Big Fish (2003)

Who talked about it

Blank Check — Patreon

• Unattributed: 2 lines, the speaker unknown or under 0.5 sure.

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Forrest Gump: 1 line the host's read ×1

1. unmapped (attempt at a Gump): Forrest Gump ⇒ Big Fish (the host's read). Studios kept trying to replicate Gump; Big Fish was one attempt.

   “And Big Fish is an attempt at a gump.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:10:34 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Billy Crudup: 1 line career ×1

1. career (career): Billy Crudup → Big Fish. He loved Crudup's Big Fish performance until the podcast rewatch.

   “It is so bizarre how thoroughly I loved that performance.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 0:22:52 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Forrest Gump: 1 line unmapped ×1

1. unmapped (attempt at a Gump): Forrest Gump → Big Fish. Studios kept trying to replicate Gump; Big Fish was one attempt.

   “And Big Fish is an attempt at a gump.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:10:34 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Where it came up

• passing in Blank Check with Griffin & David · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with John Hodgman, first at 0:51:00, 2 times
• passing in Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich, first at 0:13:36, 1 time
• passing in Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang, first at 1:07:11, 2 times
• passing in Blank Check with Griffin & David · Planet of the Apes with Matt Singer, first at 1:54:35, 1 time
• compared in Blank Check — Patreon · The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free), first at 0:10:34, 1 time
• passing in Blank Check — Patreon · Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free), first at 2:07:21, 1 time
• anecdote in Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free), first at 1:57:47, 1 time
• anecdote in Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant, first at 0:22:46, 2 times
• passing in Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free), first at 0:44:47, 1 time

What was said about it, by kind

career (1)

1. career (career): Billy Crudup → Big Fish. He loved Crudup's Big Fish performance until the podcast rewatch.

   “It is so bizarre how thoroughly I loved that performance.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 0:22:52 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

1. unmapped (attempt at a Gump): Forrest Gump → Big Fish. Studios kept trying to replicate Gump; Big Fish was one attempt.

   “And Big Fish is an attempt at a gump.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:10:34 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

None.

Who the speakers said made it

As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.

• Tim Burton: director (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Planet of the Apes with Matt Singer)
• Tim Burton: director (Blank Check — Patreon, Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
• Albert Finney: actor, Globe/BAFTA nominee (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with John Hodgman)
• Billy Crudup: actor (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Starman with Katey Rich)
• Billy Crudup: actor (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien: Covenant)