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You must've taken a shortcut Why yes I did It almost killed meMmm Life will do that to you And truthfully the long way is easierBut it's longerMuch longer
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Big Fish

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Mildred:
You must have taken a shortcut.Young Ed Bloom:I did. It nearly killed me.Beamen:Mmm-hmm. Life'll do that to you. And truthfully, the long way is easier - but it's longer.Mildred: Much longer

Full Transcript

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You must've taken a shortcut Why yes I did It almost killed me
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Mmm Life will do that to you And truthfully the long way is easier
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But it's longer
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Much longer
Available in 6 languages
Duration
15 seconds
Views
510
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:14
Uploaded
Feb 15, 2026
Genres
adventure, drama, fantasy
Production
Columbia Pictures,The Zanuck Company,Jinks/Cohen Company,Tim Burton Productions

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Movie Summary

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

Actors

Missi Pyle
Mildred
Missi Pyle
Loudon Wainwright III
Beamen
Loudon Wainwright III
Ewan McGregor
Ed Bloom - Young
Ewan McGregor
Now, tell me if that isn't the best pie you ever ate. - Big Fish 00:07
Now, tell me if that isn't the best pie you ever ate.
Well, everything tastes better here. - Big Fish 00:27
Well, everything tastes better here.
Hey, I need those. - Big Fish 00:11
Hey, I need those.
I agreed to spend the afternoon, if only to understand the mystery of how a place could feel so strange and yet so familiar. - Big Fish 00:11
I agreed to spend the afternoon, if only to understand the...
I've been working on this poem for 12 yearsReallyThere's a lot of expectation I don't wanna disappoint my fansMay IIt's only three lines longThis is why you should never show a work in progress - Big Fish 00:42
I've been working on this poem for 12...
It's only three lines long. - Big Fish 00:10
It's only three lines long.
This is why you should never show a work in progress. - Big Fish 00:06
This is why you should never show a work in progress.
There's leeches in thereDid you see that woman What did she look likeWell she was Was she nakedYes she wasIt's not a woman It's a fish No one ever catches her - Big Fish 00:20
There's leeches in thereDid you see that woman What did...
WOMAN: Edward! - Big Fish 00:08
WOMAN: Edward!
Roses are red Violets are blue l love Spectre... - Big Fish 00:09
Roses are red Violets are blue l love Spectre...
Jenny thinks you're quite a catch. - Big Fish 00:11
Jenny thinks you're quite a catch.
-I have to leave. - Big Fish 00:33
-I have to leave.
-You won't find a better place. - Big Fish 00:20
-You won't find a better place.
Promise me you'Il come backI promise Someday When I'm really supposed to - Big Fish 00:10
Promise me you'Il come backI promise Someday When...
That night, I reached two conclusions. - Big Fish 00:30
That night, I reached two conclusions.
And then l realized, this wasn't the end of my life. - Big Fish 00:14
And then l realized, this wasn't the end of my life.
This isn't how I die - Big Fish 00:05
This isn't how I die
KARL: Friend. - Big Fish 00:08
KARL: Friend.
I don't know if you've seen it, but Josephine had some photos in the most recent Newsweek. - Big Fish 00:24
I don't know if you've seen it, but Josephine had...
I don't know if you saw it, but Josephine had some photos... - Big Fish 00:24
I don't know if you saw it, but Josephine had some phot...