An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 13 nominations total
Simon Callow
- Grasshopper
- (voice)
Richard Dreyfuss
- Centipede
- (voice)
Jane Leeves
- Ladybug
- (voice)
Miriam Margolyes
- Aunt Sponge
- (voice)
- …
Susan Sarandon
- Spider
- (voice)
David Thewlis
- Earthworm
- (voice)
Kathryn Howell
- Woman in Bathrobe
- (as Kathrine Howell)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe puppet used for the captain in the icy water, or the head at least, appears to be the same head that was used for Jack in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
- GoofsJames gets out of bed in his nightshirt, fights his aunt and falls down the stairs head first. His night shirt slips up and reveals that his stunt double is wearing white pants down to his knees. The next shot of James at the foot of the stairs shows that he's not wearing pants.
- Quotes
Grasshopper: This is an outrage! You are a disgrace to your Phylum, Order, Class, Genus and Spe...
Centipede: Say it in English!
Grasshopper: You, sir, are an ass!
- Crazy creditsAfter the credits, there is some footage of a carnival game based on the story being played.
- SoundtracksPartita for Violin No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: Gavotte en Rondeau
(uncredited)
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Featured review
The book is better, but a nice adaption
As a child James and the Giant Peach was one of my favorite books, so it was interesting to see how it would be formatted into a film. They actually did a pretty good job, although the book is much better. The animation was nicely done, and I liked the way the characters changed from life form to animated form- it gave the film a real surreal type of film. The songs were quite poor, and were obviously aimed at the kids to 'liven' things up a bit, after all some may say the story ventures on the dark side of things. It's nice to see a film aimed at children that can also appeal to adults as well, although it does help that many of us are very familiar with Roald Dahl's stories. In summary quite a good effort.
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- Meredith-7
- Jul 9, 1999
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Cậu Bé Mồ Côi Và Trái Đào Khổng Lồ
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $38,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $28,946,127
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,539,098
- Apr 14, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $28,946,127
- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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