James and the Giant Peach
Adventures this big don't grow on trees.
1996 | 79m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Henry Selick |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom, Roald Dahl, Karey Kirkpatrick |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 12, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Henry Selick |
| Writer: | Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom, Roald Dahl, Karey Kirkpatrick |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure |
| Keywords | new york city, loss of loved one, aunt, manhattan, new york city, insect, villain, stop motion, live action and animation, based on novel or book, garden, anthropomorphism, empire state building, magic, surrealism, hot dog, england, musical, based on children's book |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Allied Filmmakers |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $28,946,127
Budget: $38,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kathryn Howell | Woman in Bathrobe |
| Mike Starr | Cop |
| Michael Girardin | Reporter #1 |
| J. Stephen Coyle | Reporter #2 |
| Tony Haney | Reporter #3 |
| Mario Yedidia | Street Kid |
| Jeff Mosley | Hard Hat Man |
| Jeff Bennett | Centipede (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| Sally Stevens | Glowworm (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rich Zim | Animation |
| Sean Burns | Animation |
| Jonathan Roberts | Screenplay |
| Steve Bloom | Screenplay |
| Kent Burton | Animation |
| Daniel Mason | Animation |
| Tim Myers | Animation |
| Tom St. Amand | Animation |
| Chris Gilligan | Animation |
| Mike Johnson | Animation |
| John Bermudes | Compositors |
| Lane Smith | Conceptual Design |
| Stan Webb | Editor |
| Chuck Duke | Animation |
| Timothy Hittle | Animation |
| Jane Hartwell | Animation Manager |
| Mike Belzer | Animation |
| Josephine Huang | Animation |
| Christopher Rand | Animation |
| Stephen A. Buckley | Animation |
| Paul Jessel | Animation |
| Ross Shuman | Other |
| Anthony Scott | Animation |
| Justin Kohn | Animation |
| Tom Gibbons | Animation |
| Trey Thomas | Animation |
| Webster Colcord | Animation |
| Jerrold Howard | Animation |
| James Stimson | Art Department Manager |
| Sue Pugh | Animation |
| Martin Meunier | Other |
| Chris Montan | Executive Music Producer |
| Laura Schultz | Animation Coordinator |
| Gary Kachelhoffer | Animation |
| Brian Chavanne | Casting |
| Roald Dahl | Novel |
| Karey Kirkpatrick | Screenplay |
| Hiro Narita | Director of Photography |
| Paul Berry | Animation Supervisor |
| Owen Klatte | Animation, Visual Effects |
| Guionne Leroy | Animation |
| Ros Hubbard | Casting |
| John Hubbard | Casting |
| Harley Jessup | Production Design |
| Bill Boes | Art Direction |
| Gary Rydstrom | Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mike Cachuela | Storyboard Artist |
| Randy Newman | Original Music Composer, Songs |
| Christopher Boyes | Assistant Sound Designer |
| Steve Bloom | Assistant Editor |
| Jerome Chen | CG Supervisor |
| Henry Selick | Director |
| Pete Kozachik | Director of Photography |
| Robin Gurland | Casting |
| Jørgen Klubien | Storyboard Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Brian Rosen | Co-Producer |
| Tim Burton | Producer |
| Denise Di Novi | Producer |
| Jake Eberts | Executive Producer |
| Henry Selick | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 31 | 43 | 20 |
| 2024 | 5 | 30 | 38 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6 | 29 | 49 | 20 |
| 2024 | 7 | 32 | 58 | 20 |
| 2024 | 8 | 32 | 75 | 17 |
| 2024 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 26 | 46 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 26 | 59 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 14 |
| 2025 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 992 | 992 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 901 | 941 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 968 | 968 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 536 | 604 |
r96sk
7.0
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 ... all perform well. I like it enough, even with the ineffective singing bits. Overall, this 1996 release is, in my opinion, nothing great but nothing bad either.
Jul 12, 2022