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Big fish / Columbia Pictures presents ; a Jinks/Cohen Company, Zanuck Company production ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks ; screenplay by John August ; directed by Tim Burton.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoCulver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2004]
Description1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
DVD-Video discs.
Terminally ill parents--Drama.
Fathers and sons--Drama.
Tall tales--Drama.
Other author/creatorZanuck, Richard D.
Other author/creatorCohen, Bruce.
Other author/creatorJinks, Dan.
Other author/creatorAugust, John.
Other author/creatorBurton, Tim, 1958-
Other author/creatorMcGregor, Ewan, 1971-
Other author/creatorFinney, Albert, 1936-2019
Other author/creatorCrudup, Billy, 1968-
Other author/creatorLange, Jessica.
Other author/creatorBonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
Other author/creatorLohman, Alison, 1979-
Other author/creatorGuillaume, Robert.
Other author/creatorCotillard, Marion, 1975-
Other author/creatorBuscemi, Steve, 1957-
Other author/creatorDeVito, Danny.
Other author/creatorRousselot, Philippe, 1945-
Other author/creatorLebenzon, Chris.
Other author/creatorElfman, Danny.
Other author/creatorAtwood, Colleen.
Other author/creatorGassner, Dennis.
Other author/creatorWallace, Daniel, 1959- Big fish.
Other author/creatorColumbia Pictures.
Other author/creatorJinks/Cohen Company.
Other author/creatorZanuck Company.
Other author/creatorColumbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other author/creatorSony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Uniform titleBig fish (Motion picture)
Variant title French title: La: Légende du gros poisson
Abstract William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth.
General noteBased on the novel: Big fish / by Daniel Wallace.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 2003.
General noteSpecial features (52 min.): optional audio commentary by Burton; "Edward Bloom at large" featurette (9 min.); "Amos at the Circus" featurette (with Danny DeVito, 5 min.); "Fathers and sons" featurette (7 min.); "Tim Burton : storyteller" making-of featurette (7 min.); "A fairytale world" featurette (10 min.); "Creature features" featurette about Stan Winston Studios (6 min.); "The author's journey" featurette (with Daniel Wallace & John August, 8 min.); "The finer points" trivia quiz (about the career of Tim Burton); trailer (in previews: 3 min.).
CreditsDirector of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music, Danny Elfman ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dennis Gassner.
Cast Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito.
Audience MPAA rating: PG-13; for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference.
Audience CHV rating: PG.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageIn English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or French ; Closed-captioned.
ISBN1404930388
ISBN9781404930384
UPC 043396008373
UPC 043396008380
UPC 043396156418
Publisher number00837 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Publisher number00838 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Publisher number15641 Columbia Pictures

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