Factual error: When Edward Bloom hits the winning shot in the basketball game, a three-point line is visible at his feet. The three-point line was not introduced until the 1970s in the newly formed ABA. It did not reach high school basketball gyms until the late 80s. (00:20:55)
Big Fish (2003)
Plot summary
Directed by: Tim Burton
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter, Jessica Lange, Billy Crudup, Albert Finney
Will Bloom is faced with the issue that his father, Edward Bloom, whom he never had a great relationship with, is dying. In the time his father has left, Will wants to find out about his father's real past, which he doesn't really know because his father always told him elaborate, bizarre, and unbelieveable stories about his life.
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Jenny: I loved a man who could never love me back. I was living in a fairytale.
Trivia: If you look at the line with all the shoes on it, third from the left is a pair of ruby slippers.
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Chosen answer: Deregulation of the U. S. savings & loan industry in the early 1980's greatly reduced the restrictions on which federally-chartered S&Ls could invest their money. Since the depositors' money was insured by the federal government, the S&Ls had no incentives to minimize risk. This resulted in a major political scandal by the end of the decade, to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars being lost through questionable investments, with taxpayers picking up the tab. Many of the most egregious violators were based in Sun Belt states, including Texas. The fashions do appear to be a bit out of date, however.