Big Fish (2003)
Coming Out at 25 December 2003 in theaters.
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Big Fish is fantasy drama film based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace. The film was directed by Tim Burton and stars Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, and Marion Cotillard. Other roles are performed by Steve Buscemi, Helena Bonham Carter, Matthew McGrory, Alison Lohman, and Danny DeVito among others.
Edward Bloom (Finney), a former traveling salesman in the Southern United States with a gift for storytelling, is now confined to his deathbed. Will (Crudup), his estranged son, attempts to mend their relationship as Bloom relates tall tales of his eventful life as a young adult (portrayed by McGregor in the flashback scenes).
At Will Bloom’s wedding party, his father Edward recalls the day Will was born, claiming he caught an enormous catfish using his wedding ring as bait. Will, having heard these stories all his life, believes them to be lies and falls out with his father. Three years later, Edward is stricken with cancer, so Will and his pregnant French wife Joséphine return to the town of Ashton, Alabama to spend time with his father. During the plane ride, Will recalls a story of Edward’s childhood encounter with a witch, who shows him his death in her glass eye. Edward, in spite of his illness, continues to tell the story of his life to Will and Joséphine. He claims to have once been bedridden for three years due to his rapid growth spurts. He then became a locally famous sportsman before being driven by his ambition to leave his hometown. He sets out into the world with a misunderstood giant, Karl, who was terrorizing the town by eating livestock from the surrounding farms. Edward and Karl find a fork in the road and travel down separate paths. Edward follows a path through a swamp and discovers the secret town of Spectre, the cheery locals claiming he was expected. There, he befriends Ashton poet Norther Winslow and the mayor’s daughter Jenny. However, Edward leaves Spectre, unwilling to settle down but promising Jenny he will return.
Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Daniel Wallace (novel), John August
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume
Cast:
| Ewan McGregor | … | Ed Bloom – Young |
| Albert Finney | … | Ed Bloom – Senior |
| Billy Crudup | … | Will Bloom |
| Jessica Lange | … | Sandra Bloom – Senior |
| Helena Bonham Carter | … | Jenny – Young / Jenny – Senior / The Witch |
| Alison Lohman | … | Sandra Bloom – Young |
| Robert Guillaume | … | Dr. Bennett – Senior |
| Marion Cotillard | … | Josephine Bloom |
| 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 |
| 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 | … | Pretty Man |
| Jake Brake | … | Old Zacky |
| Bevin Kaye | … | River Woman |
| Hélène Cardona | … | Secretary (voice) |
| Chris Cate | … | Spectre Citizen |
| John Collier | … | Parade Spectator |
| Ransom Gates | … | Big Butt Clown |
| Michael Griffiths | … | Spontaneous Dancer |
| Haley Hill | … | Little Girl |
| L.C. Holt | … | Spectre Citizen |
| James Russell Lingerfelt | … | Spectre Citizen |
| Shannon McCrory | … | Spectre Dancer |
| Mark McWhorter | … | Army Officer |
| Matthew D. Miller | … | ’50s Farmer |
| Priscilla Monnier | … | Spectre’s Dancing Girl |
| Darlene Moore | … | County Fair Patron |
| Gary Newton | … | Circus Announcer / Contortionist / Korean Fighter (voice) |
| Benjamin Plaut | … | Circus Patron |
| Adam Ragsdale | … | Misshaped Shadow in Circus Crowd |
| Cade Saint | … | Mourner |
| Michael Shunnarah | … | Circus Worker John |
| Bruce Snowdon | … | Fat Man in Circus |
| Robin Steele | … | College Student |
| Will Thomas | … | Spectre Citizen |
| John Thornhill | … | ’70s Carnival Worker |
| Shayne Tingle | … | Paratrooper |
| Jacob Williams | … | Townsperson with Bat |
| Phil Wright | … | Circus Strongman |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia
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