Burton, Tim 1958- Zanuck, Richard D. Cohen, Bruce. Jinks, Dan. August, John. McGregor, Ewan 1971- Finney, Albert 1936- Crudup, Billy 1968- Lange, Jessica. Bonham Carter, Helena 1966- Lohman, Alison 1979- Guillaume, Robert. Cotillard, Marion. Rousselot, Philippe 1945- Lebenzon, Chris. Elfman, Danny. Atwood, Colleen. Gassner, Dennis. Jinks/Cohen Company Columbia Pictures Zanuck Company Jinks/Cohen Company (Firm) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) moving image videorecording Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. cau Burbank, Calif Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment [2004] 2004 Widescreen. monographic eng fre fre

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1 videodisc (ca. 125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth. Still doubting the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property. The story revolves around a dying father and his son. Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites. In his later years, he remains a mystery to his son, William, who begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing tales. MPAA rating: PG-13; for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference. MPAA rating: PG-13. Columbia Pictures presents a Jinks/Cohen Company production ; a Zanuck Company production ; a Tim Burton film ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck ; produced by Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks ; screenplay by John August ; directed by Tim Burton. Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace. Aspect ratio 1.85. Special features: commentary by director Tim Burton ; Tim Burton featurettes ; Edward Bloom at large (take a look at the larger than life world of Edward Bloom); Amos at the Circus (Danny DeVito takes viewers through the Calloway Circus); Fathers and sons (examines the father and son dynamic); Tim Burton: storyteller (how Big fish was made); A fairytale world (the importance of fairytales and myths and how these elements were incorporated into Big fish); Creature features (explore Stan Winston Studios); the author's journey (Daniel Wallace and John August discuss the origins and inspirations for Big fish); The finer points (A Tim Burton trivia quiz). Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard. DVD ;Region 1. English (5.1 Dolby digital sound) and French (Dolby surround) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English and French; closed-captioned in English. Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music, Danny Elfman ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dennis Gassner ; visual effects supervisor, Kevin Scott Mack ; special effects supervisor, Hans Metz. Terminally ill parents Drama Fathers and sons Drama Tall tales Drama Wallace, Daniel 1959- Film and video adaptations CM DVD 00069 791.43/72 Wallace, Daniel, 1959- 1404930388 9781404930384 00837 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Midwest Tapes 043396008373 TEFMT 040203 20230410123711.0 37999