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James and the Giant Peach (1996)
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Release Date:
12 April 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
If you really don't go to the movies, you won't see... more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 3 wins
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3 nominations
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Utterly delightful and a must-see!!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Simon Callow | ... | Grasshopper (voice) |
 | Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Centipede (voice) |
 | Jane Leeves | ... | Ladybug (voice) |
 | Joanna Lumley | ... | Aunt Spiker |
 | Miriam Margolyes | ... | Aunt Sponge / The Glowworm (voice) |
 | Pete Postlethwaite | ... | Old Man |
 | Susan Sarandon | ... | Miss Spider (voice) |
| Paul Terry | ... | James |
 | David Thewlis | ... | Earthworm (voice) |
| J. Stephen Coyle | ... | Reporter #2 |
 | Steven Culp | ... | James' Father |
| Cirocco Dunlap | ... | Girl With Telescope |
| Michael Girardin | ... | Reporter #1 |
| Tony Haney | ... | Reporter #3 |
 | Kathryn Howell | ... | Woman in Bathrobe (as Katherine Howell) |
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Rated PG for some frightening images.
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Runtime:
79 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Brazil:Livre |
Iceland:L |
Finland:S |
USA:PG (certificate #34530) |
South Korea:All |
Philippines:G |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Chile:TE |
Germany:6 (bw) |
Peru:PT |
Portugal:M/6 (video premiere) |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
UK:U |
USA:PG
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Continuity: 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.
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Quotes:
[in the darkness]
Earthworm: [Centipede pinches him] Ow! What was that?
Centipede: Sorry, I thought you were the spider.
Grasshopper: [Miss Spider hits him] Ouch. What was *that*?
Miss Spider: Excuse, I thought you were the Centipede.
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Earthworm: [Centipede pinches him] Ow! What was that?
Centipede: Sorry, I thought you were the spider.
Grasshopper: [Miss Spider hits him] Ouch. What was *that*?
Miss Spider: Excuse, I thought you were the Centipede.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mad About You: The New Friend (#6.8)" (1997)
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Soundtrack:
My Name Is James
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There is sooo much I like with this movie. It has imagination, a sense of wonder and characters you either love or hate. And the blend of live action and stop-motion animation is a delight. The songs incorporated in this story is not very memorable but sweet and fit their purpose. And you simply have to love to hate Margoyles and Lumley in their parts as the aunts from hell. They treat poor James so horribly that I thought that "Cinderella had it easy"! Compared to "nightmare before Christmas" I actually liked this movie better. It has more of a heart even if the story itself may be just a bit less interesting and inventive. There are so many good scenes but among the highlights is the arctic adventure and the New York sequence. But, mind you, the opening is very deceptive and might scare younger parts of the audience. Otherwise, a must-see!!!