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James and the Giant Peach (1996)

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Release Date: April 12, 1996
Genre: Family
Running Time: 79 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for some frightening images.
Director: Henry Selick
Writer: Roald Dahl, Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts, Steven Bloom
Cast: Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Pete Postlethwaite, Susan Sarandon, Paul Terry, David Thewlis

A lonely nine-year-old English orphan is sent to live with his horribly wicked and greedy Aunts Spiker and Sponge. Unwanted by them and forced to perform their menial chores, the boy dreams about going to New York City. When a magical 20-foot peach appears on a tree outside his house, James' curiosity overcomes him and he takes a bite. After he sneaks a taste of the giant fruit, a glowing tunnel appears inside the peach, Read more

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James And The Giant Peach, by Henry Swank

March 26, 2007

Good News by Randy Newman. Simon Callow Plays Grasshopper, Richard Dreyfuss Plays Centipede And Introducing Paul Terry Plays James.

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