The BFG
1989 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 6.4 · 70% critics
An orphaned girl is whisked away by a gentle giant and discovers his unusual nightly work: collecting and delivering good dreams to children. When other, cruel giants threaten kids around the world, the pair must find a way to stop them before more harm is done.
Based on The BFG
Also known as The Big Friendly Giant
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Details
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1990-12-25
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (171 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a cozy, slightly spooky kids’ adventure with a sweet friendship and dreamlike moments; Not for you if you dislike dated animation, slow stretches, or silly gross-out jokes like in some family cartoons.
Pros: warm-hearted fantasy; faithful to book; endearing giant friend | Cons: dated simple animation; uneven pacing; juvenile toilet humor
Themes
- dreams
- orphanage
- imaginary land
- based on children's book
- gentle giant
- shared dream
- giants
Cast & crew
David Jason
as The BFG (voice)
Amanda Root
as Sophie (voice)
Angela Thorne
as Elizabeth II (voice)
Ballard Berkeley
as Head of the Army (voice)
- MK
Michael Knowles
as Head of the Air Force
Don Henderson
as Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (voice)
Mollie Sugden
as Mary (voice)
Frank Thornton
as Mr. Tibbs (voice)
Myfanwy Talog
as Mrs. Clonkers (voice)
Jimmy Hibbert
as Additional voices
Directed by Brian Cosgrove