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Big Fish

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A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.
Director
Tim Burton
Year
2003
Genre
adventure, drama, fantasy
Box Office
$66,809,693
Production
Columbia Pictures,The Zanuck Company,Jinks/Cohen Company,Tim Burton Productions
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 69 nominations total
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Stick together, that's the way it's gonna be. - Big Fish 00:33
Stick together, that's the way it's gonna be.
It's been a month today - Big Fish 00:10
It's been a month today
Her favorite flowers are daffodils - Big Fish 00:07
Her favorite flowers are daffodils
OLD EDWARD: True to his word, every month Amos would tell me something new about the woman of my dreams. - Big Fish 00:19
OLD EDWARD: True to his word, every month Amos would tell me...
She likes music. - Big Fish 00:08
She likes music.
OLD EDWARD: Over the months, l learned a lot about the woman l was gonna marry, but not her name, and not where to find her. - Big Fish 00:15
OLD EDWARD: Over the months, l learned a lot about the woman...
Mr. Calloway? It's Edward Bloom. I need to talk to you. - Big Fish 00:10
Mr. Calloway? It's Edward Bloom. I need to talk to you.
OLD EDWARD: It was that night l discovered that most things you consider evil or wicked are simply lonely and lacking in social niceties. - Big Fish 00:18
OLD EDWARD: It was that night l discovered that most things...
Didn't kill anything, did I? - Big Fish 00:20
Didn't kill anything, did I?
Thank you. - Big Fish 00:17
Thank you.
- Bye, now. - Bye, Edward. - Big Fish 00:13
- Bye, now. - Bye, Edward.
You don't know me, but my name is Edward Bloom... - Big Fish 00:44
You don't know me, but my name is Edward Bloom...
But you're wrong. I do know you. - Big Fish 00:19
But you're wrong. I do know you.
Well... Congratulations. I'm sorry to have bothered you. - Big Fish 00:14
Well... Congratulations. I'm sorry to have bothered...
Stop it! - Big Fish 00:42
Stop it!
There's a time when a man needs to fightand a time when he needs to accept that his destiny's lostthe ship has sailed and that only a fool will continueTruth is I've always been a fool - Big Fish 00:16
There's a time when a man needs to fightand a time when...
Truth is I've always been a fool - Big Fish 00:05
Truth is I've always been a fool
Sandra Templeton I love you and I will marry you - Big Fish 00:07
Sandra Templeton I love you and I will marry you
So as you can see, if we apply these rules to our everyday life, supply and demand makes much more sense. - Big Fish 00:16
So as you can see, if we apply these rules to our everyday...
--For three hours. - Big Fish 00:07
--For three hours.
-Daffodils! - Big Fish 00:41
-Daffodils!
How did you get so manyI called everywhere in five statesI told them it was the only way to get my wife to marry meYou don't even know meI have the rest of my life to find out - Big Fish 00:16
How did you get so manyI called everywhere in five statesI...
You don't even know meI have the rest of my life to find out - Big Fish 00:07
You don't even know meI have the rest of my life to...
MAN SandraIt's Don Promise you won't hurt himIf that's what you want I swear to itBloom DonWhat the hell are you doing This is my girl MineI wasn't aware that she belonged to anyoneWhat's the matter Are you too scared to fight backI promised I - Big Fish 01:47
MAN SandraIt's Don Promise you won't hurt himIf...
What's the matter? - Big Fish 00:25
What's the matter?
Don! I will never marry you. - Big Fish 00:11
Don! I will never marry you.
He's almost a stranger and I prefer him to you - Big Fish 00:04
He's almost a stranger and I prefer him to you
As it turned out, Sandra was able to keep her same date at the chapel. - Big Fish 00:20
As it turned out, Sandra was able to keep her same date at...
Is it the medicine that's making you thirsty? - Big Fish 01:00
Is it the medicine that's making you thirsty?
You see most men they'II tell you a story straight throughIt won't be complicated but it won't be interesting either - Big Fish 00:10
You see most men they'II tell you a story straight...
A hitch in the Army was up to three years at that point, and having waited three years just to meet Sandra, l knew l couldn't survive being away from her that long. - Big Fish 00:53
A hitch in the Army was up to three years at that point, and...
♪ I need twice the man 'cause, baby ♪ ♪ l've got twice the love ♪ ♪ To give ♪ - Big Fish 00:22
♪ I need twice the man 'cause, baby ♪ ♪ l've got...
How could you miss your cue? - Big Fish 00:31
How could you miss your cue?
I'm not going to hurt you - Big Fish 00:06
I'm not going to hurt you
OLD EDWARD: Over the next hour, l described my love for Sandra K. - Big Fish 00:33
OLD EDWARD: Over the next hour, l described my love for...
OLD EDWARD: And so the twins and l began our arduous journey halfway around the world. - Big Fish 00:17
OLD EDWARD: And so the twins and l began our arduous journey...
No, God! - Big Fish 00:21
No, God!
I talked with your father last night. - Big Fish 00:48
I talked with your father last night.
I know better than to argue romance with a French woman - Big Fish 00:07
I know better than to argue romance with a French woman
WOMAN 1: At Larry Puckett's Chevrolet they let the customer do the talking. - Big Fish 00:38
WOMAN 1: At Larry Puckett's Chevrolet they let the...
But the real story is how I got the car. - Big Fish 00:22
But the real story is how I got the car.
You know about icebergs DadDo II saw an iceberg onceThey were hauling it down to Texas for drinking waterThey didn't count on there being an elephant frozen insideThe woolly kind A mammothDad WhatI'm uh trying to make a metaphor hereWell you shouldn't - Big Fish 00:34
You know about icebergs DadDo II saw an iceberg onceThey...
Dad I have no idea who you arebecause you've never told me a single fact - Big Fish 00:08
Dad I have no idea who you arebecause you've never told...
I've told you a thousand facts Will That's what I do I tell storiesYou tell lies Dad - Big Fish 00:10
I've told you a thousand facts Will That's what I...
You're like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny combinedJust as charming and just as fake - Big Fish 00:06
You're like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny...
Look. I... I'm about to have... a kid of my own. - Big Fish 00:36
Look. I... I'm about to have... a kid of my own.
What do you want Will Who do you want me to beJust yourselfGood bad everything Just show me who you are for once - Big Fish 00:11
What do you want Will Who do you want me to beJust...
I've been nothing but myself since the day I was bornAnd if you can't see that it's your failing not mine - Big Fish 00:09
I've been nothing but myself since the day I was...
Your father decided that he needed to have an office, and, well, of course, it wouldn't do to have it in the house. - Big Fish 00:17
Your father decided that he needed to have an office, and,...
What is it? - Big Fish 00:24
What is it?
I need to lie down for a bit. - Big Fish 00:07
I need to lie down for a bit.
With my prospects fewl took a job as a traveling salesman It suited meIf there was one thing you can say about Edward Bloomit's that l am a social person - Big Fish 00:13
With my prospects fewl took a job as a traveling salesman It...
I'd like a moment of your time to tell you about my new product... - Big Fish 00:08
I'd like a moment of your time to tell you about my new...
A few years later, I added other products and other cities... - Big Fish 00:09
A few years later, I added other products and other cities.....
Every day a new adventure That's my motto - Big Fish 00:05
Every day a new adventure That's my motto
And what are you doing nowI'm robbing this place - Big Fish 00:07
And what are you doing nowI'm robbing this place
- Would you mind grabbing that? - What? - Big Fish 00:15
- Would you mind grabbing that? - What?
All right, you! You help my friend, okay? - Big Fish 00:08
All right, you! You help my friend, okay?
I'm sorry, ma'am. I am. - Big Fish 00:12
I'm sorry, ma'am. I am.
There's no money. - Big Fish 00:19
There's no money.
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
Whoo-hoo! - Big Fish 00:12
Whoo-hoo!
This is it? - Big Fish 00:07
This is it?
Edward, it's got your deposit slip on it. - Big Fish 01:00
Edward, it's got your deposit slip on it.
I was drying out. - Big Fish 00:17
I was drying out.
Come, now. - Big Fish 00:12
Come, now.
I don't think I'Il ever dry out. - Big Fish 00:06
I don't think I'Il ever dry out.
You carry on. - Big Fish 00:05
You carry on.
Hello. Um... -Are you Jennifer Hill? -I am. And you're Will. I've seen a picture of you. That's how - Big Fish 00:29
Hello. Um... -Are you Jennifer Hill? -I am. And you're...
How did you know my father? - Big Fish 00:46
How did you know my father?
Look, I don't know how much you want to know about any of this. - Big Fish 00:22
Look, I don't know how much you want to know about any...
My father talked about a lot of things that he never didand I'm sure he did a lot of things that he never talked aboutI'm just trying to reconcile the two - Big Fish 00:10
My father talked about a lot of things that he never didand...
The first thing you have to understand is that your father never meant to end up here. - Big Fish 00:42
The first thing you have to understand is that your father...
A man sees things differently at different times in his lifeThis town didn't seem the same now that he was olderA new road had brought the outside world to Spectreand with it banks liens and debtAlmost everywhere you looked people were bankrupt - Big Fish 00:22
A man sees things differently at different times in his...
-Well, I couldn't believe my eyes... - Big Fish 00:57
-Well, I couldn't believe my eyes...
I'Il be here and you'II come and go as you please to one place or anotherDo I have that rightI n so many words yesYeah then I don't think so Mr BloomIf nothing's gonna change I'd just as soon it not changein the way things haven't been changing all this - Big Fish 00:21
I'Il be here and you'II come and go as you please...
You're Beamen's daughter. - Big Fish 00:14
You're Beamen's daughter.
Your name's different Did you get marriedI was 18 He was 28 Turns out that was a big difference - Big Fish 00:11
Your name's different Did you get marriedI was 18 He...
I won't be selling you this house, Mr. - Big Fish 00:12
I won't be selling you this house, Mr.
-It's stuck. - Big Fish 00:08
-It's stuck.
-Oh, I'm so sorry! - Big Fish 00:14
-Oh, I'm so sorry!
- Oh, I'm so sorry! l... - It's okay. Just leave it. - Big Fish 00:22
- Oh, I'm so sorry! l... - It's okay. Just leave i...
Most men in that situation would accept their failure and move on. - Big Fish 00:14
Most men in that situation would accept their failure and...
EDWARD: They both had completely different characters, but... - Big Fish 00:08
EDWARD: They both had completely different characters,...
As the months passed, he found more and more things to fix, until the shack no longer resembled itself. - Big Fish 00:14
As the months passed, he found more and more things to fix,...
Of course, the best part was coming up with the new material. - Big Fish 00:15
Of course, the best part was coming up with the new...
- Well... - You could leave it there. - Big Fish 00:05
- Well... - You could leave it there.
Oh. Now, don't. Don't be embarrassed. I should never have let you think that... I'm in love with my - Big Fish 00:32
Oh. Now, don't. Don't be embarrassed. I should...
One day, Edward Bloom left and never returned to the town he'd saved. - Big Fish 00:09
One day, Edward Bloom left and never returned to the town...
Well logically you couldn't be the witchbecause she was uh old when he was youngWell it's logical if you think like your fatherSee to him there's only two womenYour motherand everyone else - Big Fish 00:18
Well logically you couldn't be the witchbecause she was...
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A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.

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Director: Tim Burton
Writer: Daniel Wallace, John August
Production: Columbia Pictures,The Zanuck Company,Jinks/Cohen Company,Tim Burton Productions
Genre: adventure, drama, fantasy
Year: 2003
MetaScore: 58/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: $66,809,693
Released: 09 Jan 2004
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 69 nominations total
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