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Based on the novel by Daniel
Wallace, Big Fish tells the story of a young man, William Bloom,
trying to reconnect with his dying father through the elder Bloom's
tall tales.
The Official
Big Fish site has the trailer, desktop wallpaper and other cool
features. Also, the soundtrack by Danny Elfman is available from
Amazon.
You can listen to excerpts from the soundtrack here.
The DVD is available from Amazon.com.
You can discuss the movie with other Burton fans on the Big
Fish message board.
News Updates
Note: due to the passage of time, some of the following links may
no longer be available.
December 9th, 2004: It may seem like ages since
the film came out, but Big Fish's soundtrack
has been nominated for a Grammy!
May 9th, 2004: Here
are some scans from a BF article in the French Premiere magazine
March 31, 2004: The Big
Fish dvd will be released on April 27th, so be sure to pre-order
it now so you will be among the first to get it!
January 17, 2004: Better late than never, here's
a review of the film by one of the webmasters of this very site!
January 13, 2004: Big Fish opened wide this past
weekend, almost knocking Return of the King off the top of the box
office. It earned $13.8 million, bringing its total to $23.4 million.
It was the biggest opening weekend for a Burton film that didn't
have an existing fanbase (such as the Batman films or Planet of
the Apes).
January 8, 2004: Big Fish continues to do well
on limited release, last weekend it made $2.5 million more in box
office. It has also got extremely positive reviews from both fans
and critics. And of course as you know, tomorrow is the big day
when it opens wide in 2500 theatres, so everybody, grab hold of
everyone you know and go see Big Fish together! Tim Burton Collective
staff officially recommend this magnificent movie to you :)
December 30, 2003: Last weekend Big Fish expanded
from six to 124 theaters and collected an estimated $2.1 million
in box office, for a total of $3.5 million. Other box office statistics
can be found at Box
Office Mojo
December 25, 2003: Big Fish is now playing at more
select theaters around the country. Here
is a new review courtesy of Paul Godbey.
December 18, 2003: Big Fish has been nominated
for four Golden Globe awards, including Best Comedy Picture. See
the full list of nominees here.
December 12, 2003: Click here
to listen to an extract from the Charlie Rose interview with Tim
Burton, Ewan McGregor and Billy Crudup.
December 11, 2003: Yahoo has some pictures from
the New
York premiere. Also, there's a whole slew of reviews on Ain't
It Cool News
December 5, 2003: The Movie Box has a new
TV spot to watch.
December 3, 2003: Yahoo Movies has some actual
clips
from the film!
November 29, 2003: Time Magazine has an
article about Burton and Big Fish.
November 27, 2003: Extra TV has a video
clip of Ewan McGregor talking about the film.
November 24, 2003: Collective member CrossStitchSally
was lucky enough to catch a screening of Big Fish and an interview
session with Burton recently. Read her exclusive full report here!
Links
Book
vs Movie: Box Office Prophets
Film
Stew article
Premiere
Magazine reviews
Frank's Reel Movie Review
Entertainment Insiders review
Movieweb
review
Epinions
review
Rotten Tomatoes review roundup for Big Fish
About.com Big Fish special effects article
Screen
Daily review
Film
Jerk review
Big
Fish images from Coming Soon
Stylus
Magazine review
Internet
Movie Database page for Big Fish
Movie
Poopshoot review
Big
Fish images from Latino Review
The
Hot Button review
"Big
Fish: the Movie to Beat in 2003" Fox News report
Rolling
Stone review
Slant
Magazine review
Film
Threat review
Montgomery
Advertiser: The Making of Big Fish
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