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.

JENNY (V.O.) (cont’d) Most men in that situation would accepttheir failure and move on. But Edward was not like most men.
101.
EXT. SWAMP SHACK ROAD - ANOTHER DAY With Karl the Giant’s help, Edward unloads a brand new doorfrom a pickup truck.
EXT. SHACK - DAY While Jenny watches, half-annoyed, half-amused, Edward triesto set the door square. Karl pushes against the side of thehouse until it fits.
INT. SHACK - ANOTHER DAY Holding nails between his lips, Edward puts in new windowshimself. Jenny is making soup, laughing at the story he’stelling.
JENNY (V.O.) As the months passed, he found more andmore things to fix, until the shack nolonger resembled itself.
EXT. SWAMP - ANOTHER DAY Edward and Karl cut down a tree, letting in a flood of light.
Through the golden pollen hanging in the air, we RISE UP tosee the shack is now THE LOVELY HOUSE we saw before. It’s tiny and white, with black shutters anda steep roof. A white picket fence. In every detail it isimpossibly charming.
INT. JENNY’S HOUSE - DAY Edward is screwing a hat rack into the wall in the foyer.
Jenny leans against the doorframe listening to his story.
And watching him with deepest affection.
EDWARD:
Of course, the best part was creatingnew material. By the time the twinsand I got to Havana, we had a whole newroutine worked out for them, with justa ukulele and a harmonica.
Finished with his work, he takes his hat off the chair andhangs it on the rack. Perfect.
A beat. A look between them. With that last job done, there’s no reason for him to be staying any longer.
102.
EDWARD (cont’d) I suppose I should... He takes his hat off the rack.
JENNY:
You can leave it there.
A beat. Does she really mean it?
She comes closer. Edward holds his ground. She takes his hand, lifting his hat up to the peg. She’s very close -- just a half-inch from kissing him when - -- Edward gently holds her back.
EDWARD:
No.
She freezes, stunned and humiliated. She pulls away.
EDWARD (cont’d) Don’t. Don’t be embarrassed. I should never have let you think that... (beat) I am in love with my wife.
JENNY:
I know.
EDWARD:
And from the moment I saw her until the moment I die, she’s the only one.
JENNY:
Lucky girl.