On the anniversary of James and the Giant Peach’s release, Daily Star takes looks back at the Disney classic and the children that were tormented by the Tim Burton directed film11:00, 12 Apr 2025James and the Giant Peach trailerDisney’s James and the Giant Peach is pure nightmare fuel.The unnerving fantasy film was released by Disney back in 1996 and is based on the iconic children’s novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.Article continues belowThe original story was already bleak enough but once Disney got Tim Burton on board to direct, things got waaay darker than anyone ever expected. Starring Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes and Susan Sarandon, the film follows a young orphan named James who lives with his aunts Spiker and Sponge.One day, James acquires some bizarre neon, worm-shaped beans from a random old bloke (lots of red flags here) and shrinks before climbing into a peach, where he meets a number of strange new friends.Tim Burton directed the 1996 fantasy film(Image: More