
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Cast

Ewan McGregor
Ed Bloom (young)

Albert Finney
Ed Bloom (senior)

Billy Crudup
Will Bloom

Jessica Lange
Sandra Bloom (senior)

Helena Bonham Carter
Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch

Alison Lohman
Sandra Bloom (young)

Robert Guillaume
Dr. Bennett (senior)

Marion Cotillard
Josephine

Matthew McGrory
Karl the Giant

David Denman
Don Price (age 18-22)

Missi Pyle
Mildred

Loudon Wainwright III
Beamen

Ada Tai
Ping

Arlene Tai
Jing

Steve Buscemi
Norther Winslow

Danny DeVito
Amos Calloway

Deep Roy
Mr. Soggybottom
Perry Walston
Ed Bloom (age 10)

Hailey Anne Nelson
Jenny (age 8)
Grayson Stone
Will Bloom (age 6-8)

R. Keith Harris
Ed's Father

Karla Droege
Ed's Mother
Zac Gardner
Zacky Price (age 10)

John Lowell
Don Price (age 12)

Darrell Vanterpool
Wilbur (age 10)

Miley Cyrus
Ruthie (age 8)
Joseph Humphrey
Little Brave

Morgan Grace Jarrett
Will's Date
Sallie Hedrick
Pretty Girl
Charles McLawhorn
Mayor

Frank Hoyt Taylor
Sharecropper
Savanna James
Little Girl

Billy Redden
Banjo Man

James DeForest Parker
Shotgun Toter

Russell Hodgkinson
Some Farmer
Don Young
Shephard
Jayne Morgan
Townsperson
David Ramsey
Townsperson
Greg Hohn
Townsperson

Zach Hanner
Cashier
George McArthur
Colossus
Jeff Campbell
Jump Leader

Lawrence Sykkmon
Chinese Emcee

Bonnie Johnson
Teller Woman
Howard Houston Jr.
Piano Student
Joanne Pankow
Heavy Set Nurse

Trevor Gagnon
Will's son
Jacob Radford
Kid
Karlos Walkes
Dr. Bennett (young)
Cathy Berry
Lobster Woman
John Fugate
Side Show Barker
Daniel Wallace
Econ Professor
Metz Duites
Ventriloquist
Vincent J. Ybiernas
Asian Officer
Barry C. Harvard
Chicken Plant Operator
Edward Aldag
Municipal Dump Owner
Michael Garnet Stewart
Auctioneer
C. Alan Rawlins Sr.
Pretty Man
Jake Brake
Old Zacky

Bevin Kaye
River Woman

L.C. Holt
Spectre Citizen (uncredited)
Will Thomas
Spectre Citizen (uncredited)
Crew

Tim Burton
Director

John August
Screenplay
Daniel Wallace
Novel

Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Meredith Apel
Assistant Editor
Joel Negron
Additional Editing

Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
Ben Estrada
Digital Colorist
Steve Bowen
Color Timer
Paul McGhee
Digital Color Timer

Katterli Frauenfelder
First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Stéphanie Champault
Second Assistant Director
Carlos De La Torre
Second Second Assistant Director
Vanessa Mujica
Third Assistant Director
Chris Baker
Storyboard Artist
Kerin Ferallo
Assistant Production Coordinator
Geraldine Niche
Production Coordinator
Aimee Lagos
Production Coordinator
Steve Humphrey
Picture Car Coordinator
Michael Elson
Head of Production
Arne Schmidt
Executive Producer
Joan Johnson Miller
Executive Producer's Assistant

Richard D. Zanuck
Producer

Bruce Cohen
Producer

Dan Jinks
Producer
Scott Berrie
Production Assistant

Dennis Gassner
Production Design
David Norris
Camera Operator
Xiomara Comrie
Assistant Camera
Robert Ruiz
First Assistant Camera
Louis Smith
Second Assistant Camera
Darryl Humber
Dolly Grip
Neal Norton
Steadicam Operator
Julie Saegert
Post Production Assistant
Desmond Cannon
Post Production Supervisor

Ingrid Jungermann
Casting Assistant
Dena Berman
Casting Associate

Denise Chamian
Casting
Maryellen Aviano
Extras Casting Coordinator
Janella Bersabal
Extras Casting Assistant
Donna O'Neal
Key Set Costumer
Susan Antonelli
Set Costumer
Michelle Skoby
Assistant Costume Designer
Cha Blevins
Costume Supervisor

Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Laura Johnson
Costume Assistant
Felipe Sanchez
Costume Illustrator
Amy Arnold
Costumer
Christine L. Cantella
Costumer
Niamh Murphy
Textile Artist
Denis Samoilov
Animation
Bill Díaz
Supervising Animator
Linda De Andrea
Hair Department Head
Sherri Bramlett
Hairstylist
Coni Andress
Hairstylist
Jennifer Santiago
Assistant Hairstylist
Jean Ann Black
Makeup Department Head
Joseph P. Hurt
Assistant Makeup Artist
Dorothy J. Pearl
Makeup Artist
Gloria Belz
Makeup Artist

Tommy Harper
Second Unit
Chris Cummings
Art Department Coordinator
Taylor Bennett
Scenic Artist
Gregory Schmitz
Scenic Artist
Christina Ann Wilson
Assistant Art Director
Ted Caplan
Sound Effects Editor

Craig Berkey
Sound Effects Designer

Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Melissa Lytle
Assistant Sound Editor

Petur Hliddal
Production Sound Mixer
Larry Hopkins
Sound Mixer
Greg P. Russell
Sound mixer
Sean Landeros
Sound Recordist

Dennis Sands
Scoring Mixer
Carl Fischer
Boom Operator

Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Matthew Harrison
Foley Editor
Brian Ruberg
Foley Mixer
Kimberly Harris
Supervising ADR Editor
Howard London
ADR Mixer
Bobby Aycock
ADR Recordist
James Babineaux
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Tony Vandenecker
Special Effects Technician
Keith Marbory
Special Effects Supervisor
Stan Parks
Special Effects
Barney Burman
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jenny Fulle
Executive Visual Effects Producer

Kevin Scott Mack
Visual Effects Supervisor
Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor
Visual Effects Producer
Michelle Martin
Visual Effects Coordinator
Steve Rhee
Visual Effects Editor
Colin Drobnis
Visual Effects Technical Director
Rohan Claassen
Visual Effects

Ben Shepherd
CGI Supervisor

Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Bob Badami
Music Supervisor
Mark Berrow
Musician
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Michael Antunez
Transportation Coordinator
Christine Bodelot
Production Accountant
Rick Baca
First Assistant Accountant
Noelle Coughlan
Second Assistant Accountant
Marianne Shiffrar
Payroll Accountant
Domi Piturro
3D Supervisor
Teri E. Dorman
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Susan Dawes
Dialogue Editor

Carla Meyer
Dialect Coach
Levi Loy
Rigging Grip
Dennis J. Lootens
Rigging Gaffer
J. Wayne Parker
Key Rigging Grip
Chris Bogart
Set Painter
Stephen Eno
Painter

Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Paige Augustine
Assistant Set Decoration
Jack Blanchard
Set Dresser
Jon Nicholson
On Set Dresser
Dawn Brown
Set Designer
Sara Philpott
Set Dressing Supervisor
Jeff Passanante
Construction Coordinator
James M. Davis
Construction Foreman
John Eric Seay
Prop Maker
John B. Clarey III
Propmaker
Zade Rosenthal
Still Photographer

Mary Ellen Mark
Still Photographer
Guy Ferrandis
Still Photographer
Rick Calabash
Creative Consultant
Janna Stern
Script Supervisor
Timothy Michael Cairns
Quality Control Supervisor
Lindsay MacGowan
Effects Supervisor
J. Alan Scott
Effects Supervisor
Paddy Eason
Digital Effects Supervisor
Bryan Booth
Electrician
Jacky Hardouin
Carpenter
Joseph F. Beeco
Carpenter
Olivier Suffert
Production Driver
Don Baer
Driver
Chamonix Bosch
Set Production Assistant
Robin Citrin
Location Manager
Dawn Blacksten
Assistant Location Manager

Bevin Kaye
Stunts

Al Goto
Stunts

Corey Michael Eubanks
Stunts
Pedro Barquin
Stunts

Darlene Ava Williams
Stunts

Sonny Tipton
Stunts
Michael Forte
Stunt Driver
John Radcliff
Utility Stunts

Charles Croughwell
Stunt Coordinator
Ian Calip
Stunt Double

Cynthia Onrubia
Choreographer
Jerry Moss
Property Master
Rick Chavez
Assistant Property Master
Michael Rayle
Cableman
Riko Schatke
Best Boy Grip
Warren Manser
Production Illustrator

Evan Schiff
Systems Administrators & Support
Joe Stevano
Systems Administrators & Support
John E. Sasaki
Digital Compositors
Chris Browne
Assistant Craft Service
Philippe Gallichet
Chef
Josh Haynie
Digital Intermediate Producer
Curtis Lindersmith
Digital Intermediate Editor
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
C. Alan Rawlins Sr.
Key Grip
Jeff W. Curtis
Grip
Jack English
Gaffer
Debra James
Unit Production Manager
Alice Powell
Seamstress
Brigitte Bourneuf
Seamstress
Rémy Boudet
Title Designer
Robert Dawson
Title Graphics
Jason Arrington
Key Production Assistant
Mary Small
Catering
Bradley Grant
Catering
Dean Zanuck
Production Executive
Kevin Flatow
Assistant Production Manager
Tina Canny
Projection
Guillaume Lefrançois
Assistant Unit Manager
Gabriel Solana
Makeup Effects
Gary Yee
Makeup Effects
Lee Clayton
Tailor
Jos'h Hancher
Loader
Josh Hancher
Loader
Murray Barber
Digital Compositor
David Guilbeau
Craft Service
Meyerer Miller
Production Office Assistant
Edwanna Blanding
Production Office Assistant
Aaron Sims
Character Designer
Nick Ingman
Conductor
Eileen Peterson
Unit Publicist
Jean-Michel Ducourty
Art Direction
Jack Johnson
Art Direction
Robert Fechtman
Art Direction
Richard L. Johnson
Art Direction
Roy Barnes
Art Direction
Paul Lowe
Set Medic
Val Drake
Sculptor
Michel Aller
First Assistant Editor
Ségolène Amice Lagny
Production Secretary

Jeff Atmajian
Orchestrator
Scott Troha
Leadman
Benjamin Edelberg
Leadman
Michael J. Flynn
Greensman
Dianne Chadwick
Graphic Designer
May Porter
Stand In
Matias Cicero
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