Big fish

Resource Information

The work Big fish represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chittenango Sullivan Free Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Big fish

Statement of responsibility

Columbia Pictures Corporation ; The Zanuck Company ; Jinks/Cohen Company ; producers, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Richard D. Zanuck ; screenplay, John August ; director, Tim Burton

Contributor

• Zanuck Company
• Finney, Albert, 1936-
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Wallace, Daniel
• Elfman, Danny
• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
• Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-
• Atwood, Colleen
• Cotillard, Marion, 1975-
• Crudup, Billy, 1968-
• McGrory, Matthew
• Lebenzon, Chris
• Lohman, Alison, 1979-
• August, John
• Lange, Jessica
• Zanuck, Richard D
• McGregor, Ewan, 1971-
• Jinks/Cohen Company (Firm)
• Gassner, Dennis
• Cohen, Bruce
• Burton, Tim, 1958-
• Guillaume, Robert
• Jinks, Dan

Subject

• Tall tales -- Drama
• Feature films -- DVD
• Fathers and sons -- Drama
• Adventure films -- DVD
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired -- DVD

Genre

• Drama

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng

Summary

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 yourth. Still doubting the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

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

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference

Language note

English or dubbed French dialogue, French subtitles; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena Bonham Carter, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Matthew McGrory

Runtime

125

Target audience

general

Technique

live action