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Big Fish (2003) -- A son tries to get to know his dying father. Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney and Billy Crudup all take a wild ride through an old man’s imagination with the help of Tim Burton.
Big Fish (2003) -- A story about a son trying to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths his father told him about himself.
Big Fish (2003) -- Movieplayer.it - Italian Trailer (Flash)

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Writers (WGA):
Daniel Wallace (novel)
John August (screenplay)
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Release Date:
9 January 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
An adventure as big as life itself.
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A story about a son trying to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths his father told him about himself. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 32 nominations more
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A wonderful tale about life's magic more (736 total)

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Rated PG-13 for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference.
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125 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Steven Spielberg was attached to this project and wanted Jack Nicholson to star, but dropped out due to his full schedule, soon after which Tim Burton signed on. more
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Continuity: When Sandra joins Edward in the bathtub, they are sitting at opposite ends of the tub. When Edward holds his hand out to Sandra, she puts both of her hands into the water to move toward him. But in the next shot, both of her hands are on the rim of the tub as she moves toward him. more
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Young Ed Bloom: There are some fish that cannot be caught. It's not that they are faster or stronger than other fish, they're just touched by something extra.
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Referenced in Take Me Somewhere Nice (2004) more
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30 out of 41 people found the following comment useful.
A wonderful tale about life's magic, 27 January 2007
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Author: Vincentiu from Romania

Subtle, delicate, touching and fascinating pledge for the life as fruit of dream. About the ambiguous taste of imagination and about existence like a spectacular trip. About desire and reality like warm bread.

The director of "Big Fish" is Tom Burton. It is only decent definition of a film -mixture between childhood and small miracles, about a special image of ordinaries gestures and about hope in eccentric aspects. The texture is same of grandmother's tales in Christamas Eve or Sunday morning. A brave hero, strange village, temptation and huge love, success and discoveries, miracles and public,secret sense of life and courage. So, in many cases, the reality is only boring passage and the dream, the childish game, the sound of angel's voice or the strange facts are heart of magnificent act of contemplation.

It is a moral story but, in same measure is source of a way to look the world. The life is not a punish or bag of routine. The faith is not only part of a relation with God but with yourself. The others are, in great measure, parts of funny miracle and ineffable expectation.

The Ewan Mc Gregor acting is brilliant. Nuances, accents, inflexion of words, smile or gestures are bricks of a magnificent character, touching, warm, credible. In some moments, the film is spectacular dialog between McGregor and Albert Finney interpretation.

In fact, "Big Fish" is a tale. A fairy tale about life's magic out of words or exterior facts.

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