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Big Fish is a film directed by Tim Burton, and the screenplay is written by John August. Tim Burton is widely known for his twisted yet whimsical imagination in films such as Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare before Christmas. Big Fish puts the audience in the middle of a rocky relationship between father and son. Will Bloom (Billy Crudup) is tired of his father, Edward Bloom’s (Albert Finney) relentless storytelling. He believes Edward tells outrageous tall-tales for attention. When his father falls ill and becomes bedridden Will Bloom desperately seeks answers, and wants to learn who is father truly is. Big Fish takes the audience on an adventure through Edward Bloom’s youth, and is a journey through imagination. Edward Bloom is seen

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