Big Fish
2003 film by Tim Burton
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Summary
Big Fish is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,142 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Tim Burton[3]
- Director: Tim Burton[4]
- Screenwriter: John August[5], Dan Jinks[6], Richard D. Zanuck[7], Daniel Wallace[8]
- Composer: Danny Elfman[9]
- Genre: fantasy film[10], drama film[11], comedy film[12], magic realist film[13], werewolf film[14]
- Based on: Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions[15]
- Cast member: Ewan McGregor[16], Albert Finney[17], Billy Crudup[18], Jessica Lange[19], Helena Bonham Carter[20], Alison Lohman[21], Robert Guillaume[22], Marion Cotillard[23], Steve Buscemi[24], Danny DeVito[25], Matthew McGrory[26], Miley Cyrus[27], David Denman[28], Deep Roy[29]
- Producer: Dan Jinks[30], Bruce Cohen[31], Richard D. Zanuck[32]
- Collection: Museum of Modern Art[33]
- Production company: Columbia Pictures[34]
- Director of photography: Philippe Rousselot[35]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[36]
- Distribution format: video on demand[37], theatrical release[38]
- Review score: 7.1/10[39], 75%[40], 58/100[41]
- Color: color[42]
- Country of origin: United States[43]
- Publication date: December 4, 2003[44], December 10, 2003[45], April 8, 2004[46]
- Distributed by: InterCom[47], Netflix[48]
- Narrative location: Alabama[49], Paris[50]
- Official website: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/bigfish[51]
- Filming location: Alabama[52]
- Main subject: Korean War[53], tumor[54]
- Film editor: Chris Lebenzon[55]
- Described by source: [Cancer on the big screen. How and when movies deal with oncological diseases][56]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score[57]
Why It Matters
Big Fish has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]