What is Big Fish?
{{italictitle}} '''''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== 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== * [[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== 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. ==Other websites== {{Wikiquote}} * {{Official website|http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/bigfish/index.html}} * {{IMDb title|0319061|Big Fish}} * {{Allmovie title|290352|Big Fish}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|1127787-big_fish|Big Fish}} * {{Mojo title|bigfish|Big Fish}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060523060825/http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/specialreports/BigFish/index.html ''Big Fish'']