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James and the Giant Peach (1996) 6.7
An orphan with terrible aunts for guardians, befriends human like bugs who live inside a giant peach, who take the boy on a journey to New York City. Director:Henry Selick |
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Grasshopper
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| Richard Dreyfuss | ... |
Centipede
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Ladybug
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| Miriam Margolyes | ... |
Aunt Sponge /
Glowworm - (voice)
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| Susan Sarandon | ... |
Spider
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Paul Terry | ... | |
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Earthworm
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J. Stephen Coyle | ... |
Reporter #2
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James' Father
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Cirocco Dunlap | ... |
Girl with Telescope
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Michael Girardin | ... |
Reporter #1
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Tony Haney | ... |
Reporter #3
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Woman in Bathrobe
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Storyline
James' happy life at the English seaside is rudely ended when his parents are killed by a rhinoceros and he goes to live with his two horrid aunts. Daringly saving the life of a spider he comes into possession of magic boiled crocodile tongues, after which an enormous peach starts to grow in the garden. Venturing inside he meets not only the spider but a number of new friends including a ladybug and a centipede who help him with his plan to try and get to New York. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
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Adventures this big don't grow on trees. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 April 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dev seftali See more »Filming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$38,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
JPY 5,530,500 (Japan) (13 December 1996)Gross:
JPY 22,491,500 (Japan) (3 January 1997)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Dolby DigitalColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Aunt Spiker: Touch it? You can't touch it.
Aunt Sponge: She'll be wanting to taste it next.
Aunt Spiker: [Tears up ticket] Admission denied. This child has too many cheeky ideas.
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Written by Randy Newman
Performed by (Cast)
Additional vocals by Jeff Bennett
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Goofs
When they finally realize they can eat the peach, when Spider tosses her peach juice up and backward at Centipede, you can briefly see the wire the animators used to guide the splash. See more »Quotes
Innocent Girl: Can I touch it?Aunt Spiker: Touch it? You can't touch it.
Aunt Sponge: She'll be wanting to taste it next.
Aunt Spiker: [Tears up ticket] Admission denied. This child has too many cheeky ideas.
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Crazy Credits
After the credits, there is some footage of a carnival game based on the story being played. See more »Soundtracks
"That's The Life (Reprise)"Written by Randy Newman
Performed by (Cast)
Additional vocals by Jeff Bennett
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As a child James and the Giant Peach was one of my favorite books, so it was interesting to see how it would be formatted into a film. They actually did a pretty good job, although the book is much better. The animation was nicely done, and I liked the way the characters changed from life form to animated form- it gave the film a real surreal type of film. The songs were quite poor, and were obviously aimed at the kids to 'liven' things up a bit, after all some may say the story ventures on the dark side of things. It's nice to see a film aimed at children that can also appeal to adults as well, although it does help that many of us are very familiar with Roald Dahl's stories. In summary quite a good effort.