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.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2004] |
| Description | 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Zanuck, Richard D. |
| Other author/creator | Cohen, Bruce. |
| Other author/creator | Jinks, Dan. |
| Other author/creator | August, John. |
| Other author/creator | Burton, Tim, 1958- |
| Other author/creator | McGregor, Ewan, 1971- |
| Other author/creator | Finney, Albert, 1936-2019 |
| Other author/creator | Crudup, Billy, 1968- |
| Other author/creator | Lange, Jessica. |
| Other author/creator | Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- |
| Other author/creator | Lohman, Alison, 1979- |
| Other author/creator | Guillaume, Robert. |
| Other author/creator | Cotillard, Marion, 1975- |
| Other author/creator | Buscemi, Steve, 1957- |
| Other author/creator | DeVito, Danny. |
| Other author/creator | Rousselot, Philippe, 1945- |
| Other author/creator | Lebenzon, Chris. |
| Other author/creator | Elfman, Danny. |
| Other author/creator | Atwood, Colleen. |
| Other author/creator | Gassner, Dennis. |
| Other author/creator | Wallace, Daniel, 1959- Big fish. |
| Other author/creator | Columbia Pictures. |
| Other author/creator | Jinks/Cohen Company. |
| Other author/creator | Zanuck Company. |
| Other author/creator | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Uniform title | Big fish (Motion picture) |
| Variant title | French title: La: Légende du gros poisson |
| 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. |
| General note | Based on the novel: Big fish / by Daniel Wallace. |
| General note | Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. |
| General note | 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.). |
| 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. |
| Audience | MPAA rating: PG-13; for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference. |
| Audience | CHV rating: PG. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or French ; Closed-captioned. |
| ISBN | 1404930388 |
| ISBN | 9781404930384 |
| UPC | 043396008373 |
| UPC | 043396008380 |
| UPC | 043396156418 |
| Publisher number | 00837 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
| Publisher number | 00838 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
| Publisher number | 15641 Columbia Pictures |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1997.2 .B54 2004 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |