Feb 11th
James and the Giant Peach**
James and the Giant Peach**
(US/GB 1996)
Walt Disney/Allied Filmmakers/Skellington. 78m.
An orphaned boy escapes his cruel aunts courtesy of a magically transformed giant peach which transports him and assorted insect friends to New York.
Engaging children's fantasy mixture of live action, animation and bearable songs, with the transitions from one to another quite reasonably done, and with some wild moments of imagination.
Written by: Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom, based on the novel by Roald Dahl.
Producers: Denise di Novi, Tim Burton.
Director: Henry Selick.
Starring: Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Pete Postlethwaite, Mike Starr; also voices of Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Simon Callow. Jane Leeves, David Thewlis.
Photography: Pete Kozachik, Hiro Narita.
Music: Randy Newman.
Walt Disney/Allied Filmmakers/Skellington. 78m.
An orphaned boy escapes his cruel aunts courtesy of a magically transformed giant peach which transports him and assorted insect friends to New York.
Engaging children's fantasy mixture of live action, animation and bearable songs, with the transitions from one to another quite reasonably done, and with some wild moments of imagination.
Written by: Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom, based on the novel by Roald Dahl.
Producers: Denise di Novi, Tim Burton.
Director: Henry Selick.
Starring: Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Pete Postlethwaite, Mike Starr; also voices of Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Simon Callow. Jane Leeves, David Thewlis.
Photography: Pete Kozachik, Hiro Narita.
Music: Randy Newman.
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