James and the Giant Peach (film)

James and the Giant Peach
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry Selick
Screenplay byKarey Kirkpatrick
Jonathan Roberts
Steve Bloom
Based onJames and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
Produced byDenise Di Novi
Tim Burton
Starring
CinematographyPete Kozachik
Hiro Narita
Edited byStan Webb
Music byRandy Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution (Worldwide)
Guild Film Distribution[1] (United Kingdom)
Release dates
  • April 12, 1996 (1996-04-12) (United States)
  • August 2, 1996 (1996-08-02) (United Kingdom)
Running time
79 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$38 million
Box office$37.7 million[2]

James and the Giant Peach is a 1996 musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.[3] It was produced by Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi, and starred Paul Terry as James. The film is a combination of live action and stop-motion animation. Joanna Lumley and Miriam Margolyes played James's self-absorbed Aunts Spiker and Sponge, respectively (in the live-action segments), with Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves, Susan Sarandon and David Thewlis, as well as Margolyes, voicing his insect friends in the animation sequences.

Released on April 12, 1996 in the United States, the film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its story and visual aspects.[4] However, the film was a box office failure, grossing $300,000 less than its budget.

  1. ^ "James And The Giant Peach". BBFC. 1996-04-15. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. ^ "Top 100 worldwide b.o. champs". Variety. January 20, 1997. p. 14.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 185–186. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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