Tim Burton directs the fantasy drama Big Fish, based on the book Big Fish. Billy Crudup plays William Bloom, a young man who never really knew his dying father, Edward outside of the tall tales he told about growing up, making his way, and meeting his mother. During Edward’s last days, William and his wife Josephine hold bedside vigil as the old man recollects elaborate memories of his youth. Still doubting the the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property.
