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'''''Big Fish''''' is a 2003 American [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[Drama film|comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Tim Burton]].{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Fish |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/62274-BIG-FISH?sid=53fd7732-5b16-412c-9206-8e0c5e293bc7&sr=10.0319&cp=1&pos=0 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=AFI Catalog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Fish |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0319061/?ref_=bo_rl_ti |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Fish |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/big-fish-am4971 |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Fish |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1127787-big_fish |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}</ref>}} It is based on the 1998 novel ''[[Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions]]'' by [[Daniel Wallace (author)|Daniel Wallace]].<ref name="Gleiberman">{{Cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=December 4, 2003 |title=Big Fish |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/12/04/big-fish-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605201259/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C526081%2C00.html |archive-date=June 5, 2009 |access-date=2023-07-21 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}</ref> The film stars [[Ewan McGregor]], [[Albert Finney]], [[Billy Crudup]], [[Jessica Lange]], [[Helena Bonham Carter]], [[Alison Lohman]], [[Robert Guillaume]], [[Marion Cotillard]], [[Steve Buscemi]], and [[Danny DeVito]]. It tells the story of a frustrated son who tries to distinguish fact from fiction in the life of his father, a teller of [[tall tales]].
The screenwriter [[John August]] read a manuscript of the novel six months before it was published and convinced [[Columbia Pictures]] to acquire the rights. He began adapting the novel as a screenplay while producers negotiated with [[Steven Spielberg]] about directing the film. Spielberg eventually left the project to focus on ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' (2002). [[Tim Burton]] and [[Richard D. Zanuck]] took over after completing ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' (2001), and brought McGregor and Finney on board.
**[[Albert Finney]] as Edward Bloom (senior)
**Perry Walston as Edward Bloom (age 10)
*[[Billy Crudup]] as WillWilliam Bloom
**Grayson Stone as WillWilliam Bloom (age 6–8)
*[[Jessica Lange]] as Sandra Bloom (senior)
**[[Alison Lohman]] as Sandra Bloom (young), née Templeton
*[[Marion Cotillard]] as Joséphine
*[[Matthew McGrory]] as Karl the Giant
*[[David Denman]] as DonDonald Price (age 18–22)
**John Lowell as Donald "Don" Price (age 12)
*[[Missi Pyle]] as Mildred
*[[Loudon Wainwright III]] as Beamen
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