James and the Giant Peach

(1996)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 1,475 votes

Genres: Family, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

Year: 1996

Runtime: 79 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Генри Селик

Cast: Paul Terry, Мириам Маргулис, Джоанна Ламли, Пит Постлетуэйт, Simon Callow, Ричард Дрейфус, Jane Leeves, Сьюзан Сарандон, Дэвид Тьюлис, Стивен Калп

Plot

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.

James' happy life at the English seaside is rudely ended when his parents are killed by a rhinoceros and he goes to live with his two horrid aunts. Daringly saving the life of a spider he comes into possession of magic boiled crocodile tongues, after which an enormous peach starts to grow in the garden. Venturing inside, he meets not only the spider but a number of new friends including a ladybug and a centipede who help him with his plan to try to get to New York.