James and the Giant Peach
Adventures this big don't grow on trees.
FamilyAnimationAdventureFantasynew york citybased on novel or bookinsectenglandmagicloss of loved onegardenvillainmusicalsurrealismauntanthropomorphism
A whimsical, visually imaginative fantasy about an orphaned boy's magical escape and found family, blending surreal adventure with genuine emotional warmth beneath its fantastical surface.
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
Essence
Ensemble
Paul Terry
James Henry Trotter
Miriam Margolyes
Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Joanna Lumley
Aunt Spiker
Pete Postlethwaite
The Magic Man
Simon Callow
Grasshopper (voice)
Richard Dreyfuss
Centipede (voice)
Jane Leeves
Ladybug (voice)
Susan Sarandon
Miss Spider (voice)
David Thewlis
Earthworm (voice)
Steven Culp
James' Father
Susan Turner-Cray
James' Mother
Cirocco Dunlap
Girl with Telescope
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