A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 69 nominations total
Loudon Wainwright III
- Beamen
- (as Loudon Wainwright)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaThe joke with the elephant defecating while Edward daydreams was unscripted. The filming crew found it hilarious, and quickly zoomed out to get the whole thing.
- GoofsEdward Bloom's "story" is set in a nostalgic, idealized amalgamation of the 1940s-1970s, so strict chronological and factual accuracy is not required.
- Quotes
Will Bloom: A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the stories. They live on after him, and in that way he becomes immortal.
- Crazy creditsThe Columbia logo runs in reverse.
- Alternate versionsA scene was slightly trimmed to reduce shots of a woman in a river showing her backside in Singapore and in India. The Singapore video nonsensically carries an 'NC-16' rating.
- ConnectionsEdited into Funny or Die Presents...: Fifty Shades of DeVito (2018)
Featured review
Not the Best Movie Ever, but My Favorite Nonetheless
Big Fish is nowhere near a perfect movie. Sometimes the dialogue is awkward, the pacing drags at times, and Steve Buscemi is, as always, a weirdo. There are bizarre and fantastical ideas that can take you out of the movie. For all its flaws, I can't give it more than an 8. That being said, this is my favorite movie of all time.
Big Fish strikes a chord with me. It examines the value of a life, our modern-day myths, and, ultimately, the nature of our humanity. I don't cry easily, and I'm not just saying that - I didn't cry at Schindler's List, or Titanic; but Big Fish makes me sob every time. The ultimate catharsis, where a man's identity, value, integrity, and family are all validated, and his life has been a life worth living.
Tim Burton was definitely the man for the job on this film, and if you like his other classics like Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, and Batman, you'll probably enjoy this one, too. What else can I say, this is my favorite movie.
Big Fish strikes a chord with me. It examines the value of a life, our modern-day myths, and, ultimately, the nature of our humanity. I don't cry easily, and I'm not just saying that - I didn't cry at Schindler's List, or Titanic; but Big Fish makes me sob every time. The ultimate catharsis, where a man's identity, value, integrity, and family are all validated, and his life has been a life worth living.
Tim Burton was definitely the man for the job on this film, and if you like his other classics like Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, and Batman, you'll probably enjoy this one, too. What else can I say, this is my favorite movie.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- El gran pez
- Filming locations
- Wetumpka, Alabama, USA(Town of Ashton and Ed Bloom's house)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $70,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $66,809,693
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $207,377
- Dec 14, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $123,235,422
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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