179: James and the Giant Peach

“Teach you to mess with me, you overgrown sardine! I'm from Brooklyn!” In this week’s episode, we dissect James and the Giant Peach, a film released on April 12, 1996, starring Paul Terry, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley, Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves, Susan Sarandon, and David Thewlis. Join us as we discuss childhood trauma, morbid whimsy, cloud rhinos, mechanical sharks, pirate ship battles, pesticide, and more juicy bits!

Notable Mentions + References in This Episode:

Gobsmacked! Memories of editing “The Witches” 

Howardena Pindell - Free, White and 21

Santa Fe - RENT

That’s the Life for Me - James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach – Look at the Making of the Film (1997)

Angela Anaconda

You’ve Got a Friend in Me - Toy Story

A Star is Born - Hercules

Good News - James and the GIant Peach

Pan’s Labyrinth

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