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Name: James and the Giant Peach
Released: 1996-4-12
Cast: Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes

James and the Giant Peach

PG
1h 19m
1996

91%

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After the daring rescue of a spider, a young boy named James gains possession of some magic crocodile tongues. When James spills them in the garden, out sprouts an enormous peach! Climbing inside, he meets an astonishing cast of characters and embarks on a magical odyssey full of thrills and adventure. This classic story is delicious entertainment for the whole family!

Director:

Henry Selick

Producer:

Denise Di Novi, Tim Burton

Writer:

Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom

Cast:

Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Miriam Margolyes, Pete Postlethwaite, Susan Sarandon, Paul Terry, David Thewlis

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

91%

Critics Consensus: The arresting and dynamic visuals, offbeat details and light-as-air storytelling make James and the Giant Peach solid family entertainment.

Reviews

Cinema Sight

Wesley Lovell

As such, the film is a strong piece for youngsters, but doesn’t quite resonate on other levels.

December 4, 2022

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Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Rachel Wagner

Underrated animated film from director Henry Selick

...valiantly attempts to convey the amazement and childlike sense-of-wonder so characteristic of the late Dahl's books, and while it does succeed occasionally, more often than not it falls flat.

Dahl himself thought his book would be impossible to translate into film, and for all the ingenuity that's been thrown at the screen, perhaps he was right. This overgrown peach never ripens.

The film is a technical tour de force, featuring a wealth of inventive design ideas. But James never develops the emotional dimension that Nightmare possessed.

August 16, 2017

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