James and the Giant Peach

4/12/19961h 19m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Adventures this big don't grow on trees. ~

Overview:

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

Director:

Henry Selick

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$38,000,000.00

Revenue:

$28,946,127.00

Key words:

new york city
based on novel or book
insect
england
magic
loss of loved one
garden
villain
musical
surrealism
aunt
anthropomorphism
stop motion
based on children's book
hot dog
manhattan, new york city
empire state building
live action and animation

Cast

Paul Terry

~ as ~

James Henry Trotter

Miriam Margolyes

~ as ~

Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)

Joanna Lumley

~ as ~

Aunt Spiker

Pete Postlethwaite

~ as ~

The Magic Man

Simon Callow

~ as ~

Grasshopper (voice)

Richard Dreyfuss

~ as ~

Centipede (voice)

Jane Leeves

~ as ~

Ladybug (voice)

Susan Sarandon

~ as ~

Miss Spider (voice)

David Thewlis

~ as ~

Earthworm (voice)

Steven Culp

~ as ~

James' Father

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
A little light on story, though that stop-motion animation is noice.

At just under 1hr 20mins, 'James and the Giant Peach is simply a pleasant to watch flick with a sweet story and excellent animation. Miriam Margolyes and Joanna Lumley as the aunts is great casting, while the voice cast all perform well.

I like it enough, even with the ineffective singing bits. Overall, this 1996 release is, in my opinion, nothing great but nothing bad either.