The BFG (2016)

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Melissa Mathison (screenplay by), Roald Dahl (based on the book by)

Stars:

Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton

4 wins & 24 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Rylance	...	BFG
Ruby Barnhill	...	Sophie
Penelope Wilton	...	The Queen
Jemaine Clement	...	Fleshlumpeater
Rebecca Hall	...	Mary
Rafe Spall	...	Mr. Tibbs
Bill Hader	...	Bloodbottler
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson	...	Maidmasher / Cook (as Olafur Darri Olafsson)
Adam Godley	...	Manhugger / Lout #1
Michael Adamthwaite	...	Butcher Boy / Danish Driver (as Michael David Adamthwaite)
Daniel Bacon	...	Bonecruncher / Lout #2
Jonathan Holmes	...	Childchewer / Pub Landlord
Chris Gibbs	...	Gizzardgulper / Late Night Walker
Paul Moniz de Sa	...	Meatdripper / Lout #3
Marilyn Norry	...	Matron

Storyline

Ten-year-old Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big Friendly Giant. Naturally scared at first, the young girl soon realizes that the 24-foot behemoth is actually quite gentle and charming. As their friendship grows, Sophie's presence attracts the unwanted attention of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater and other giants. After traveling to London, Sophie and the BFG must convince Queen Elizabeth to help them get rid of all the bad giants once and for all.

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Plot Keywords:

giant | dream | orphan | queen | london england | 

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Taglines:

From the human beings that created E.T. and the author of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Matilda"

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action/peril, some scary moments and brief rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Roald Dahl Website

Country:

USA India

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Big Valley

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$140,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,584,969, 3 July 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$55,483,770

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$199,905,224

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures,Amblin Entertainment,Reliance Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Publicity for this picture states that the film brings together "the talents of three of the world's greatest storytellers". They are Roald Dahl, Steven Spielberg, and Walt Disney [the latter who is the creator of the film's studio that produced The BFG].

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Goofs

After the grabbing Sophie, BFG hides by jumping and lying down on a truck. The tires and truck must be of superb construction because neither react to this sudden huge weight.

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Quotes

Butcher Boy: [after Gizzardgulper tosses BFG toward him] Why you not hunt with us Runt?

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Crazy Credits

The Amblin Entertainment logo has the rare theme in it.

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Connections

Featured in The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl (2016)

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Soundtracks

Scotland The Brave
from The Pipes Of Scotland
Performed by Robbie McLean
Courtesy of Clovelly Recordings Ltd.

User Reviews

Why is this getting so much hate?

Firstly this is not your average Spielberg movie, it's more of a feel good family movie. The reason people hate this movie is because they are comparing it to a proper Spielberg movie. I think Spielberg was trying to do something different this time for kid viewers. My family loved this movie and if you hated this movie while you're reading this, just give it another try. Lot's of people think this is very immature because of it's fart jokes, I was counting how many fart jokes there were surprisingly there were only four in the entire movie. The director has had a few bad movies recently (Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the Krystal Skull etc.) Basically what I'm trying to say is that this is a good movie and it is too much hate.