James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach1996

Director: Henry Selick
Stars: Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves, Joanna Lumley
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family
Rating: PG
Runtime: 79 minutes

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 … more »



Aunt Sponge:
[Yawns] Spiker, look! A peach!

Aunt Spiker:
A what?

Aunt Sponge:
A peach! There, on that branch.

Aunt Spiker:
Why that old tree's never had so much of an old blossom on it, let alone a... Well, I'll be blowed. There really is a peach there. A nice big one, too.

Aunt Sponge:
How can we get it?

Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge:
[In unison] The boy!

Aunt Sponge:
Now you be a good little boy and climb up there and get that peach for your dear aunties.

James:
Can we eat it?

Aunt Sponge:
Of course, we can! We'll share it. Me and your Aunt Spiker. Start climbing.

Aunt Spiker:
Wait!

Aunt Sponge:
What? What? What?

Aunt Spiker:
It-It's growing!

Aunt Sponge:
[Dumbly] The boy?

Aunt Spiker:
No, the peach, you idiot! Look!

[The peach on the withered old branch begins to grow to an enormous size]

Aunt Sponge:
Come down!

James:
But I won't get hurt.

Aunt Sponge:
Climb down!

Aunt Spiker:
What a peach. What a peach!

Aunt Sponge:
Look, Spiker, it's still growing!

Aunt Spiker:
I'm not blind, you dolt. I can see for myself. [she and Sponge gasp] Look at it go! It's a miracle.

[The peach continues to grow and becomes the size of a house]

Aunt Sponge:
It's coming down! Stand back!

Aunt Spiker:
Oh my heavens! My...

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