Big fish / Columbia Pictures presents a Jinks/Cohen Company-A Zanuck Company Production, a Tim Burton film.

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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. Still do...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Columbia Pictures Corporation Zanuck Company Jinks/Cohen Company Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Cohen, Bruce, 1961- Jinks, Dan Zanuck, Richard D. August, John Burton, Tim, 1958- McGregor, Ewan, 1971- Finney, Albert, 1936-2019 Crudup, Billy, 1968- Lange, Jessica Lohman, Alison, 1979- Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- Guillaume, Robert Cotillard, Marion, 1975- McGrory, Matthew, 1973-2005 Rousselot, Philippe, 1945- Lebenzon, Chris Elfman, Danny Atwood, Colleen Gassner, Dennis Wallace, Daniel, 1959-
Language:	English French
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English or dubbed French dialogue, French subtitles. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, ℗2004, ©2003.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Fathers and sons > Drama. Tall tales. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 2 hr. 5 min.) : digital., color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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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. Still doubting the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property.
Note:	Title from container. Based on the book "Big fish: a novel of mythic proportions" by Daniel Wallace. Special features: four film featurettes: "Tim Burton: storyteller", "A fairytale world" "Creature features - the magic of Stan Winston Studos, "The author's journey" - Daniel Wallace's story from page to screen; three character features: "Edward Bloom at large" - take a look at the larger than life world of Edward Bloom, "Amos at the Circus" - Danny DeVito takes viewers through the Calloway Circus, "Fathers and sons" - examines the father and son dynamic; audio commentary with Tim Burton; the finer points - a Tim Burton trivia quiz; interactive trivia game." Videorecording.
Call Number:	AQ4 D0035933 VideoDVD PN1995.9.F34 B54 2004 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference.
ISBN:	9781404930384 1404930388
Credits:	Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music, Danny Elfman ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dennis Gassner ; visual effects supervisor, Kevin Scott Mack ; special effects supervisor, Hans Metz ; producers, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Richard D. Zanuck ; screenplay, John August ; director, Tim Burton.
System Details:	DVD, Region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround.
Cast:	Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena Bonham Carter, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Matthew McGrory, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito.