Sections: General Details | Awards | Cast | Crew | Business
General Details
- Runtime: 79 minutes
- Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
- Color: Technicolor
- Aspect Ratio:
- 1.66 : 1 (animation ratio)
- 1.85 : 1 (theatrical ratio)
- Produced by: Walt Disney Pictures / Allied Filmmakers / Skellington Productions Inc.
- Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures
Awards
- Nominated for 1997 Oscar (USA)
- Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score – Randy Newman
- Lost to Emma – Rachel Portman
- Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score – Randy Newman
- Nominated for 1997 Saturn Award (USA)
- Best Fantasy Film
- Dragonheart
- Best Fantasy Film
- Won for 1997 Annecy International Animated Film Festival
- Best Animated Feature Film
- Nominated for 1996 Annie Award (USA)
- Best Animated Feature
- Toy Story
- Best Individual Achievement: Directing – Henry Selick
- Lost to Toy Story – John Lasseter
- Best Individual Achievement: Music – Randy Newman
- Lost to Toy Story – Randy Newman
- Best Individual Achievement: Producing – Tim Burton, Denise Di Novi
- Lost to Toy Story – Bonnie Arnold, Ralph Guggenheim
- Best Individual Achievement: Storyboarding – Joe Ranft
- Lost to A Pinky & the Brain Christmas – Barry Caldwell
- Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting – Richard Dreyfuss
- Lost to Pinky & the Brain – Rob Paulsen
- Best Individual Achievement: Writing – Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom
- Lost to Toy Story – Andrew Stanton, Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow
- Best Animated Feature
- Nominated for 1997 CFCA (USA)
- Best Original Score – Randy Newman
- Lost to Fargo – Carter Burwell
- Best Original Score – Randy Newman
- Won for 1997 DFWFCA (USA)
- Best Animated Film
- Won for 1996 KFCFCC (USA)
- Best Animated Film
- Nominated for 1997 Golden Satellite Award (USA)
- Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
- Lost to The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
- Won for 1997 Young Artist Award (USA)
- Best Family Feature – Animation or Special Effects
- Nominated for 1997 Young Artist Award (USA)
- Best Performance in a Voiceover – Young Artist – Paul Terry
- Lost to The Adventures of Pinocchio – Jonathan Taylor Thomas
- Best Performance in a Voiceover – Young Artist – Paul Terry
Cast
Credits order:
- Simon Callow as Grasshopper (voice)
- Richard Dreyfuss as Centipede (voice)
- Jane Leeves as Ladybug (voice)
- Joanna Lumley as Aunt Spiker
- Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Sponge / The Glowworm (voice)
- Pete Postlethwaite as Old Man
- Susan Sarandon as Spider (voice)
- Paul Terry as James
- David Thewlis as Earthworm (voice)
- J. Stephen Coyle as Reporter #2
- Steven Culp as James’ Father
- Cirocco Dunlap as Girl With Telescope
- Michael Girardin as Reporter #1
- Tony Haney as Reporter #3
- Kathryn Howell as Woman in Bathrobe
- Chae Kirby as Newsboy
- Jeff Mosely as Hard Hat Man
- Al Nalbandian as Cabby
- Emily Rosen as Innocent Girl
- Mike Starr as Beat Cop
- Susan Turner-Cray as James’ Mother
- Mario Yedidia as Street Kid
Remaining cast listed alphabetically:
- Jeff Bennett as Centipede (singing voice)
- Bob Dini as Milkman
- Sally Stevens as Glowworm (singing voice)
Crew
- Director: Henry Selick
- Writers: Roald Dahl (original book), Karey Kirkpatrick (screenplay), Jonathan Roberts (screenplay), Steve Bloom (screenplay)
- Cinematography by: Pete Kozachik (director of photography – animation), Hiro Narita (director of photography – live action)
- Art Direction by: Bill Boes, Kendal Cronkhite, Blake Russell, Lane Smith (uncredited)
- Production Design by: Harley Jessup
- Music by: Randy Newman
- Costume Design by: Julie Slinger
- Film Editing by: Stan Webb
- Produced by: Tim Burton (producer), Denise Di Novi (producer), Jake Eberts (executive producer), John Engel (co-producer), Brian Rosen (co-producer), Henry Selick (co-producer)
For more detailed information, visit the Internet Movie Database.
Business
- Budget: $38m (estimated)
- Gross:
- $28,900,101 (USA) (4 August 1996)
- £4,604,345 (UK) (15 September 1996)
- ¥22,491,500 (Japan) (5 January 1997)
- ESP 38,390,884 (Spain)