Christina Ann Wilson
Assistant Art Director
Ben Shepherd
CGI Supervisor
Jos'h Hancher
Loader
John B. Clarey III
Propmaker
Michael J. Flynn
Greensman
David Norris
Camera Operator
Carla Meyer
Dialect Coach
Charles Croughwell
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Bowen
Color Timer
Chris Cummings
Art Department Coordinator
Scott Troha
Leadman
John Radcliff
Utility Stunts
Carl Fischer
Boom Operator
John E. Sasaki
Digital Compositors
Sara Philpott
Set Dressing Supervisor
Paddy Eason
Digital Effects Supervisor
Evan Schiff
Systems Administrators & Support
Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor
Visual Effects Producer
Michelle Skoby
Assistant Costume Designer
May Porter
Stand In
Dena Berman
Casting Associate
Geraldine Niche
Production Coordinator
Chamonix Bosch
Set Production Assistant
Christine Bodelot
Production Accountant
Jeff Atmajian
Orchestrator
Susan Antonelli
Set Costumer
Julie Saegert
Post Production Assistant
Steve Rhee
Visual Effects Editor
Kevin Scott Mack
Visual Effects Supervisor
John Eric Seay
Prop Maker
Timothy Michael Cairns
Quality Control Supervisor
Cha Blevins
Costume Supervisor
Tommy Harper
Second Unit
Bryan Booth
Electrician
Stephen Eno
Painter
Steve Humphrey
Picture Car Coordinator
Tina Canny
Projection
Michael Antunez
Transportation Coordinator
Jacky Hardouin
Carpenter
Taylor Bennett
Scenic Artist
Eileen Peterson
Unit Publicist
J. Wayne Parker
Rigging Grip / Key Rigging Grip
Katterli Frauenfelder
Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Keith Marbory
Special Effects Supervisor
Benjamin Edelberg
Leadman
Robert Dawson
Title Graphics
Larry Hopkins
Sound Mixer
Stan Parks
Special Effects
Denis Samoilov
Animation
Gabriel Solana
Makeup Effects
Gloria Belz
Makeup Artist
Melissa Lytle
Assistant Sound Editor
Mark Berrow
Musician
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Rémy Boudet
Title Designer
Felipe Sanchez
Costume Illustrator
Colin Drobnis
Visual Effects Technical Director
Jack Blanchard
Set Dresser
Kerin Ferallo
Assistant Production Coordinator
Teri E. Dorman
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Ingrid Jungermann
Casting Assistant
Aaron Sims
Character Designer
Lee Clayton
Tailor
Rick Chavez
Assistant Property Master
Kevin Flatow
Assistant Production Manager
Vanessa Mujica
Third Assistant Director
Craig Berkey
Sound Effects Designer
Kimberly Harris
Supervising ADR Editor
Darryl Humber
Dolly Grip
Susan Dawes
Dialogue Editor
Jerry Moss
Property Master
Paul McGhee
Digital Color Timer
Curtis Lindersmith
Digital Intermediate Editor
Janella Bersabal
Extras Casting Assistant
Carlos De La Torre
Second Second Assistant Director
Dawn Blacksten
Assistant Location Manager
James Babineaux
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Stéphanie Champault
Second Assistant Director
Murray Barber
Digital Compositor
Michael Elson
Head of Production
Ségolène Amice Lagny
Production Secretary
Riko Schatke
Best Boy Grip
Meredith Apel
Assistant Editor
Joseph P. Hurt
Assistant Makeup Artist
Ben Estrada
Digital Colorist
Jeff W. Curtis
Grip
Marianne Shiffrar
Payroll Accountant
Howard London
ADR Mixer
Rick Baca
First Assistant Accountant
Don Baer
Driver
Dianne Chadwick
Graphic Designer
Lindsay MacGowan
Effects Supervisor
Niamh Murphy
Textile Artist
Amy Arnold
Costumer
Chris Baker
Storyboard Artist
Michael Forte
Stunt Driver
Mary Small
Catering
Scott Berrie
Production Assistant
Dean Zanuck
Production Executive
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 25, 2003
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 5m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$70,000,000
Box Office$123,200,000
Filming LocationsAlabama, United States
Genres
Wiki.
Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy drama film directed by Tim Burton, and based on the 1998 novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions 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.
Screenwriter John August read a manuscript of the novel six months before it was published and convinced Columbia Pictures to acquire the rights. August began adapting the novel while producers negotiated with Steven Spielberg who planned to direct after finishing Minority Report (2002). Spielberg considered Jack Nicholson for the role of Edward Bloom, but eventually dropped the project to focus on Catch Me If You Can (2002). Tim Burton and Richard D. Zanuck took over after completing Planet of the Apes (2001) and brought Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney on board.
The film's theme of reconciliation between a dying father and his son had special significance for Burton, as his father had died in 2000 and his mother in 2002, a month before he signed on to direct. Big Fish was shot on location in Alabama in a series of fairy tale vignettes evoking the tone of a Southern Gothic fantasy. Big Fish premiered on December 4, 2003, at the Hammerstein Ballroom and was released in limited capacity on December 10, 2003, by Columbia Pictures followed by a wide release on January 9, 2004. It garnered mostly positive reviews from critics and was a moderate box office success, grossing $122.9 million against a $70 million budget. The film received award nominations in multiple film categories, including four Golden Globe Award nominations, seven nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, two Saturn Award nominations, and an Oscar and a Grammy Award nomination for Danny Elfman's original score. The set for the town of Spectre still remains and can be found in Wetumpka, Alabama, at Jackson Lake Island.