The BFG (1989 film)
| The BFG | |
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| Based on |
The BFG by Roald Dahl |
| Screenplay by | John Hambley |
| Directed by | Brian Cosgrove |
| Starring |
David Jason Amanda Root Angela Thorne Ballard Berkeley Michael Knowles Don Henderson Mollie Sugden Jimmy Hibbert Frank Thornton |
| Composer(s) |
Keith Hopwood Malcolm Rowe |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | John Hambley |
| Producer(s) | Brian Cosgrove Mark Hall |
| Editor(s) | Nigel Rutter |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Cosgrove Hall Films |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
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| Original network | ITV |
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The BFG is a 1989 British animated made-for-television film based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, was directed by Brian Cosgrove and written by John Hambley. It was first shown on 25 December 1989 on ITV in the UK. It was the first and only full-length film made by Cosgrove Hall Films.
The film was dedicated to animator George Jackson, who had worked on numerous Cosgrove Hall productions before his death in 1986. This film is also the last and posthumous role of Ballard Berkeley (voice of the Head of the Army), who died in 1988.
Sophie is a young girl living with the cantankerous and abusive Mrs. Clonkers. One night, Sophie sees a cloaked giant blowing something through a trumpet into a bedroom window down the street; whereupon the giant notices her and carries her to the realm of Giant Country.
In his cave, the giant identifies himself as the Big Friendly Giant, who, at night, blows dreams into the bedrooms of children, while the other giants are vicious, child-eating beasts. Because the BFG refuses to eat people or steal food from humans, he subsists on a revolting vegetable known as a "Snozzcumber". Sophie and the BFG quickly become friends; but Sophie is soon put in danger by the sudden arrival of the Bloodbottler Giant, who suspects the BFG of harbouring a human. The BFG tricks the Bloodbottler into eating the Snozzcumber to repel him from his cave, during which Sophie is almost eaten. When Sophie announces she is thirsty, the BFG treats her to a fizzy drink called "Frobscottle", whose bubbles go downwards, which causes the drinker to flatulate; this is known as a "whizzpopper" to giants, and causes the drinker to soar.
The next morning, the BFG takes Sophie to Dream Country to catch more dreams, but is tormented by the other giants along the way; notably by the Fleshlumpeater Giant, who is the largest and most fearsome. In Dream Country, the BFG demonstrates his dream-catching skills to Sophie; but the BFG mistakenly captures a nightmare. Upon return to his Dream Cave, the BFG shows Sophie all the dreams he has captured already and throws away the nightmare in his cavern of lava in a tiny chest, and takes Sophie to watch him on his dream-blowing duties; but this is cut short when they spot the Fleshlumpeater about to eat a little boy whom the BFG had previously given a pleasant dream. When Sophie tries to intervene, the BFG flees with her and escapes, leaving the Fleshlumpeater to devour the unfortunate child. Afterwards, the grief-stricken Sophie tries to persuade the BFG to stop the evil giants.
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