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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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Cast
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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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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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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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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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1.66 : 1
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Written by Randy Newman
Performed by Simon Callow (uncredited), Richard Dreyfuss (uncredited), Jane Leeves (uncredited), Susan Sarandon (uncredited), David Thewlis (uncredited), and Miriam Margolyes (uncredited)
Additional vocals by Jeff Bennett
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Henry Selick initially considered doing the whole film in stop-motion, but decided on a blend with live-action to cut down on costs. See more »Goofs
When the Centipede, the Spider and James are trying to get the compass from the pirate ship, the Centipede pulls the string twice to signal to the other bugs to pull them up. But the Centipede was not there when James told the other bugs to pull them up when he yanked on the sting twice. See more »Quotes
James: You're not even a real rhino! You're just a lot of smoke and noise! I'm not afraid of you!See more »
Crazy Credits
After the credits, there is some footage of a carnival game based on the story being played. See more »Soundtracks
"Family"Written by Randy Newman
Performed by Simon Callow (uncredited), Richard Dreyfuss (uncredited), Jane Leeves (uncredited), Susan Sarandon (uncredited), David Thewlis (uncredited), and Miriam Margolyes (uncredited)
Additional vocals by Jeff Bennett
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I was an enormous fan of Roald Dahl's books when I was kid. I think of him as the Hands Christian Anderson of the 20th century. I didn't read all of Dahl's books but I read most of them. I've also seen most of the movies based on his books. Out of all the Roald Dahl books I read as child I would say that 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' is my favorite but 'James And The Giant Peach' is my second favorite.
The reason why I would say these two books are my favorites is because they're both about children who live miserable lives until a magical experience changes their lives forever and both end up becoming the luckiest kids in the world. For Charlie, his life changes with a tour of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, but for James it's with a magical giant peach and group very friendly creatures.
I first remember hearing about this movie back in late 1996 when it was released in America during the Christmas holidays and I was very excited about it, but unfortunately I had to wait until the Easter Holidays before this movie arrived in Australia. I certainly loved it. James's two horrible aunt's who are nothing except cruel and nasty. Are as horrible in the movie as they are in the book.
I really loved the creatures from the peach which I remember (from the book) James describing them as "The friendliest creatures in the world". These creatures include Grasshopper, Earthworm, Centipede, Ladybug, Spider and Glowworm. My two favorite character's are Spider because her French accent made her a very smooth character and Centipede because of his sense of humor.
I also liked the songs. My favorite was "We're Family" which the creatures use to express how much they love James. I certainly believe these creatures are the best family any child could have. So for anyone who loved Roald Dahl's books as a child, you must...must see this film!