
12 Apr 1996

James and the Giant Peach
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
A spot gag cartoon presenting amusing facts about bugs.
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
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Roger Glover puts on a star-studded concert at the Royal Albert Hall for his concept album "The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast".
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15 Apr 1943
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01 Dec 1939
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06 Jan 2001
A mercenary team is assembled to steal the genetically modified food research of Dr. Fielding. His daughter fed a cockroach some of the food mutating it into something terrifying and dangerous.
12 May 1951
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15 Mar 2013
Shimajiro to Fufu no Daibōken: Sukue! Nanairo no Hana (しまじろうと フフの だいぼうけん ~すくえ!七色の花~?, Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure: Save the Seven-Colored Flower!) is a 2013 Japanese children's live action/anime film. It's the first film to feature the character Shimajirō. The film is directed by Isamu Hirabayashi and was release on March 15, 2013.
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12 Oct 1940
A flea sets up its new home in the fur of a sleeping dog.