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Big fish  Cover Image DVD DVD

Big fish / Columbia Pictures presents ; a Jinks/Cohen Company, Zanuck Company production ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks ; screenplay by John August ; directed by Tim Burton.

Zanuck, Richard D. (Added Author). Cohen, Bruce, 1961- (Added Author). Jinks, Dan. (Added Author). August, John. (Added Author). Burton, Tim, 1958- (Added Author). McGregor, Ewan, 1971- (Added Author). Finney, Albert, 1936-2019 (Added Author). Crudup, Billy, 1968- (Added Author). Lange, Jessica. (Added Author). Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- (Added Author). Lohman, Alison, 1979- (Added Author). Guillaume, Robert. (Added Author). Cotillard, Marion, 1975- (Added Author). Buscemi, Steve, 1957- (Added Author). DeVito, Danny. (Added Author). Rousselot, Philippe, 1945- (Added Author). Lebenzon, Chris. (Added Author). Elfman, Danny. (Added Author). Atwood, Colleen. (Added Author). Gassner, Dennis. (Added Author). Wallace, Daniel, 1959- Big fish. (Added Author). Columbia Pictures. (Added Author). Jinks/Cohen Company. (Added Author). Zanuck Company. (Added Author). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito. (Cast).

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 youth.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1404930388
  • ISBN: 9781404930384
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment : [2004]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel: Big fish / by Daniel Wallace.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Special features (52 min.): optional audio commentary by Burton; "Edward Bloom at large" featurette (9 min.); "Amos at the Circus" featurette (with Danny DeVito, 5 min.); "Fathers and sons" featurette (7 min.); "Tim Burton : storyteller" making-of featurette (7 min.); "A fairytale world" featurette (10 min.); "Creature features" featurette about Stan Winston Studios (6 min.); "The author's journey" featurette (with Daniel Wallace & John August, 8 min.); "The finer points" trivia quiz (about the career of Tim Burton); trailer (in previews: 3 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music, Danny Elfman ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dennis Gassner.
Participant or Performer Note:
Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference.
CHV rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 (English) or Dolby digital surround (French).
Language Note:
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or French ; Closed-captioned.
Subject: Terminally ill parents > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Tall tales > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 23 of 28 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at De Soto.

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De Soto Public Library DVD BIG 12-47 (Text) 33858000077685 DVD Checked out 05/16/2024


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