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James and the Giant Peach

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1996-04-12

Runtime: 79 mins

Director: Henry Selick

Spoken language: English

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy

Original title: James and the Giant Peach

Production Companies: Allied Filmmakers, Walt Disney Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

James Henry Trotter

Paul Terry

Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)

Miriam Margolyes

Joanna Lumley

Pete Postlethwaite

Simon Callow

Richard Dreyfuss

Jane Leeves

Susan Sarandon

David Thewlis

Steven Culp

Susan Turner-Cray

Cirocco Dunlap

Kathryn Howell

Mike Starr

Reviews

r96sk

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.

2022-07-13

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