| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. |
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Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace. |
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Special features: commentary by director Tim Burton ; Tim Burton featurettes ; 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); Tim Burton: storyteller (how Big fish was made); A fairytale world (the importance of fairytales and myths and how these elements were incorporated into Big fish); Creature features (explore Stan Winston Studios); the author's journey (Daniel Wallace and John August discuss the origins and inspirations for Big fish); The finer points (A Tim Burton trivia quiz) |
| 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. |
| Cast |
Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito. |
| Summary |
The story revolves around a dying father and his son. Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites. In his later years, he remains a mystery to his son, William, who begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing tales. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85) presentation; Dolby digital. |
| Language |
English (5.1 Dolby digital sound) or French (Dolby surround) dialogue with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Wallace, Daniel, 1959- -- Film adaptations.
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Terminally ill parents -- Drama.
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Fathers and sons -- Drama.
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Tall tales -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Magic realist films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Burton, Tim, 1958-
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Zanuck, Richard D.
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Cohen, Bruce, 1961-
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Jinks, Dan.
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August, John.
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McGregor, Ewan, 1971-
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Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
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Crudup, Billy, 1968-
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Lange, Jessica.
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Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
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Lohman, Alison, 1979-
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Guillaume, Robert.
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Cotillard, Marion, 1975-
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Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-
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Buscemi, Steve, 1957-
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DeVito, Danny.
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Wallace, Daniel, 1959-
Big fish.
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Columbia Pictures.
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Zanuck Company.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1404930388 |
| Standard No. |
043396008373 |
| Music No. |
00837 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
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