[Movie Script]Big Fish

"BIG FISH"

Written by
John August
Based on the novel by
Daniel Wallace
Final Production Draft




This is a Southern story, full of lies and fabrications, but

truer for their inclusion.
               FADE IN:



               A RIVER.



We're underwater, watching a fat catfish swim along.
This is The Beast.
                                     EDWARD (V.O.)

                         There are some fish that cannot be

caught. It's not that they're faster

or stronger than other fish. They're

just touched by something extra.

Call it luck. Call it grace. One

such fish was The Beast.
The Beast's journey takes it past a dangling fish hook, baited

with worms. Past a tempting lure, sparkling in the sun. Past

a swiping bear claw. The Beast isn't worried.
                                     EDWARD (V.O.)


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