A little light on story, though that stop-motion animation is noice. At just under 1hr 20mins, <em>'James and the Giant Peach</em> 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.
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.
Quick Stats
6.6
TMDB Rating
1,454
Votes
1h 19m
Runtime
$38.0M
Budget
$28.9M
Box Office
76%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorHenry Selick
WriterRoald Dahl
CinematographyPete Kozachik
ComposerRandy Newman
EditorStan Webb
Production DesignJames Stimson
Produced by
Allied FilmmakersWalt Disney Pictures
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Critics & Reviews
1 featuredCast
Paul Terry
James Henry Trotter
Miriam Margolyes
Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Joanna Lumley
Aunt Spiker
Pete Postlethwaite
The Magic Man
Simon Callow
Grasshopper (voice)
Richard Dreyfuss
Centipede (voice)
Jane Leeves
Ladybug (voice)
Susan Sarandon
Miss Spider (voice)
David Thewlis
Earthworm (voice)
Steven Culp
James' Father
S
Susan Turner-Cray
James' Mother
C
Cirocco Dunlap
Girl with Telescope
Kathryn Howell
Woman in Bathrobe
Mike Starr
Cop
M
Michael Girardin
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