Big Fish

Dec 25, 2003

2h 5m

★ 7.8

An adventure as big as life itself.

Overview

Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.

Genres

Adventure

Fantasy

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

The Zanuck Company

Jinks/Cohen Company

Tim Burton Productions

Big Fish Trailers

Cast

Ed Bloom (young)

Ewan McGregor

Ed Bloom (senior)

Albert Finney

Will Bloom

Billy Crudup

Sandra Bloom (senior)

Jessica Lange

Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch

Helena Bonham Carter

Sandra Bloom (young)

Alison Lohman

Dr. Bennett (senior)

Robert Guillaume

Josephine

Marion Cotillard

Karl the Giant

Matthew McGrory

Don Price (age 18-22)

David Denman

Mildred

Missi Pyle

Beamen

Loudon Wainwright III

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