Daniel Wallace Movies
Writer and illustrator Daniel Wallace was born and raised in Birmingham, AL, and lives in Chapel Hill, NC, where he writes short, sweet, and funny books about strange mythological things that happen in the American South. His stories have been published in several literary journals and his drawings have appeared on everything from T-shirts to magnets. In 1998, he published his first novel, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, which was made into a movie by Tim Burton in 2003. Wallace's other books include Ray in Reverse and The Watermelon King: A Novel. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
Tim Burton directs the fantasy drama Big Fish, based on the book Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Southern writer/illustrator Daniel Wallace. Billy Crudup plays William Bloom, a young man who never really knew his dying father, Edward (Albert Finney) outside of the tall tales he told about growing up, making his way, and meeting his mother (played as a young woman by Alison Lohman and in older age by Jessica Lange). During Edward's last days, William and his wife Josephine (Marion Cotillard) hold bedside vigil as the old man recollects elaborate memories of his youth (in which he is played by Ewan McGregor). Still doubting the the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman (Helena Bonham Carter) from whom Edward had bought property. Steve Buscemi and Danny De Vito also star. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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- Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, (more)
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