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James and the Giant Peach (1996)
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12 April 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
If you really don't go to the movies, you won't see... morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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A classic in my home more (59 total)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.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
79 minLanguage:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
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:PGFilming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USAFun Stuff
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The "happy" tune the Grasshopper plays for James is Bach's Partita for Violin solo no 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 3rd movement, Gavotte en rondeau. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When James is going to release the candle balloon, the candle is lying inside the balloon. In the next shot, the candle is standing upright on the chair next to the balloon. moreSoundtrack:
My Name Is James moreFAQ
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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.