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Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Language
Budget$70,000,000
Revenue $123,200,000
English
Budget$70,000,000
Revenue $123,200,000
Keywords
witch
fish
love of one's life
parent child relationship
circus
fishing
leech
story teller
fair
mermaid
apoplectic stroke
cancer
relationship
gentle giant
magic realism
reflective
witty
whimsical
Casts
Ewan McGregor
Ed Bloom (young)
Albert Finney
Ed Bloom (senior)
Billy Crudup
Will Bloom
Jessica Lange
Sandra Bloom (senior)
Helena Bonham Carter
Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch
Alison Lohman
Sandra Bloom (young)
Robert Guillaume
Dr. Bennett (senior)
Marion Cotillard
Josephine
Matthew McGrory
Karl the Giant
David Denman
Don Price (age 18-22)
Missi Pyle
Mildred
Loudon Wainwright III
Beamen
Ada Tai
Ping
Arlene Tai
Jing
Steve Buscemi
Norther Winslow
Danny DeVito
Amos Calloway
Deep Roy
Mr. Soggybottom
Perry Walston
Ed Bloom (age 10)
Hailey Anne Nelson
Jenny (age 8)
Grayson Stone
Will Bloom (age 6-8)
R. Keith Harris
Ed's Father
Karla Droege
Ed's Mother
Zac Gardner
Zacky Price (age 10)
John Lowell
Don Price (age 12)
Darrell Vanterpool
Wilbur (age 10)
Miley Cyrus
Ruthie (age 8)
Joseph Humphrey
Little Brave
Morgan Grace Jarrett
Will's Date
Sallie Hedrick
Pretty Girl
Charles McLawhorn
Mayor
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Sharecropper
Savanna James
Little Girl
Billy Redden
Banjo Man
James DeForest Parker
Shotgun Toter
Russell Hodgkinson
Some Farmer
Don Young
Shephard
Jayne Morgan
Townsperson
David Ramsey
Townsperson
Greg Hohn
Townsperson
Zach Hanner
Cashier
George McArthur
Colossus
Jeff Campbell
Jump Leader
Lawrence Sykkmon
Chinese Emcee
Bonnie Johnson
Teller Woman
Howard Houston Jr.
Piano Student
Joanne Pankow
Heavy Set Nurse
Trevor Gagnon
Will's son
Jacob Radford
Kid
Karlos Walkes
Dr. Bennett (young)
Cathy Berry
Lobster Woman
John Fugate
Side Show Barker
Daniel Wallace
Econ Professor
Metz Duites
Ventriloquist
Vincent J. Ybiernas
Asian Officer
Barry C. Harvard
Chicken Plant Operator
Edward Aldag
Municipal Dump Owner
Michael Garnet Stewart
Auctioneer
C. Alan Rawlins Sr.
Pretty Man
Jake Brake
Old Zacky
Bevin Kaye
River Woman
L.C. Holt
Spectre Citizen (uncredited)
Will Thomas
Spectre Citizen (uncredited)
Crews
Tim Burton
Director
John August
Screenplay
Bruce Cohen
Producer
Dan Jinks
Producer
Arne Schmidt
Executive Producer
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Denise Chamian
Casting
Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Roy Barnes
Art Direction
Jean-Michel Ducourty
Art Direction
Robert Fechtman
Art Direction
Jack Johnson
Art Direction
Richard L. Johnson
Art Direction
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Bevin Kaye
Stunts
Al Goto
Stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks
Stunts
Bob Badami
Music Supervisor
Janna Stern
Script Supervisor
Guy Ferrandis
Still Photographer
Mary Ellen Mark
Still Photographer
Zade Rosenthal
Still Photographer
Jack English
Gaffer
Dennis J. Lootens
Rigging Gaffer
Chris Cummings
Art Department Coordinator
Christina Ann Wilson
Assistant Art Director
Jeff Passanante
Construction Coordinator
James M. Davis
Construction Foreman
Michael J. Flynn
Greensman
Scott Troha
Leadman
Stephen Eno
Painter
Dennis Gassner
Production Design
Val Drake
Sculptor
Dawn Brown
Set Designer
David Norris
Camera Operator
Ben Shepherd
CGI Supervisor
Robert Ruiz
First Assistant Camera
Neal Norton
Steadicam Operator
Michelle Skoby
Assistant Costume Designer
Cha Blevins
Costume Supervisor
Linda De Andrea
Hair Department Head
Jean Ann Black
Makeup Department Head
Alice Powell
Seamstress
Susan Antonelli
Set Costumer
Jacky Hardouin
Carpenter
Philippe Gallichet
Chef
Cynthia Onrubia
Choreographer
David Guilbeau
Craft Service
Carla Meyer
Dialect Coach
Paddy Eason
Digital Effects Supervisor
Jos'h Hancher
Loader
Steve Humphrey
Picture Car Coordinator
Julie Saegert
Post Production Assistant
Meyerer Miller
Production Office Assistant
Tina Canny
Projection
John B. Clarey III
Propmaker
Taylor Bennett
Scenic Artist
Tommy Harper
Second Unit
Chamonix Bosch
Set Production Assistant
May Porter
Stand In
Charles Croughwell
Stunt Coordinator
Pedro Barquin
Stunts
Bill Díaz
Supervising Animator
Evan Schiff
Systems Administrators & Support
Michael Antunez
Transportation Coordinator
Eileen Peterson
Unit Publicist
John Radcliff
Utility Stunts
Steve Rhee
Visual Effects Editor
Steve Bowen
Color Timer
Michel Aller
First Assistant Editor
Bryan Booth
Electrician
Katterli Frauenfelder
Associate Producer
Dena Berman
Casting Associate
Robin Citrin
Location Manager
Christine Bodelot
Production Accountant
Geraldine Niche
Production Coordinator
Carl Fischer
Boom Operator
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Jeff Atmajian
Orchestrator
Petur Hliddal
Production Sound Mixer
Dennis Sands
Scoring Mixer
Ted Caplan
Sound Effects Editor
Greg P. Russell
Sound mixer
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Domi Piturro
3D Supervisor
John E. Sasaki
Digital Compositors
Keith Marbory
Special Effects Supervisor
Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor
Visual Effects Producer
Rohan Claassen
Visual Effects
Kevin Scott Mack
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sara Philpott
Set Dressing Supervisor
John Eric Seay
Prop Maker
Timothy Michael Cairns
Quality Control Supervisor
Sherri Bramlett
Hairstylist
Dorothy J. Pearl
Makeup Artist
Debra James
Unit Production Manager
Robert Dawson
Title Graphics
Benjamin Edelberg
Leadman
Larry Hopkins
Sound Mixer
Gabriel Solana
Makeup Effects
Stan Parks
Special Effects
Denis Samoilov
Animation
Gloria Belz
Makeup Artist
Rick Chavez
Assistant Property Master
Jack Blanchard
Set Dresser
Rémy Boudet
Title Designer
Darryl Humber
Dolly Grip
C. Alan Rawlins Sr.
Key Grip
Felipe Sanchez
Costume Illustrator
Donna O'Neal
Key Set Costumer
Lee Clayton
Tailor
Katterli Frauenfelder
First Assistant Director
Vanessa Mujica
Third Assistant Director
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Kerin Ferallo
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kevin Flatow
Assistant Production Manager
Ingrid Jungermann
Casting Assistant
Melissa Lytle
Assistant Sound Editor
Matthew Harrison
Foley Editor
Mark Berrow
Musician
Craig Berkey
Sound Effects Designer
Kimberly Harris
Supervising ADR Editor
Teri E. Dorman
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Aaron Sims
Character Designer
Colin Drobnis
Visual Effects Technical Director
Susan Dawes
Dialogue Editor
Jerry Moss
Property Master
Daniel Wallace
Novel
Joseph P. Hurt
Assistant Makeup Artist
Amy Arnold
Costumer
Stéphanie Champault
Second Assistant Director
Carlos De La Torre
Second Second Assistant Director
Dianne Chadwick
Graphic Designer
Chris Bogart
Set Painter
Chris Baker
Storyboard Artist
Niamh Murphy
Textile Artist
Howard London
ADR Mixer
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Brian Ruberg
Foley Mixer
Tony Vandenecker
Special Effects Technician
Michael Forte
Stunt Driver
Xiomara Comrie
Assistant Camera
Riko Schatke
Best Boy Grip
Louis Smith
Second Assistant Camera
Meredith Apel
Assistant Editor
Paul McGhee
Digital Color Timer
Ben Estrada
Digital Colorist
Curtis Lindersmith
Digital Intermediate Editor
Dawn Blacksten
Assistant Location Manager
James Babineaux
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Mary Small
Catering
Murray Barber
Digital Compositor
Lindsay MacGowan
Effects Supervisor
Janella Bersabal
Extras Casting Assistant
Rick Baca
First Assistant Accountant
Michael Elson
Head of Production
Jason Arrington
Key Production Assistant
J. Wayne Parker
Key Rigging Grip
Jeff W. Curtis
Grip
Marianne Shiffrar
Payroll Accountant
Scott Berrie
Production Assistant
Olivier Suffert
Production Driver
Don Baer
Driver
Dean Zanuck
Production Executive
Ségolène Amice Lagny
Production Secretary
Noelle Coughlan
Second Assistant Accountant
Sean Landeros
Sound Recordist
Maryellen Aviano
Extras Casting Coordinator
Michelle Martin
Visual Effects Coordinator
Darlene Ava Williams
Stunts
Sonny Tipton
Stunts
Coni Andress
Hairstylist
Barney Burman
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jennifer Santiago
Assistant Hairstylist
Desmond Cannon
Post Production Supervisor
Paige Augustine
Assistant Set Decoration
Joseph F. Beeco
Carpenter
Warren Manser
Production Illustrator
Jon Nicholson
On Set Dresser
Gregory Schmitz
Scenic Artist
Bobby Aycock
ADR Recordist
Michael Rayle
Cableman
J. Alan Scott
Effects Supervisor
Gary Yee
Makeup Effects
Jenny Fulle
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Joe Stevano
Systems Administrators & Support
Ian Calip
Stunt Double
Josh Hancher
Loader
Levi Loy
Rigging Grip
Brigitte Bourneuf
Seamstress
Laura Johnson
Costume Assistant
Josh Haynie
Digital Intermediate Producer
Joel Negron
Additional Editing
Nick Ingman
Conductor
Edwanna Blanding
Production Office Assistant
Chris Browne
Assistant Craft Service
Rick Calabash
Creative Consultant
Bradley Grant
Catering
Aimee Lagos
Production Coordinator
Guillaume Lefrançois
Assistant Unit Manager
Paul Lowe
Set Medic
Joan Johnson Miller
Executive Producer's Assistant
Matias Cicero
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