Join us on BC Family Day for a classic family matinee with fun activities! Arrive at 11 am to create your own bug antennae headband, have your favorite fruit or bug face painted on your cheek, and enjoy peachy snacks from concession before our noon screening of James and the Giant Peach.
Featuring stop-motion animation and live action, this inventive adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s tale follows the adventures of James (Paul Terry), an orphaned young British boy and his band of enchanted insect friends. Forced to live with his cruel aunts (Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes), James escapes his bleak existence when he is given a bag full of magic that creates an enormous enchanted peach. Climbing inside, he meets a group of friendly and caring insects who welcome him with open arms. Rolling into the sea inside the buoyant fruit, James and his new friends set sail for adventure and head for New York City to create a better life together.
James and his friends offer young audiences positive messages about friendship, bravery, acceptance, and teamwork. We see a strong role model in James, who’s courageous in the face of challenges, showing us the importance of facing your fears and finding people who love you for you. Directed by Henry Selick and produced by Tim Burton, the duo who brought us The Nightmare Before Christmas, this film took three years to produce, one animated frame at a time.
All tickets are just $10, including a film screening and family activities.
Preorder a James and the Giant Peach snack box for $5 + tax
Small Peach Juice or Soda + Small Popcorn + Pack of Maynard’s Fuzzy Peach candy
Please note: Kids Club screenings are designed for families to attend together. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Content Consideration: Rated PG, recommended for ages 7 and up. A few potentially scary scenes include an ocean attack from a toothy robotic shark, an ominous rhinoceros monster in the sky, and a brief encounter with ghostly skeletons on a sunken pirate ship. James’ heartless aunts are cruel to him in the opening scenes before he escapes. Language warning: Grasshopper calls Centipede an “a—” during an argument.
11:00 am
12:00 pm
Henry Selick
Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes
USA
1996
English
May frighten young children
Open to youth!
Book Tickets
Indigenous & Community Access
Credits
Screenwriter
Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom
Cinematography
Pete Kozachik, Hiro Narita
Editor
Stan Webb
Original Music
Randy Newman
Producer
Harley Jessup
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