James and the Giant Peach

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.

Cast

Paul Terry

as James Henry Trotter

Miriam Margolyes

as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)

Joanna Lumley

as Aunt Spiker

Pete Postlethwaite

as The Magic Man

Simon Callow

as Grasshopper (voice)

Richard Dreyfuss

as Centipede (voice)

Jane Leeves

as Ladybug (voice)

Susan Sarandon

as Miss Spider (voice)

David Thewlis

as Earthworm (voice)

Steven Culp

as James' Father

Reviews

r96sk

A little light on story, though that stop-motion animation is noice. At just under 1hr 20mins, <em>'James and the Giant Peach</em> is simply a pleasant to watch flick with a sweet story and excellent animation. Miriam Margolyes and Joanna Lumley as the aunts is great casting, while the voice cast...

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