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James and the Giant Peach (1996)
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GenreFamily / Fantasy / Musical / Adventure / Animation
SynopsisJames' 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...
Filmed inUK / USA
Runtime79 min
MPAA RatingRated PG for some frightening images.
Average Rating  (4.0 on 5) |
Casting:
| Simon Callow | Grasshopper (voice) | |
| Richard Dreyfuss | Centipede (voice) | |
| Jane Leeves | Ladybug (voice) | |
| Joanna Lumley | Aunt Spiker | |
| Miriam Margolyes | The Glowworm/Aunt Sponge (voice) | |
| Pete Postlethwaite | Old Man | |
| Susan Sarandon | 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) | |
| Andy Partridge | of the British pop group XTC was originally tapped to write the songs for this film When Partridge backed out over the compensation he was offered, the producers called on 'Randy Newman' instead Partridge eventually released demo versions of the four songs he composed for the film |
Movie Outstanding, creative movie. Outstanding, creative movie.