Big fish  [videorecording] / 
Columbia Pictures presents a Jinks/Cohen Company production ; a Zanuck Company production ; a Tim Burton film ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck ; produced by Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks ; screenplay by John August ; directed by Tim Burton. 
 - Widescreen. 
 - Burbank, Calif. :  Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment,  [2004] 
 - 1 videodisc (ca. 125 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.  Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace.  Aspect ratio 1.85.  Special features: commentary by director Tim Burton ; Tim Burton featurettes ; Edward Bloom at large (take a look at the larger than life world of Edward Bloom); Amos at the Circus (Danny DeVito takes viewers through the Calloway Circus); Fathers and sons (examines the father and son dynamic); Tim Burton: storyteller (how Big fish was made); A fairytale world (the importance of fairytales and myths and how these elements were incorporated into Big fish); Creature features (explore Stan Winston Studios); the author's journey (Daniel Wallace and John August discuss the origins and inspirations for Big fish); The finer points (A Tim Burton trivia quiz). 
<br/><br/>Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music, Danny Elfman ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dennis Gassner ; visual effects supervisor, Kevin Scott Mack ; special effects supervisor, Hans Metz.  Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music, Danny Elfman ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dennis Gassner ; visual effects supervisor, Kevin Scott Mack ; special effects supervisor, Hans Metz. 
<br/><br/>Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard. 
<br/><br/> 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. Still doubting the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property.  The story revolves around a dying father and his son. Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites. In his later years, he remains a mystery to his son, William, who begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing tales. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: PG-13; for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference.  MPAA rating: PG-13. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD ;Region 1. 
<br/><br/><br/>English (5.1 Dolby digital sound) and French (Dolby surround) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English and French; closed-captioned in English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1404930388 9781404930384 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>043396008373 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>00837  Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Midwest Tapes  http://www.midwesttapes.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Wallace, Daniel, 1959- --Film and video adaptations.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Terminally ill parents--Drama.<br/>Fathers and sons--Drama.<br/>Tall tales--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.<br/>Feature films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CM DVD 00069 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72