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Genre/Form: | Videodiscs Fantasy films Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Film adaptations Drama Films for the hearing impaired |
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Named Person: | Daniel Wallace; Daniel Wallace |
Material Type: | Videorecording |
Document Type: | Visual material |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard D Zanuck; Bruce Cohen; Dan Jinks; John August; Tim Burton; Ewan McGregor; Albert Finney; Billy Crudup; Jessica Lange; Helena Bonham Carter; Alison Lohman; Robert Guillaume; Marion Cotillard; Steve Buscemi; Danny DeVito; Philippe Rousselot; Chris Lebenzon; Danny Elfman; Colleen Atwood; Dennis Gassner; Daniel Wallace; Columbia Pictures,; Jinks/Cohen Company,; Zanuck Company,; Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) |
ISBN: | 1404930388 9781404930384 |
OCLC Number: | 54347266 |
Language Note: | In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or French; Closed-captioned. |
Notes: | 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 -- The character's journey : "Edward Bloom at large" featurette (9 min.) ; "Amos at the Circus" featurette (with Danny DeVito, 5 min.) ; "Fathers and sons" featurette (7 min.) -- The filmmakers' path : "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.). |
Credits: | Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music, Danny Elfman ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dennis Gassner. |
Cast: | Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito. |
Awards: | Golden Globe nominations: Best picture Musical or comedy, Best Supporting Actor (Albert Finney), Best Song (Pearl Jam's "Man of the hour"), and Best Score, Danny Elfman ; Academy Award Nominee: Best Original Score, Danny Elfman. |
Target Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference.; CHV rating: PG. |
Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Details: | DVD; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 (English) or Dolby digital surround (French).; DVD format. |
Contents: | "Academy Award nominee: Best Original Score (Danny Elfman) -- 4 Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture, Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actor." |
Other Titles: | Légende du gros poisson Big fish (Motion picture) Big fish (Motion picture). |
Responsibility: | 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. |
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Abstract:
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.
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