Roald Dahl's modern classic for children becomes a delightful
combination of live action and stop-motion animation by the team
that made The Nightmare Before Christmas: director Henry Selick and
producers Tim Burton (Batman) and Denise Di Novi. The story
concerns young James (played for real and through voice-overs by
Paul Terry), who is orphaned and left in the charge of two cruel
aunts (Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley). Rescued by a mysterious
fellow (Pete Postlethwaite), James ends up inside a giant peach,
drifting over the Atlantic Ocean in the company of a gentleman
grasshopper (voiced by Simon Callow), a fast-talking centipede
(Richard Dreyfuss), an anxious earthworm (David Thewlis), a
matronly ladybug (Jane Leeves), and a sexy spider (Susan Sarandon).
The collection of actors and their creepy-crawly alter egos are a
delight, especially when some of the song-and-dance numbers (tunes
are written by Randy Newman) get everyone going. --Tom Keogh
General
Studio: |
20th Century Fox
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2005 |
Writers: |
Roald Dahl
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Directors: |
Henry Selick
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Dimensions: |
192 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
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Running time: |
1 hour, 16 minutes |
Region encoding: |
Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players.
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Audio format: |
Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Video format: |
Widescreen 1.85:1 |
Age restriction: |
A |
Categories: |
DVD >
Adventure
DVD >
Family
DVD >
Fantasy
DVD >
Feature Film
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LSN: |
XRB-5FY-7PE-4 |
Barcode: |
5060002830017 |
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