| | | Includes an Exclusive 24 Page Hardbound Book, Fairy Tale For A Grown Up
Features: DVD, Special Edition, Book, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Spanish, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
Throughout his life Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, portrayed by five-time Best Actor Oscar nominee Albert Finney (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Erin Brockovich, 2000), he remains a huge mystery to his son, William (Billy Crudup). Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures in this marvel of a movie.System Requirements: Running Time 125 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE
"A tale that's so enriching, so heartwarming, so funny, so touching and so breathtaking, you'll wonder why the king of wackiness didn't branch out sooner." Clint Morris, Film Threat
"Big Fish really is a big delight." Glenn Kenny, Premiere
"A modern day Wizard of Oz." Scott Patrick, Starz!/Encore
Editor's Note
In Tim Burton's family film BIG FISH, a gifted storyteller named Edward Bloom (Albert Finney), who lives in a small town in Alabama, recounts tall tales of his wild worldly adventures. These are shown in flashback with Ewan McGregor playing the young Bloom. Wonderful special effects and vibrant colors that pop off the screen make this Burton film a much sunnier experience than his macabre gems EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and BEETLEJUICE. Yet his signature quirky artistry is unmistakable, and the movie benefits from crisp production values and a loveable, bizarre cast of characters.Told through a series of vignettes, Bloom's stories involve a witch, a giant, a haunted forest, and yes, a big fish. A self-described small-town hero, Bloom explains how he left home at 18 determined to experience anything and everything life could dish out. He worked for the circus, took on daring assignments as a WWII soldier, and rambled across the country as a zany traveling salesman. Utterly unbelievable yet magical and delightful, Bloom's stories just don't translate to his son Will (Billy Crudup) who wants to know his dad's "true" life story. But little by little--through increasingly outlandish tales at which Will cannot resist smirking--the two begin to understand each other, and Bloom weaves his stories into their genealogical fabric.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Exclusive - 24 Page Hardbound Book, Fairy Tale For A Grown Up | | Featurettes: The Character's Journey - Edward Bloom At Large; The Character's Journey - Amos At The Circus; The Character's Journey - Fathers And Sons; The Filmmakers' Path - Tim Burton: Storyteller; The Filmmakers' Path - A Fairy Tale World; The Filmmakers' Path - Creature Features ; The Filmmakers' Path - The Author's Journey | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | The Filmmakers' Path Featurette: A Fairytale World--The Importance Of Fairytales And Myths And How These Elements Were Incorporated Into Big Fish | | The Filmmakers' Path Featurette: Creature Features--Explore The Magic Of Stan Winston Studios | | The Filmmakers' Path Featurette: The Author's Journey--Bringing Big Fish From The Page To The Screen. Author Daniel Wallace And Screenwriter John August Discuss The Origins And Inspirations For Big Fish |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 11/8/2005 |
| Running Time: 125 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 11294 | | UPC: 00043396112940 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (2004) | | | Danny Elfman, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score | |
British Academy Awards (2004) | | | Bruce Cohen, et al., Nominee, Best Film | | | Albert Finney, Nominee, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...[BIG FISH] brims with storytelling sorcery and Burton makes it glitter....[A] marvel of a movie..." 12/11/2003 p.213Entertainment Weekly
"...BIG FISH turns into a wide-eyed Southern gothic picaresque in which each lunatic twist of a development is more enchanting than the last..." 12/12/2003 p.55-6 New York Times
"[Burton] is surely one of the most prodigiously imaginative filmmakers around....There are, true to form, some startling scenes in his new movie, BIG FISH." 12/10/2003 p.E1 Los Angeles Times
"Burton cranks up the visual comedy of the character's self-mythology and lets it rip, sometimes to joyously dizzy effect." 12/10/2003 p.C1 USA Today
"[T]he movie gets better as it goes, as Steve Buscemi and Helena Bonham Carter show up and the story works its way to a finale that can make grown men sniffle." 01/13/2004 p.4D Chicago Sun-Times
"[A] great-looking film, with a fantastical visual style that could be called Felliniesque if Burton had not by now earned the right to the adjective Burtonesque." 12/24/2003 p.48 Movieline's Hollywood Life
"The father-son confrontations are tart..." 02/01/2004 p.100-1 Sight and Sound
"[W]e get a rare Burton fantasia that evokes other American magic voyages." 02/01/2004 p.35-6 Uncut
"This one proves Tim Burton's an absolute master." 07/01/2004 p.142 Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "BIG FISH is a work in pictures -- and what dazzling pictures they are -- infused with a great big heart." 05/01/2007 p.85 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 8 of 10
Big Fish is a little too uneven to attain the same level as something like The Wizard of Oz or The Princess Bride, but it's in the same general vicinity. There's a sense that a few dead spots could have been eliminated and the whole project tightened up, but those are relatively minor quibbles. Big Fish is a clever, smart fantasy that targets the child inside every adult, without insulting the intelligence of either.
Rolling Stone 9 of 10
Director Tim Burton finally hooks the one that got away: a script that challenges and deepens his visionary talent. Big Fish, skillfully adapted by John August (Go) from the 1998 novel by Daniel Wallace, brims with storytelling sorcery, and Burton makes it glitter. This marvel of a movie lives up to its buzz as an Oscar contender by finding a provocative subtext for Burton's flair for fables... - Peter Travers
Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
... In a sense we are also at the bedside of Burton, who, like Old Edward, has been recycling the same skills over and over again and desperately requires someone to walk in and demand that he get to the point. When Burton gives himself the guidance and anchor of a story, he can be quite remarkable (Ed Wood, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sleepy Hollow). When he doesn't, we admire his visual imagination and skillful techniques, but isn't this doodling of a very high order, while he waits for a purpose to reveal itself? - Roger Ebert
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