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 »



[As Miss Spider makes a web for James to sleep in]

James:
You keep to yourself, don't you?

Miss Spider:
I prefer to be alone.

James:
I was alone for a long time once. I think it's much nicer to have friends, don't you?

Miss Spider:
I would not know.

James:
They would be your friends too - the others, I mean - if you'd just let them.

Miss Spider:
No, it is in their nature to have fear of me. This I cannot change.

James:
You're very kind to me.

Miss Spider:
Maybe this is because you are kind to me first.

James:
[realizing] You were the spider in my window!

Miss Spider:
[nods] Mm-hmm.

James:
You were my first friend. I mean, since I went to live with my aunts. They hated me!

Miss Spider:
Shh. Do not think of them now.

James:
But what if they find us? What if we don't make it to New York? I'll die if I have to go back to the way I was! They can't make me!

Miss Spider:
Nobody can make you do anything, James, if you do not let them. You are a brave boy. [kisses his forehead] Now to sleep. You have had a very "tired-making" day.

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