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* PlayingAgainstType: This movie seems surprisingly [[LighterAndSofter bright and cheery]] for a Creator/TimBurton film.

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This movie seems surprisingly [[LighterAndSofter bright and cheery]] for a Creator/TimBurton film.
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* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/SecondhandLions''.

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* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/SecondhandLions''. ''Film/SecondhandLions'', another story about an aging man confronting his mortality while recounting the larger-than-life adventures from his youth to a younger relative, where it's left ambiguous how many of his past escapades actually happened.
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** Creator/EwanMcGregor had first made a name for himself in the extremely dark ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}'' as a heroin addict; he then played a dashing romantic lead in ''Film/MoulinRouge'' and, when ''Big Fish'' was made, had settled into being an action hero by playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the ''[[Film/ThePhantomMenace Star]] [[Film/AttackOfTheClones Wars]]'' [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith prequels.]] His suddenly playing the mannerly romantic lead in a fantasy family film, then, was something of a surprise.

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** Creator/EwanMcGregor had first made a name for himself in the extremely dark ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}'' as a heroin addict; he then played a dashing romantic lead in ''Film/MoulinRouge'' and, when ''Big Fish'' was made, had settled into being an action hero by playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the ''[[Film/ThePhantomMenace Star]] [[Film/AttackOfTheClones Wars]]'' [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith prequels.]] ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels. His suddenly playing the mannerly romantic lead in a fantasy family film, then, was something of a surprise.
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** Creator/EwanMcGregor had first made a name for himself in the extremely dark ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}'' as a heroin addict; he then played a dashing romantic lead in ''Film/MoulinRouge'' and, when ''Big Fish'' was made, had settled into being an action hero by playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the ''Star Wars'' prequels. His suddenly playing the mannerly romantic lead in a fantasy family film, then, was something of a surprise.

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** Creator/EwanMcGregor had first made a name for himself in the extremely dark ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}'' as a heroin addict; he then played a dashing romantic lead in ''Film/MoulinRouge'' and, when ''Big Fish'' was made, had settled into being an action hero by playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the ''Star Wars'' prequels. ''[[Film/ThePhantomMenace Star]] [[Film/AttackOfTheClones Wars]]'' [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith prequels.]] His suddenly playing the mannerly romantic lead in a fantasy family film, then, was something of a surprise.
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* FakeAmerican: Both Edward (played by English Albert Finney and Scottish Creator/EwanMcGregor) and Jenny (played by English Helena Bonham Carter). They do it quite well. No OohMeAccentsSlipping here.

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* FakeAmerican: Both Edward (played by English Albert Finney Creator/AlbertFinney and Scottish Creator/EwanMcGregor) and Jenny (played by English Helena Bonham Carter).Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter). They do it quite well. No OohMeAccentsSlipping here.
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* ActorAllusion: When Edward first arrives in Spectre, he passes a fellow who plucks out a few notes of "Dueling Banjos," the well-known theme from ''Film/{{Deliverance}}''. The banjoist is played by the same actor who performed the song on-screen in that film.
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** Creator/EwanMcGregor had first made a name for himself in the extremely dark ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}'' as a heroin addict; he then played a dashing romantic lead in ''Film/MoulinRouge'' and, when ''Big Fish'' was made, had settled into being an action hero by playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the ''Star Wars'' prequels. His suddenly playing the mannerly romantic lead in a fantasy family film, then, was something of a surprise.
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* ActorAllusion: When Edward first arrives in Spectre, he passes a fellow who plucks out a few notes of "Dueling Banjos," the well-known theme from ''Film/{{Deliverance}}''. The banjoist is played by the same actor who performed the song on-screen in that film.
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* AbandonedSet: The town of Spectre was left a GhostTown after filming concluded, leaving the town without its former beauty. Also, when someone tried removing debris from fallen buildings, a big fire happened that destroyed even more buildings.
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* AbandonedSet: The town of Spectre was left a GhostTown after filming concluded, leaving the town without its former beauty. Also, when someone tried removing debris from fallen buildings, a big fire happened that destroyed even more buildings.
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* RealLifeRelative: Ping and Jing are played by real-life twins Ada and Arlene Tai.
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* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: Creator/MarionCotillard originally performed her on-camera lines in English, and would later go on to re-record her lines for the French release.
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* TheCastShowOff: When young Edward Bloom is singing in the church and his voice breaks, that single note that we hear is actually Creator/EwanMcGregor singing.

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* TheCastShowOff: TheCastShowoff: When young Edward Bloom is singing in the church and his voice breaks, that single note that we hear is actually Creator/EwanMcGregor singing.
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fixing a dead link


** Creator/JessicaLange doesn't look much like [[http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/7400000/Alison-Lohman-Big-Fish-screencaps-alison-lohman-7479979-1016-570.jpg Alison Lohman]]... now. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0BRlteCcAE1GNj.jpg But she did back in the]] [[TheEighties 'eighties]].

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** Creator/JessicaLange doesn't look much like [[http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/7400000/Alison-Lohman-Big-Fish-screencaps-alison-lohman-7479979-1016-570.jpg Alison Lohman]]... now. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0BRlteCcAE1GNj.[[https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2aUrWr9NRHs/XODS6ppICwI/AAAAAAADhG4/8F0KGAf1EkktMqqUc-K06Fu-4O-V99SuACLcBGAs/s1600/jessica-lange-25.jpg But she did back in the]] [[TheEighties 'eighties]].
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* ThrowItIn: The gag where an elephant poops right next to Edward while he's dreaming blissfully of Sandra? That was unscripted.

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* ThrowItIn: The gag where an elephant poops right next to Edward while he's dreaming blissfully of Sandra? That was unscripted.unscripted: the elephant started actually defecating during filming, and the crew hurriedly zoomed out to make sure they got the moment in the shot.
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* FakeAmerican: Both Edward (played by English Albert Finney and Scottish Creator/EwanMacGregor) and Jenny (played by English Helena Bonham Carter). They do it quite well. No OohMeAccentsSlipping here.

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* FakeAmerican: Both Edward (played by English Albert Finney and Scottish Creator/EwanMacGregor) Creator/EwanMcGregor) and Jenny (played by English Helena Bonham Carter). They do it quite well. No OohMeAccentsSlipping here.
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* FakeAmerican: Both Edward (played by English Albert Finney and Scottish Ewan MacGregor) and Jenny (played by English Helena Bonham Carter). They do it quite well. No OohMeAccentsSlipping here.

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* FakeAmerican: Both Edward (played by English Albert Finney and Scottish Ewan MacGregor) Creator/EwanMacGregor) and Jenny (played by English Helena Bonham Carter). They do it quite well. No OohMeAccentsSlipping here.
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* ActorAllusion: [[Creator/SteveBuscemi Norther Winslow's]] [[Film/ReservoirDogs criminal career]] either went on for a bit longer or had some interesting history.
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* FakeAmerican: Both Edwards and Jenny. They do it quite well. No OohMeAccentsSlipping here.

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* FakeAmerican: Both Edwards Edward (played by English Albert Finney and Jenny.Scottish Ewan MacGregor) and Jenny (played by English Helena Bonham Carter). They do it quite well. No OohMeAccentsSlipping here.
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* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/SecondhandLions''.
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* ActorAllusion:[[Creator/SteveBuscemi Norther Winslow's]] [[Film/ReservoirDogs criminal career]] either went on for a bit longer or had some interesting history.

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* ActorAllusion:[[Creator/SteveBuscemi ActorAllusion: [[Creator/SteveBuscemi Norther Winslow's]] [[Film/ReservoirDogs criminal career]] either went on for a bit longer or had some interesting history.
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* ActorAllusion - [[Creator/SteveBuscemi Norther Winslow's]] [[Film/ReservoirDogs criminal career]] either went on for a bit longer or had some interesting history.

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* ActorAllusion - [[Creator/SteveBuscemi ActorAllusion:[[Creator/SteveBuscemi Norther Winslow's]] [[Film/ReservoirDogs criminal career]] either went on for a bit longer or had some interesting history.



* FakeAmerican - Both Edwards and Jenny. They do it quite well. No OohMeAccentsSlipping here.

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* FakeAmerican - FakeAmerican: Both Edwards and Jenny. They do it quite well. No OohMeAccentsSlipping here.

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