James and the Giant Peach (1996)


James and the Giant Peach
Release Date12 April 1996
Budget$38,000,000
US Box Office$29,000,000
TaglineIf you really don't go to the movies, you won't see...
GenreAnimation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
CountryUK
USA
Filming LocationsSan Francisco, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeAnimated
Film ClassChildren's Fantasy, Fantasy Comedy
Niche GenreChildren's/Family
ThemesAuthority Figures, Runaways, Orphans
TonesFanciful, Light, Quirky, Stylized, Upbeat
TagsAunt, Death In Family, Dream, Family, Fantasy, Fantasy World, Magic, Orphan, Reality, Vagabond

James and the Giant Peach is a 1996 musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. It was produced by Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi. The film is a combination of live action and stop-motion animation.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Grasshopper

Centipede

Ladybug

Aunt Spiker

The Glowworm , Aunt Sponge

Miss Spider

Paul Terry
James

Earthworm

J. Stephen Coyle
Reporter #2

James' Father

Cirocco Dunlap
Girl With Telescope

Michael Girardin
Reporter #1

Tony Haney
Reporter #3

Kathryn Howell
Woman in Bathrobe

Chae Kirby
Newsboy

Jeff Mosley
Hard Hat Man

Al Nalbandian
Cabby

Emily Rosen
Innocent Girl

Beat Cop

James' Mother

Mario Yedidia
Street Kid

Director

Writer

Karey Kirkpatrick

Jonathan Roberts

Steve Bloom

Producer

producer

Denise Di Novi
producer

Jake Eberts
executive producer

John Engel
co-producer

Brian Rosen
co-producer

co-producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Pete Kozachik

Hiro Narita

Eric Swenson

Editor

Stan Webb
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Casting Director

Brian Chavanne
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Robin Gurland
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Mary Hidalgo
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Production Designer

Harley Jessup
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Art Director

Bill Boes
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Kendal Cronkhite
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Blake Russell
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Lane Smith
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Set Decorator

Kris Boxell
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Costume Designer

Julie Slinger
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Makeup Department

Janice Alexander
hair stylist

Karen Bradley
makeup artist

Judith E. Disbrow
makeup artist

Leslee Newcomb
makeup artist

Richard Snell
makeup artist

Production Manager

Jane Hartwell
associate production manager

L. Dean Jones Jr.
production manager

Richard Quan
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Lisa Davidson
assistant director

Jones L. Dean
first assistant director

Colin Michael Kitchens
second second assistant director

Kat Miller
assistant director

Robert J. Mooney
second assistant director

Art Department

Kristin Argue
lead

Kelly Asbury
storyboard supervisor

Bill Boes
assistant art director

Mike Cachuela
storyboard artist

B.J. Fredrickson
scenic artist

Peter Gornstein
art depertment assistant

Lawrence Hornbeck
on-set dresser

John Lister
carpenter

Patrick Musni
set constructor

Nanci Noblett
set dresser

Robert L. Peden
scenic artist

storyboard supervisor

Tom Richardson
sculptor

Ken Sly
property maker

Lane Smith
conceptual designer

John Stevenson
storyboard artist

Dawn Swiderski
set designer

Pete Von Sholly
storyboard artist

Don Watson
property master

Doug E. Williams
construction foreman

John Chapot
carpenter

Sound Department

Mary Andrews
adr supervisor

Agamemnon Andrianos
sound mixer

Christopher Boyes
assistant sound designer

Rick Canelli
adr recordist

Jeff Crawford
machine room operator

Zack Davis
adr editor

Tony Eckert
foley mixer

Sean England
machine room operator, foley recordist, digital sound transferer

Ken Fischer
sound editor

Sue Fox
dialogue editor

apprentice sound editor

Laura Graham
adr editor

Jonathan Greber
digital sound transferer

J.R. Grubbs
supervising assistant sound editor

Marni L. Hammett
transfer supervisor

Tim Holland
supervising sound editor

Pamela G. Kimber
adr assistant

Frank 'Pepe' Merel
foley recordist

Patrick Moriarty
boom operator

Jonathan Null
assistant adr editor

Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer

Gary Rizzo
mix assistant

Gary Rydstrom
sound re-recording mixer, sound designer

Claire Sanfilippo
assistant sound editor

Carlos Sotolongo
original dialog mixer

Gary Summers
sound re-recording mixer

Dennie Thorpe
foley artist

Jana Vance
foley artist

Christian Von Burkleo
sound re-recordist

Hugh Waddell
sound editor

Marian Wilde
foley editor

Tina Canny
machine room operator

John Nutt
sound designer

Philip Rogers
sound re-recordist

Special Effects

Billy Burger
special effects animator

Noah Cornell
special effects assistant

Steve Riley
special effects supervisor

John Stephenson
animatronic puppeteer

Visual Effects

Susan Alegria
model maker

Janel Alexander
technical assistant

Scott E. Anderson
visual effects supervisor

Bill Houston Ball
technical assistant

Damon Bard
sculptor

Jeanette Brill
visual effects coordinator

Ron Brinkmann
technical director

Stephen A. Buckley
animator

Louis Cetorelli
technical director

Jerome Chen
computer graphics supervisor

Curt Chiarelli
visual effects

Michael Curtis
digital compositor

John 'JD' Daniel
model maker

Fon Davis
miniature set construction

John Decker
technical assistant

Jason Dennis
technical administration

Mark Fiorenza
assistant pattern maker

Lisa Fisher
digital artwork: Buena Vista Visual Effects

Lisa Foster
technical director

Steve Gawley
lead peach fabricator

Allen Gonzales
digital artist

Michael Hardwick
first assistant cameraman

Amy Hollywood Wixson
visual effects coordinator

Peggy Hrastar
model painter

Dorne Huebler
visual effects supervisor

Stephen Kennedy
compositing lead

Stephen Kowalski
senior technical assistant

Pete Kozachik
visual effects supervisor

Lee Lanier
digital artist

Christopher Leone
film recording technician

Dev Mannemela
software engineer

Jeff Matakovich
visual effects

Sean Mathiesen
lipsync animator, track reader

Mickey McGovern
visual effects producer

M. Scott McKee
lead compositor: SPI

Matthew McKenna
moldmaker

George Merkert
visual effects executive producer

Carl Miller
camera operator

Terry Moews
digital compositor

Ben Nichols
model maker

Tony Noel
digital artist

Mike Perry
particle animator

Tom Proost
set foreman

Derek N. Prusak
assistant cameraman

Kathleen Quaife-Hodge
water animator

Winston Quitasol
digital compositor

Jamie Rama
visual effects art director

Gayle Reznik
visual effects production manager: SPI

Marc Rubone
rotoscope and animation

Bill Schultz
head of digital production

Kirk Scott
first assistant visual effects camera

Nancy St. John
visual effects producer

John Strauss
lead film recordist

David Takayama
senior technical assistant

Tim Teramoto
technical director

Lynda Thompson
visual effects producer

Michael Tigar
technical director, technical supervisor

Chris Tsongas
film recording technician

Dennis Webb
I/O supervisor

Edson Williams
digital compositor

Juliette Yager
visual effects editor

Stunts

Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi
stunts

Rocky Capella
stunt coordinator

Lisa Dempsey
stunts

Rusty Hanson
stunts

Kay Kimler
stunts

Mike Martinez
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Mike Bienstock
assistant camera

Shawn Brennan
assistant camera

Jo Carson
camera operator

Dick Dova
key grip

Ray Gilberti
camera operator

David Hanks
camera operator

Robert Hillman
camera operator

David Janssen
assistant camera

Andy Lawless
assistant camera

Richard Lehmann
camera operator

Patrick Lin
assistant camera

Paul Marbury
first assistant camera: live action

Sara Mast
assistant camera

Sean Mathiesen
assistant camera

Michael Douglas Middleton
still photographer: Sony Imageworks Publicity

Eduardo Navarro
assistant camera

John Nolan
assistant camera

Chris Peterson
camera operator

Joel Steiner
assistant camera

Animation Department

Mike Belzer
animator

Paul Berry
animation supervisor

Stephen A. Buckley
animator

Sean Burns
animator

Kent Burton
animator

Webster Colcord
animator

Chuck Duke
animator

Sari Gennis
animation supervisor: 2-D animation

Tom Gibbons
animator

Chris Gilligan
animator

Gisela Hermeling
character coordinator

Timothy Hittle
animator

Jerrold Howard
animator

Josephine Huang
animator

Paul Jessel
additional animator

Mike Johnson
animator

Owen Klatte
animator

Justin Kohn
animator

animation supervisor: pre-production

Kelly Lepkowsky
animatronic designer

Guionne Leroy
animator

Daniel Mason
animator

Laura Schultz
assistant animator

Anthony Scott
animator

Mike Smith
storyboards

Tom St. Amand
animator

Trey Thomas
animator

David B. Vallone
animator

Richard C. Zimmerman
animator

Casting Department

Nancy Hayes
extras casting

John Hubbard
casting: UK

Ros Hubbard
casting: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Valerie White
set costumer

Editorial Department

Steve Bloom
assistant editor: avid

Aura Gilge
assistant editor

Robert Grahamjones
consulting editor

Dale E. Grahn
color timer

Mildred Iatrou
additional assistant editor

Marypat Plottner
first assistant editor

Michael Thau
assistant editor

Music Department

Bob Badami
music editor

Chris Boardman
orchestrator

Don Davis
orchestrator

Andy Hill
music supervisor

Dennis Potter
musical concepts

Angie Rubin
music editor: temp score

Steven L. Smith
music preparation

score mixer, song mixer

Geoff Foster
score recordist

Other Crew

Sean C. Alvarez
production assistant

Wayne Billheimer
production assistant

Andrew Birch
production coordinator: story

Daniel Campbell
armature engineer

Lee Cruikshank
puppet wrangler

Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield
first assistant accountant

Bonita R. DeCarlo
character department manager

Curran G. Engel
key set production assistant

Paula Frankel
script supervisor

Donna Glasser-Hancock
production accountant

Rebecca Greeley
production coordinator

Mark Hager
production assistant

Craig Harris
stage manager

Amy Hollywood Wixson
production coordinator

Gabriel Kramer
production assistant

Steven R. Kutcher
entomologist

Lance Martin
production assistant

David Mesloh
armature machinist

Robert Minsk
software engineer

Tim Monich
dialect coach

Mark Musumeci
electrical consultant/contractor

Gary Platek
cloud effects

Denise Rottina
production assistant

John Damien Ryan
production assistant

Benjamin Salles
production intern

Ross Shuman
assistant stage manager

John Stevenson
animatronics puppeteer

Suzy Strawn
studio teacher

Lenny Young
creative executive

Production Company

Allied Filmmakers
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Skellington Productions Inc.
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Walt Disney Pictures
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Distributor

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Buena Vista Pictures
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Gativideo

Guild Film Distribution

Laurenfilm

Tobis Filmkunst

Special Effects

Buena Vista Visual Effects
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Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)
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Miscellaneous

Skywalker Sound
post-production sound services

Walt Disney Records
soundtrack






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