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A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.

Director: Tim Burton
Writer: Daniel Wallace, John August
Production: N/A
Year: 2003
MetaScore: 58/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: $66,809,693
Released: 09 Jan 2004
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 69 nominations total
I'll be here and you'll come and go as you please to one place or another - Big Fish 00:27 I'll be here and you'll come and go as you please... Logically you couldn't be the witch because she was - Big Fish 00:23 Logically you couldn't be the witch because she was I was never much for being at home Will Too confining - Big Fish 00:15 I was never much for being at home Will Too confining You must've taken a shortcut Why yes I did It almost killed me - Big Fish 00:14 You must've taken a shortcut Why yes I did It almost... Fate has a cruel way of circling around on you - Big Fish 00:35 Fate has a cruel way of circling around on you Truth is I've always been a fool - Big Fish 00:10 Truth is I've always been a fool I'm not going to hurt you - Big Fish 00:06 I'm not going to hurt you It's been a month today - Big Fish 00:10 It's been a month today Dad I have no idea who you are - Big Fish 00:10 Dad I have no idea who you are I'm robbin' this place - Big Fish 00:08 I'm robbin' this place Tell me how it happens - Big Fish 00:39 Tell me how it happens And that's how it happens - Big Fish 00:08 And that's how it happens I caught an uncatchable fish - Big Fish 00:14 I caught an uncatchable fish Your mother was never supposed to marry me - Big Fish 00:14 Your mother was never supposed to marry me I've told you a thousand facts - Big Fish 00:14 I've told you a thousand facts Her favorite flower is daffodils - Big Fish 00:11 Her favorite flower is daffodils And we have to take Glenville to avoid traffic - Big Fish 00:10 And we have to take Glenville to avoid traffic I'm just trying to reconcile the two - Big Fish 00:12 I'm just trying to reconcile the two She said that the biggest fish in the river - Big Fish 00:09 She said that the biggest fish in the river You were a big fish in a small pond - Big Fish 00:08 You were a big fish in a small pond She likes music - Big Fish 00:08 She likes music The big guy likes it - Big Fish 00:26 The big guy likes it That he becomes the stories - Big Fish 00:14 That he becomes the stories The story of my life - Big Fish 00:10 The story of my life I know better than to argue romance with a French woman - Big Fish 00:10 I know better than to argue romance with a French woman I was living in a fairytale - Big Fish 00:12 I was living in a fairytale She said that the biggest fish in the river - Big Fish 00:09 She said that the biggest fish in the river You become what you always were - Big Fish 00:09 You become what you always were Not by armed bandits but by speculators in Texas real estate - Big Fish 00:09 Not by armed bandits but by speculators in Texas real estate I don't want to eat you - Big Fish 00:16 I don't want to eat you That was my father's final joke - Big Fish 00:14 That was my father's final joke Sometimes the only way to catch an uncatchable woman - Big Fish 00:14 Sometimes the only way to catch an uncatchable woman I was thinking about death and all - Big Fish 00:25 I was thinking about death and all And the strange thing is - Big Fish 00:39 And the strange thing is You don't know me but my name is Edward Bloom - Big Fish 00:07 You don't know me but my name is Edward Bloom That night I discovered that most things you consider evil or wicked - Big Fish 00:11 That night I discovered that most things you consider evil... A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the stories - Big Fish 00:14 A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the... A man sees things differently at different times in his life - Big Fish 00:23 A man sees things differently at different times in his life Oh come on I can't go back I'm a human sacrifice - Big Fish 00:06 Oh come on I can't go back I'm a human sacrifice She'll make soap out of you That's what she does - Big Fish 00:09 She'll make soap out of you That's what she does Friend - Big Fish 00:08 Friend Because the damn church people drive too slow - Big Fish 00:05 Because the damn church people drive too slow With my prospects few - Big Fish 00:13 With my prospects few Will never told you - Big Fish 00:22 Will never told you Promise me you'll come back - Big Fish 00:10 Promise me you'll come back This is not how I go - Big Fish 00:04 This is not how I go I was the biggest thing Ashton had ever seen - Big Fish 00:09 I was the biggest thing Ashton had ever seen I was drying out - Big Fish 00:04 I was drying out What do you want Will Who do you want me to be - Big Fish 00:11 What do you want Will Who do you want me to be There's leeches in there - Big Fish 00:19 There's leeches in there He's almost a stranger and I prefer him to you - Big Fish 00:05 He's almost a stranger and I prefer him to you You know about icebergs Dad Do I - Big Fish 00:34 You know about icebergs Dad Do I Your name's different Did you get married - Big Fish 00:11 Your name's different Did you get married I don't think I'll ever dry out - Big Fish 00:05 I don't think I'll ever dry out And I may not have much - Big Fish 00:08 And I may not have much I just saw the woman I'm gonna marry - Big Fish 00:36 I just saw the woman I'm gonna marry Tell me Karl have you ever heard the term involuntary servitude - Big Fish 00:15 Tell me Karl have you ever heard the term involuntary... Every day a new adventure That's my motto - Big Fish 00:05 Every day a new adventure That's my motto You're like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny - Big Fish 00:06 You're like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny It's rude to talk about religion You never know who you're gonna offend - Big Fish 00:06 It's rude to talk about religion You never know who... Didn't kill anything did I - Big Fish 00:15 Didn't kill anything did I And what I recall of Sunday school was that - Big Fish 00:10 And what I recall of Sunday school was that Your father ever tell you about the day you were born - Big Fish 00:35 Your father ever tell you about the day you were born Can I take your picture Oh you don't need a picture - Big Fish 00:11 Can I take your picture Oh you don't need a picture I've been working on this poem for 12 years - Big Fish 00:36 I've been working on this poem for 12 years Is it true she got a glass eye I heard she got it from gypsies - Big Fish 00:10 Is it true she got a glass eye I heard she got it from... You are in for a surprise Am I - Big Fish 00:35 You are in for a surprise Am I Sandra Templeton I love you and I will marry you - Big Fish 00:07 Sandra Templeton I love you and I will marry you Now there comes a point when a reasonable man - Big Fish 00:14 Now there comes a point when a reasonable man It occurred to me then that perhaps the reason for my growth - Big Fish 00:12 It occurred to me then that perhaps the reason for my growth Hi How are you feeling - Big Fish 00:35 Hi How are you feeling People needn't worry so much It's not my time yet - Big Fish 00:31 People needn't worry so much It's not my time yet I've been nothing but myself since the day I was born - Big Fish 00:10 I've been nothing but myself since the day I was born In telling the story of my father's life - Big Fish 00:21 In telling the story of my father's life You see most men they'll tell you a story straight through - Big Fish 00:09 You see most men they'll tell you a story straight... I don't know if you're aware of this Josephine - Big Fish 00:35 I don't know if you're aware of this Josephine Have you ever heard a joke so many times you've forgotten why it's funny - Big Fish 00:14 Have you ever heard a joke so many times you've... You don't even know me - Big Fish 00:07 You don't even know me There's a time when a man needs to fight - Big Fish 00:15 There's a time when a man needs to fight

Cast

Ed Bloom - Young - Ewan McGregor
Ed Bloom - Senior - Albert Finney
Will Bloom - Billy Crudup
Sandra Bloom - Senior - Jessica Lange
Jenny - Young - Helena Bonham Carter