| Uniform Title |
James and the giant peach (Motion picture : 1996) |
| Title |
James and the giant peach. |
| Edition |
Special edition. |
| Published |
South Yarra, Victoria : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2008] |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (76 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Buena Vista Home Entertainment : E70820. |
| Released as a motion picture in 1996. |
| Co-produced between the United Kingdom and United States. |
| Based upon the book by Roald Dahl. |
| Special features: Production featurette - Look at the making of the film ; "Good News" music video performed by Randy Newman ; Original theatrical trailer. |
| Credits |
Directed by Henry Selick. Produced by Denise Di Novi and Tim Burton. Screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts and Steve Bloom. |
| Performers |
Voices of Susan Sarandon, Paul Terry, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Pete Postlethwaite, David Thewlis, Simon Callow, Steven Culp, Susan Turner-Cray. |
| Summary |
When James spills a pouch of "magic crocodile tongues" in his yard, a giant peach grows overnight. Climbing inside, James is instantly transported into an enchanted world filled with human-like insects including a brash centipede, a matronly ladybug, a cultured grasshopper and a saucy spider. Their magnificent journey across the Atlantic Ocean becomes the thrilling adventure of a lifetime and a welcome escape from James' wicked old aunts! |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region 4, PAL, widescreen 1.66:1. |
| Language note |
In English, Italian, Spanish. Subtitles: English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish. |
| Subjects |
Dahl, Roald -- Film adaptations. |
| Boys -- Juvenile films |
| Magic -- Juvenile films |
| Peach -- Juvenile films |
| Aunts -- Juvenile films |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Genre |
Action and adventure films |
| Children's films |
| Live-action/animation films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Selick, Henry director. |
| Burton, Tim, 1958- producer. |
| Di Novi, Denise producer. |
| Kirkpatrick, Karey screenwriter. |
| Roberts, Jonathan, 1956- screenwriter. |
| Bloom, Steve screenwriter. |
| Sarandon, Susan, 1946- voice actor. |
| Terry, Paul, 1987- voice actor. |
| Dreyfuss, Richard voice actor. |
| Leeves, Jane voice actor. |
| Lumley, Joanna actor. |
| Margolyes, Miriam actor. |
| Postlethwaite, Pete actor. |
| Thewlis, David, 1963- voice actor. |
| Callow, Simon, 1949- voice actor. |
| Culp, Steven actor. |
| Turner-Cray, Susan actor |
| Dahl, Roald. James and the giant peach Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
| Series |
Walt Disney collection |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Bloom, Steve .
- Burton, Tim, 1958- .
- Callow, Simon, 1949- .
- Culp, Steven .
- Dahl, Roald. James and the giant peach .
- Di Novi, Denise .
- Dreyfuss, Richard .
- Kirkpatrick, Karey .
- Leeves, Jane .
- Lumley, Joanna .
- Margolyes, Miriam .
- Postlethwaite, Pete .
- Roberts, Jonathan, 1956- .
- Sarandon, Susan, 1946- .
- Selick, Henry .
- Terry, Paul, 1987- .
- Thewlis, David, 1963- .
- Turner-Cray, Susan .
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