James And The Giant Peach

Based upon Roald Dahl's first children's book from 1961, "James And The Giant Peach" tells the fantasy tale of a young orphan named James (Terry), living like a slave with his evil aunts (Margolyes and Lumley). When he spills a bag of magic given to him by a strange man (Postlethwaite), a house-sized peach grows from a barren tree. James crawls inside and is transformed into a world of claymation where he meets six semi-human insects—Grasshopper (Callow), Centipede (Dreyfuss), Ladybug (Leeves), Glow Worm (Margolyes), Spider (Sarandon) and Earthworm (Thewlis). With the help of his new bug-buddies, James harnesses 100 seagulls to the peach and sets out to follow his heart. Look for a cameo appearance by Jack Skellington from "The Nightmare Before Christmas." (Gary Reber)