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: | |
| Keywords | loss of loved one, garden, aunt, anthropomorphism, based on children's book, hot dog, manhattan, new york city, empire state building, live action and animation |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Allied Filmmakers |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $28,946,127
Budget: $38,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 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 | Visual Effects, Animation |
| 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 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 918 | 918 |
| 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