大鱼 Big Fish (2003) Movie Script

杰瑞发布于2023-11-21

爱德华(伊万·麦克格雷格 Ewan McGregor 饰)生性热爱自由,成年之后,他选择离开家乡,踏上了环游世界的旅程。一路上,爱德华遇见了各种各样稀奇古怪的角色,经历了无数精彩绝伦的的冒险,而他日后最大的兴趣,就是向他人喋喋不休的重复讲述他的这一段奇幻旅程。   威尔(比利·克鲁德普 Billy Crudup 饰)是爱德华的儿子,他并不相信父亲所讲述的那些光怪陆离的故事,甚至对此感到无比厌烦。婚后,他同父亲中断了联系,一晃眼就是数年过去。当再次得到爱德华的消息之时,威尔才知道父亲即将不久于人世,他决定去见爱德华最后一面。然而,这一次,威尔终于发现了隐藏在这些故事背后的奥秘和真相。 When Edward Bloom (Albert Finney) becomes ill, his son, William (Billy Crudup), travels to be with him. William has a strained relationship with Edward because his father has always told exaggerated stories about his life, and William thinks he's never really told the truth. Even on his deathbed, Edward recounts fantastical anecdotes. When William, who is a journalist, starts to investigate his father's tales, he begins to understand the man and his penchant for storytelling.

INT. BASKETBALL COURT - DAY Edward takes an impossible shot at the buzzer from the other end of the court. Naturally, he makes it, winning the game.
As the crowd goes wild for Edward, Don Price is the only teammate who doesn’t mob him.
EXT. TOWN - DAY Edward carries a dog out of a burning house.
INT. SCIENCE FAIR - DAY Edward wins a blue ribbon for his invention, a machine labelled “Perpetual Motion.” He and the JUDGE pose for a photograph. A FLASH.
Pissed, Don Price throws his crappy lima bean plants in the trash.
INT. HIGH SCHOOL STAGE - DAY A dashingly handsome Edward leads the CAST out for a curtain call. He’s the star of the show. Off to the side, we see Don Price is the ass-end of a horse costume.
Edward soaks in his applause, smiling and gracious.
EXT. GRADUATION STAGE - DAY Edward accepts his diploma. The PRINCIPAL hugs him tight.
EDWARD (V.O.) I was the biggest thing Ashton had ever seen. Until one day, a strangerarrived.
EXT. FARM - DAY As two FARMERS shake their heads, we REVERSE to a show amassive hole punched through the side of a barn. It’s roughly the shape of man, but no human could be that large.
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EXT. SHEEP PEN - DAY Two fat ewes look up, a shadow falling across them. TheyBLEAT in panic as TWO OVERSIZED HANDS reach in and scoop them up. Their protests continue asthey’re carried away, one under each arm. We still haven’t seen the full stranger.
EXT. COURT HOUSE - DAY A MOB of about 50 have gathered, many of them with shotguns.
Amid the crowd we see Don Price.
SHARECROPPER: He ate an entire cornfield!
LITTLE GIRL: He ate my dog!
HOT-BLOODED SHOTGUN TOTER If you ain’t gonna stop him Mayor, wewill!
MAYOR:
I won’t have mob violence in this town.
Now, has someone tried talking to him?
SOME FARMER: You can’t reason with ‘im!
SHEPHARD:
He’s a monster!
Agreement from the crowd. And then... A VOICE (O.S.) I’ll do it.
Everyone turns to see who said that. The crowd parts toreveal none other than Edward Bloom. Don Price glowers.
EDWARD:
I’ll talk to him. See if I can get himto move on.
MAYOR:
Son, that creature could crush youwithout trying.