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.

You don’t have a job. You don’t have anything but the clothes on your back.
EDWARD:
I’ve got a whole backpack full of clothes!
He points to the bleachers, where no backpack is to be found.
EDWARD (cont’d) (realizing) Someone stole my backpack.
AMOS:
Kid, you were a big fish in a smallpond. This here is the ocean, andyou’re drowning. Take my advice and goback to Puddleville. You’ll be happythere.
Getting in front of Amos, Edward stops him.
EDWARD:
Wait. You said I don’t have a plan. I do. I’m going to find that girl andmarry her and spend the rest of my lifewith her.
Amos smiles, amused.
EDWARD (cont’d) I don’t have a job, but I would have ajob if you gave me one. And I may nothave much, but I have moredetermination than any man you’re evergoing to meet.
AMOS:
Sorry, kid. I don’t do charity.
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EDWARD:
I’ll work night and day, and you won’thave to pay me. You just have to tellme who she is.
Amos takes a long look at him. Ultimately, there’s no way he can say no. He shrugs. What the hell.
AMOS:
Every month you work for me, I’ll tellyou one thing about her. That’s myfinal offer.
Edward shakes Amos’s hand before he can retract the offer.
We move into a MONTAGE: INT. BIG TOP CENTER RING - NIGHT CLOSE ON Edward, smiling nervously. His head is tilted to the side, and as we PULL BACK, we see why: he’s holding itin a MASSIVE LION’s open mouth. The beast’s sharp teeth arejust poking his skin. If the lion so much as flinches, Edward is dead.
The CROWD applauds, which makes the lion antsy. Which makes Edward antsier.
EDWARD (V.O.) From that moment on, I did everythingMr. Calloway asked, and a lot of thingshe didn’t. I’d go three days withoutstopping to eat, and four days withoutsleeping.
EXT. THE HYDRA - DAY His eyes droopy from lack of sleep, Edward mans the whirlingamusement park ride.
EDWARD (V.O.) The only thing that kept me going wasthe promise of meeting the girl whowould be my wife.
Nodding off, Edward falls backward, into the path of thespinning arms. One of the Hydra cars hits him square in thegut, throwing him up and away, sailing 200 feet through theair.
EXT. FIELD - DAY Edward chases a costumed pig, tripping over tent cords, falling in the mud.
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His hunt leads him through the back of a tent, where he’sunwittingly stepped in front of a line of motorized birds.
To the left, CUSTOMERS are shooting with rifles. He dodgesfour SHOTS that knock down the birds around him.