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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
So this is a tall tale - Big Fish 00:16 So this is a tall tale The milkman just dropped dead on the porch - Big Fish 00:25 The milkman just dropped dead on the porch There are some fish that cannot be caught - Big Fish 00:35 There are some fish that cannot be caught Violets are blue - Big Fish 00:11 Violets are blue As soon as my bones had settled in their adult configuration - Big Fish 00:31 As soon as my bones had settled in their adult configuration I'll talk to him - Big Fish 00:15 I'll talk to him You don't know me - Big Fish 00:20 You don't know me They say when you meet the love of your life time stops - Big Fish 00:09 They say when you meet the love of your life time stops There's a time when a man needs to fight - Big Fish 00:15 There's a time when a man needs to fight You don't even know me - Big Fish 00:07 You don't even know me 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... 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 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... In telling the story of my father's life - Big Fish 00:21 In telling the story of my father's life 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 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 Hi How are you feeling - Big Fish 00:35 Hi How are you feeling 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 Now there comes a point when a reasonable man - Big Fish 00:14 Now there comes a point when a reasonable man Sandra Templeton I love you and I will marry you - Big Fish 00:07 Sandra Templeton I love you and I will marry you You are in for a surprise Am I - Big Fish 00:35 You are in for a surprise Am I 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... I've been working on this poem for 12 years - Big Fish 00:36 I've been working on this poem for 12 years 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 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 And what I recall of Sunday school was that - Big Fish 00:10 And what I recall of Sunday school was that Didn't kill anything did I - Big Fish 00:15 Didn't kill anything did I 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... You're like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny - Big Fish 00:06 You're like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny Every day a new adventure That's my motto - Big Fish 00:05 Every day a new adventure That's my motto 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... I just saw the woman I'm gonna marry - Big Fish 00:36 I just saw the woman I'm gonna marry And I may not have much - Big Fish 00:08 And I may not have much I don't think I'll ever dry out - Big Fish 00:05 I don't think I'll ever dry out Your name's different Did you get married - Big Fish 00:11 Your name's different Did you get married You know about icebergs Dad Do I - Big Fish 00:34 You know about icebergs Dad Do I 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 There's leeches in there - Big Fish 00:19 There's leeches in there 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 I was drying out - Big Fish 00:04 I was drying out I was the biggest thing Ashton had ever seen - Big Fish 00:09 I was the biggest thing Ashton had ever seen This is not how I go - Big Fish 00:04 This is not how I go Promise me you'll come back - Big Fish 00:10 Promise me you'll come back Will never told you - Big Fish 00:22 Will never told you With my prospects few - Big Fish 00:13 With my prospects few Because the damn church people drive too slow - Big Fish 00:05 Because the damn church people drive too slow Friend - Big Fish 00:08 Friend 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 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 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 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... 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... 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 And the strange thing is - Big Fish 00:39 And the strange thing is I was thinking about death and all - Big Fish 00:25 I was thinking about death and all Sometimes the only way to catch an uncatchable woman - Big Fish 00:14 Sometimes the only way to catch an uncatchable woman That was my father's final joke - Big Fish 00:14 That was my father's final joke I don't want to eat you - Big Fish 00:16 I don't want to eat you 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 You become what you always were - Big Fish 00:09 You become what you always were She said that the biggest fish in the river - Big Fish 00:09 She said that the biggest fish in the river I was living in a fairytale - Big Fish 00:12 I was living in a fairytale 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 The story of my life - Big Fish 00:10 The story of my life That he becomes the stories - Big Fish 00:14 That he becomes the stories The big guy likes it - Big Fish 00:26 The big guy likes it She likes music - Big Fish 00:08 She likes music You were a big fish in a small pond - Big Fish 00:08 You were a big fish in a small pond She said that the biggest fish in the river - Big Fish 00:09 She said that the biggest fish in the river I'm just trying to reconcile the two - Big Fish 00:12 I'm just trying to reconcile the two And we have to take Glenville to avoid traffic - Big Fish 00:10 And we have to take Glenville to avoid traffic Her favorite flower is daffodils - Big Fish 00:11 Her favorite flower is daffodils I've told you a thousand facts - Big Fish 00:14 I've told you a thousand facts Your mother was never supposed to marry me - Big Fish 00:14 Your mother was never supposed to marry me I caught an uncatchable fish - Big Fish 00:14 I caught an uncatchable fish And that's how it happens - Big Fish 00:08 And that's how it happens Tell me how it happens - Big Fish 00:39 Tell me how it happens I'm robbin' this place - Big Fish 00:08 I'm robbin' this place Dad I have no idea who you are - Big Fish 00:10 Dad I have no idea who you are It's been a month today - Big Fish 00:10 It's been a month today I'm not going to hurt you - Big Fish 00:06 I'm not going to hurt you Truth is I've always been a fool - Big Fish 00:10 Truth is I've always been a fool Fate has a cruel way of circling around on you - Big Fish 00:35 Fate has a cruel way of circling around on you 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... 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 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'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... 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..... All right, you!
You help my friend, okay? - Big Fish 00:08 All right, you! You help my friend, okay?

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
Sandra Bloom - Young - Alison Lohman
Dr. Bennett - Senior - Robert Guillaume
Josephine Bloom - Marion Cotillard
Karl the Giant - Matthew McGrory
Don Price - Age 18-22 - David Denman
Mildred - Missi Pyle
Ping - Ada Tai
Jing - Arlene Tai
Norther Winslow - Steve Buscemi
Amos Calloway - Danny DeVito
Mr. Soggybottom - Deep Roy
Ed Bloom - Age 10 - Perry Walston
Jenny - Age 8 - Hailey Anne Nelson
Will Bloom - Age 6-8 - Grayson Stone
Ed's Father - R. Keith Harris
Ed's Mother - Karla Droege
Zacky Price - Age 10 - Zac Gardner
Don Price - Age 12 - John Lowell
Wilbur - Age 10 - Darrell Vanterpool
Ruthie - Age 8 (as Destiny Cyrus) - Miley Cyrus
Little Brave - Joseph Humphrey
Will's Date - Morgan Grace Jarrett
Pretty Girl - Sallie Hedrick
Sharecropper - Frank Hoyt Taylor
Little Girl - Savanna James
Banjo Man - Billy Redden
Shotgun Toter - James DeForest Parker
Some Farmer - Russell Hodgkinson
Shephard - Don Young
Townsperson - Jayne Morgan
Townsperson - David Ramsey
Townsperson - Greg Hohn
Cashier - Zach Hanner
Colossus - George McArthur
Jump Leader - Jeff Campbell
Chinese Emcee - Lawrence Sykkmon
Teller Woman - Bonnie Johnson
Piano Student - Howard Houston Jr.
Heavy Set Nurse - Joanne Pankow
Will's Son - Trevor Gagnon
Dr. Bennett - Young - Karlos Walkes
Lobster Woman - Cathy Berry
Side Show Barker - John Fugate
Econ Professor - Daniel Wallace
Ventriloquist - Metz Duites
Asian Officer (as Vincent Ybiernas) - Vincent J. Ybiernas
Chicken Plant Operator - Barry C. Harvard
Municipal Dump Owner - Edward Aldag
Pretty Man (as Alan Rawlins) - C. Alan Rawlins
Old Zacky - Jake Brake
River Woman - Bevin Kaye
Secretary (voice) - Hélène Cardona
Spectre Citizen - Chris Cate
Parade Spectator - John Collier
Big Butt Clown - Ransom Gates
Spontaneous Dancer - Michael Griffiths
Little Girl - Haley Hill
Spectre Citizen - L.C. Holt
Spectre Citizen - James Russell Lingerfelt
Spectre Dancer - Shannon McCrory
Army Officer - Mark McWhorter
'50s Farmer - Matthew D. Miller
Spectre's Dancing Girl - Priscilla Monnier
County Fair Patron - Darlene Moore
Circus Announcer / Contortionist / Korean Fighter (voice) - Gary Newton
Circus Patron - Benjamin Plaut
Misshaped Shadow in Circus Crowd - Adam Ragsdale
Mourner - Cade Saint
Circus Worker John - Michael Shunnarah
Fat Man in Circus - Bruce Snowdon
College Student - Robin Steele
Spectre Citizen - Will Thomas
'70s Carnival Worker - John Thornhill
Paratrooper - Shayne Tingle
Townsperson with Bat - Jacob Williams
Circus Strongman - Phil Wright