James, a lonely orphan, is sent to live with his wicked and greedy Aunts Spiker and Sponge. Unwanted and forced to perform their menial chores, the boy dreams about going to New York City--a place, his father once told him, where dreams come true. Then James meets a mysterious old man who gives him a bag of magical glowing .. Read more
| Starring | Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Pete Postlethwaite, Simon Callow |
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| Director | Henry Selick |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Animated |
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James, a lonely orphan, is sent to live with his wicked and greedy Aunts Spiker and Sponge. Unwanted and forced to perform their menial chores, the boy dreams about going to New York City--a place, his father once told him, where dreams come true. Then James meets a mysterious old man who gives him a bag of magical glowing green things (crocodile tongues) and tells him that marvelous things will happen. Racing home, James accidentally spills the contents of the bag at the base of a barren old peach tree. To his astonishment, a peach instantly appears on the branch and grows and grows until it reaches 20 feet in diameter. Hungry and curious, James sneaks out that evening and takes a bite of the peach. When a glowing tunnel appears, the frightened boy ventures inside and meets Centipede, Earthworm, Ladybug, Glowworm, Grasshopper and Miss Spider. Rolling out to sea, the giant peach launches its passengers on a series of wildly imaginative adventures with New York City as their final destination.
| Starring | Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Pete Postlethwaite, Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves, Susan Sarandon, David Thewlis |
|---|---|
| Director | Henry Selick |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 16 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Big Adventures |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Animated |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 1996 To Rent: DVD: not available |
"...A delightfully demented creation that's every bit as surreal and scary as it is touching....An extraordinary achievement..."
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James and the giant peach
It had really good animations. I thought the story was good because of the actors and actresses. My fave part was when he met all the bugs and they were singing... read more »
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love it
i rented this film as i had not seen it since primary school n i like watching film that i have not seen in a long time. i find it very good not as much as i ... read more »
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James and the giant peach is ace!
I love james and the giant peach, I used to love this film when I was younger and i rented it from love film and reminded myself how good it is!!!!
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James And The Giant Peach
Fantastic. Both my 3 and 7 year old loved this film. great characters and cleverly done. Slightlt scary for 7 year old with great imagination at beiginning but ... read more »
Enter the Pink Palace at your own risk. Coraline’s new home out in the country is a faded old mansion with several permanent boarders and nothing much around it but countryside. It’s a place that encourages a hyper-active imagination, not least because there’s so little else to do, but daydream. Trouble is, those daydreams can bleed into the night. Henry Selick’s Coraline is a dark and bumpy ride, a scary flick for a family audience. It’s also brilliant, one of... Read more
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