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Big Fish (2003)


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PG-13 | 2 hr 5 mins | Drama, Adventure, Adaptation | Now Playing |Box Office Total: $66.2M

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Synopsis:
As an eight-year old confined to bed because of a preternatural growing spurt, Edward Bloom occupies himself by reading the entire World Book Encyclopedia. He is taken in particular with an article about goldfish, in which he learns that "if goldfish are kept in a small bowl, they will remain small. With more space, the fish can double, triple or quadruple its size." Ten years later, after becoming one of the most popular young men in Ashton, Alabama, he realizes that--like the goldfish--in order for him to grow he must leave home and explore the world. And thus, an improbable and mythic journey begins. Many years and countless adventures later, Bloom is well known as a teller of tall tales about his colorful life as a less than ordinary young man, when his wanderlust took him around the world and back again. His mythic exploits range from the delightful to the surreal, interweaving epic sagas about giants and werewolves, conjoined Korean lounge singers, a witch with a glass eye that can see the future--and of course, a big fish that refuses to be caught. Bloom’s fabled stories charm everyone he encounters except his son Will, who has also left home but in this case to get out from under his father’s considerable shadow. When Edward becomes ill and his wife, Sandra, tries to reconcile them, Will embarks on his own personal journey trying to separate the myth from the reality of his father’s life and come to terms with the man’s giant feats and great failings.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/10/2003
Studio Credit
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group Studio
Director Credit
Tim Burton Director
Cast Credit
Ewan McGregor Edward Bloom (young)
Albert Finney Edward Bloom (senior)
Billy Crudup William Bloom
Jessica Lange Sandy 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
Zachary Gardner Zacky Price (age 10)
John Lowell Don Price (age 12)
Darrell Vanterpool Wilbur (age 10)
Destiny Hope Cyrus Ruthie (age 8)
Joseph Humphrey Little Brave
Morgan 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 Townsfolk
David Ramsey Townsfolk
Greg Hohn Townsfolk
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 Ybiernas Asian Officer
Barry C Harvard Chicken Plant Owner
Edward Aldag Municipal Dump Owner
Michael Garnet Stewart Auctioneer
Alan Rawlins Pretty Man
Jake Brake Old Zacky
Bevin Kaye River Woman
Production Credits Credit
Katterli Frauenfelder Associate Producer
Richard D. Zanuck Producer
Arne L Schmidt Executive Producer
Dan Jinks Producer
Bruce Cohen Producer
Production Companies Credit
Zanuck Company, The Production Company
Jinks/Cohen Company Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Domestic Video Distributor
Locations  
Alabama, USA  
Writer Credit
Daniel Wallace Source Material
John August Screenplay
Accounting Credit
Marianne Shiffrar Accountant
Nadine Wilson Production Accountant
Megan Mathews Assistant Production Accountant
Rick Baca Assistant Accountant
Christine Bodelot Production Accountant
Jon Copley Assistant Accountant
Robert Miller Production Accountant
Art Department Credit
Chris Cummings Art Department Coordinator
Ben Edelberg Model Maker
Daniel J Gillooly Greensman - Greens Coordinator
Dennis Glassner Production Designer
Richard L Johnson Art Director - Supervising Art Director
Quentin Matthys Set Dresser - Fixtures Foreman
Dawn Brown Manser Set Designer
Warren Manser Illustrator
Jon Nicholson Dresser
Scott Troha Leadman
James Van Houten Sculptor - Sculpting Foreman
Christina Wilson Assistant Art Director
James J. Passanante Painter - Paint Foreman
Christopher Baker Storyboard Artist
Nancy Haigh Set Decorator
Daniel Clancy Assistant Set Decorator
Jonathan Short Set Designer
Jack Johnson Art Director
Robert E Loring Greensman - Greens Foreman
Scott Lukowski Model Maker
Michael Anthony Jackson Illustrator
Brett Phillips Set Designer
Roy Barnes Art Director
Pedro Barquin Greensman
Robert Fechtman Art Director
Jean-Michel Hugon Art Director
Casting Credit
Denise Chamian Casting
Maryellen Roberts Extras Casting
Dena Berman Casting Associate
Barbara Harris Voice Casting
Tracy Kilpatrick Location Casting
Craft Services Credit
Peter D'Amato Craft Service
Film Camera Credit
Pamela Rittelmeyer Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Zade Rosenthal Photography - Still Photographer
Josh Hancher Loader
Neal Norton Camera Operator
Daniel P Moore Video
Steve Bowen Color Timer
Philippe Rousselot Director of Photography
Xiomara Comrie Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Paul McGhee Color Timer
Management Credit
Dawn Guinta Manager - Manager, Interactive Compositing
Amit Agrawal Manager - Software Engineering Department Manager
Rachael Phillips Manager - Manager, Digital Production
Robin Linn Manager
Mary Borlik Manager - Manager, Production Resources
Nathan Eriksen Manager - Manager, Production Services
Music Credit
Marc Mann Music Engineer - MIDI Supervision
Bing Crosby Song Performer
Isobel Griffiths Music Contractor - Orchestra Contractor
Nick Ingman Music Conductor
Dennis Sands Score Mixing
Dennis Sands Score Recording
Ellen Segal Music Editor
John Newton Lyrics
Harry Akst Song
Bob Badami Music Supervisor
Steve Bartek Orchestrations
Danny Elfman Music
Danny Elfman Music Producer
Jeff Atmajian Orchestrations
Ludwig Van Beethoven Music
Dock Boggs Song Performer
Adam Kasper Music Producer
Shie Rozow Music Editor
Marc Mann Music Engineer - MIDI Recording
Sam Lewis Song
Buddy Holly Song Performer
David Slonaker Orchestrations
Joe Young Song
Edgardo Simone Orchestrations
Elvis Presley Song Performer
Louis Elbel Song
Arthur Smith Song
Bobbi Page Song Performer
Candice Rumph Song Performer
Dock Boggs Song
The Vogues Song Performer
Jacques Offenbach Song
Julius Fucik Song
The Allman Brothers Band Song Performer
Canned Heat Song Performer
Buddy Holly Song
Norman Petty Song
Pearl Jam Song Performer
Elvis Presley Song
Otis Blackwell Song
Danny Elfman Song
John August Song
Allen Reynolds Song
Dickey Betts Song
Wilbert Harrison Song
Eddie Vedder Song
Physical Effects Credit
Charles Croughwell Stunt Coordinator
John Cherevka Puppeteer
Michelle Croughwell Stunts
Sean Graham Stunts
Richard Joseph Landon Puppeteer
Shane Mahan Puppeteer
William Morts Stunts
Matt Heimlich Puppeteer
Spencer Sano Stunts
Sonny Tipton Stunts
Lindsay MacGowan Puppeteer
Brian K Namanny Puppeteer
Corey Eubanks Stunts
Yoshio Iizuka Stunts
Mika Saito Stunts
Scott Sproule Stunts
Darlene Ava Williams Stunts
Production Management Credit
Jean Nakahara Assistant Production Coordinator
Debra James Unit Production Manager
John H Findley III Assistant Location Manager
Janna Stern Script Supervisor
Lisa Swain Production Coordinator
Robin A. Citrin Location Manager
Katterli Frauenfelder Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Jean-Pierre Avice Unit Production Manager
Geraldine Niche Production Coordinator
Kerin Ferallo Assistant Production Coordinator
Thomas Harper Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Raine Hall Assistant Location Manager
Craig McCraw Assistant Location Manager
Robert Skidmore ('Skid') Assistant Director - Second Second Assistant Director
Carlos De La Torre Assistant Director - Additional Second Assistant Director
Publicity Credit
Eileen Peterson Unit Publicist - Unit Publicity
Sound Credit
Kimberly Harris ADR Editor - Supervising ADR Editor
Gary A. Hecker Foley Artist
Michael Rayle Sound - Cable
Steve F Price Assistant Sound Editor
Jeremy Peirson Sound Effects Editor
Howard London ADR
Victoria Martin Foley Editor - Supervising Foley Editor
Carl Fischer Boom Operator
Dan Sharp Rerecording Mixer
Brian Ruberg Foley Mixer
Craig Berkey Sound Effects
Petur Hliddal Sound Mixer
Skip Lievsay Supervising Sound Editor
Ted Caplan Sound Effects Editor
Catherine Rose Foley Artist
Brian P Williams Rerecording Mixer
Melissa Lytle Assistant Sound Editor
Kevin O'Connell Sound Mixer - Supervising Sound Mixer
Matthew Harrison Foley Editor
Ezra Dweck Sound Effects Editor
David Wolowic Assistant Sound Editor
Greg P Russell Sound Mixer - Supervising Sound Mixer
Visual Effects Credit
Kevin Metz Special Effects Technician
Steve Rhee Visual Effects Editor
Dennis Webb Effects Supervisor - I/O Film Supervisor
Bradford S Simonsen Visual Effects - Visual Effects Digital Production Manager
Hans Metz Special Effects Supervisor
Seth Maury CG Supervisor
Shane Mahan Special Effects - Effects Artist
Matt Heimlich Mechanical Special Effects - Key Mechanical Designer
Creola Jones Software Engineer - Systems Administrator
Robert Dawson Titles - Title Design
Steven Eric Giesler Background Painter - Character Texture Painter
Nicolle Cornute Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscoping Artist
Bill Diaz Character Animation - Lead Character Animator
Colin Drobnis Digital Effects Artist - Color & Lighting
Todd Boyce Animator - FX Animator
Dianne Chadwick Graphic Designer
Christian Bouyer Modelmaker - Modeler
Max Bruce CGI Artist - CG Lighting Lead
Victoria Alonso Visual Effects Producer
Kevin Mack Visual Effects Supervisor
Stan Parks Special Effects Coordinator
Colin Drobnis Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Michael Duhatschek Modelmaker - Modeler
Sean C Cunningham Animator - FX Animator
Jenny Fulle Visual Effects Producer - Visual Effects Executive Producer
Richard L Hill Special Effects Supervisor
Lindsay MacGowan Effects Supervisor
Jennifer Jung Kim Background Painter - Texture Painter
Lea Lambert Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscoping Artist
Lutz Muller CGI Artist - CG Look Development Lead
David Rohrer Special Effects Technician
Denis Samoilov Character Animation - CG Character Animator
John Rosengrant Special Effects - Key Artist
Eddie Soria Visual Effects - Visual Effects Digital Associate Coordinator
Ned Wilson Visual Effects - Lead Production Services Technician
Allen Ruilova Animator - FX Animator
Brian Schindler Character Animation - CG Character Animator
J Alan Scott Effects Supervisor
Tony VanDenecker Special Effects Technician
Adrian Iler Digital Effects Artist - Color & Lighting
Michael Kaelin Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscoping Artist
Rick Grandy CGI Artist - Digital Character Lead
Adrian Iler Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Robert Shrider Animator - FX Animator
Andrea Lackey Pace Visual Effects - Production Services Technician
Mitch Cockerham Character Animation - Character Technical TD
Thomas Weinacker Special Effects Technician
Rob Blue CGI Artist - Interactive Compositing Artist
Christian Boudman CGI Artist - Interactive Compositing Artist
Mark Hall Animator - FX Animator
Chikako Terashita Visual Effects - Production Services Technician
Blaine Kennison Digital Effects Artist - Color & Lighting
Blaine Kennison Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Lisa Deaner CGI Artist - Interactive Compositing Artist
Derrick Quarles Visual Effects - Lead Film Recording Technician
Robert Davis Oh Visual Effects - Film Recording Technician
Doug Forrest CGI Artist - Interactive Compositing Artist
John Sasaki Digital Effects Artist - Color & Lighting
John Sasaki Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Jennifer German CGI Artist - Interactive Compositing Artist
Christopher Arreola Visual Effects - Lead Scanning Technician
Christine Lo Digital Effects Artist - Color & Lighting
Michelle Steinau CGI Artist - Interactive Compositing Artist
Andrew Foote Visual Effects - Scanning Technician
Kristen Trattner CGI Artist - Interactive Compositing Artist
David Keslick Visual Effects - Scanning Technician
Christine Lo Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Adam K Moura Digital Effects Artist - Color & Lighting
Brian Terwilliger Visual Effects - Visual Effects Plate Coordinator
Adam K Moura Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
David Spencer Digital Effects Artist - Match Move Artist
David Worman Digital Effects Artist - Match Move Artist
Erica Hornung Digital Effects Artist - Match Move Artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup Credit
Michelle Skoby Assistant Costume Designer
Donna O'Neal Key Costumer
Karen Lovell Hair Stylist
Paul Leblanc Hair
Jean A Black Makeup
Deborah Ambrosino Costumer
Colleen Atwood Costume Designer
Deborah Cha Blevins Costume Supervisor
Linda Williams Hair Stylist
Susan Antonelli Costumer
Rosalee Riggle Hair
Elisa Marsh Makeup
Linda DeAndrea Hair
Brenda Donoho Costumer
Sharyn Cordice Makeup
Daniel H George Costumer
Michelle Vittone-McNeil Makeup
Jimmy Jay Costumer
Dorothy Pearl Makeup
Rhea Lowenthal Costumer
Richard Alonzo Makeup - Specialty Makeup
Joulles Wright Costumer

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