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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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Centipede
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Ladybug
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Glowworm
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Earthworm
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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 {J-26}
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Climb aboard for the adventure of your life! See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 April 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
James e o Pêssego Gigante See more »Filming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$38,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$135,378 (USA) (26 July 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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Written by Randy Newman
Performed by Richard Dreyfuss (uncredited), Susan Sarandon (uncredited), Jane Leeves (uncredited), Simon Callow (uncredited), and Miriam Margolyes (uncredited)
Additional vocals by Jeff Bennett and Sally Stevens
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The puppet used for the captain in the icy water, or the head at least, is the same head that was used for Jack in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). See more »Goofs
When the peach goes rolling down the hill, it rolls along the top of a fence, getting the fence stuck in its sides in a counter-clockwise descending spiral. Once the peach hits the water, though, every scene after shows the fence in a clockwise descending spiral, when viewed from above. See more »Crazy Credits
After the credits, there is some footage of a carnival game based on the story being played. See more »Connections
Featured in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: The Top 13 Scariest Animated Monsters (2011) See more »Soundtracks
That's The LifeWritten by Randy Newman
Performed by Richard Dreyfuss (uncredited), Susan Sarandon (uncredited), Jane Leeves (uncredited), Simon Callow (uncredited), and Miriam Margolyes (uncredited)
Additional vocals by Jeff Bennett and Sally Stevens
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I really enjoyed it, and so did my 3- and 5-year-old (and yes, we read the book). The animation and live-action scenes showed a lot of love. Though elements of the story seemed a bit hurried or neglected, they weren't anything a fairy-tale fantasy couldn't absorb in stride. The music works well enough for this non-fan of musicals, and I prefer serviceable and inoffensive tunes to the treacly jingles and melodramatic scores of the usual Disney classics.
My only real complaint would be with the ending, as it really is unclear how the aunts drove across the ocean (did they obtain their own crocodile tongues?), and the slice of NY upon landing has a grim, Munchkin-town quality. Still, everything up to that point has left you with lots of goodwill towards the movie's makers.