Roald Dahl's The BFG - Big Friendly Giant is a UK VHS release by Thames Video Collection on 17th September 1990. It got re-released by Thames Video on 4th February 1991. It got re-released by VCI and Thames Video on 25th September 1995. It got re-released by Thames Video on 13th October 1997 and 4th January 1999. It got re-released by P.T. Video on 2nd July 2001. It got re-released on DVD by P.T. Video on 8th April 2002. It got re-released on DVD and Blu-Ray by FremantleMedia International on 10th September 2012 and It got re-released by Universal Pictures on 11th July 2016.
Description[]
Cast[]
- David Jason as The BFG
- Amanda Root as Sophie
- Angela Thorne as The Queen of England
- Ballard Berkeley as The Head of the Army
- Michael Knowles as The Head of the Air Force
- Don Henderson as The Bloodbottler, The Fleshlumpeater and The Sergeant
- Mollie Sugden as Mary
- Frank Thornton as Mr. Tibbs
- Myfanwy Talog as Mrs. Clonkers
- Jimmy Hibbert as Additional Voices
Credits[]
A Production for Thames Television by award winning COSGROVE HALL PRODUCTIONS
Voices: BFG: David Jason, SOPHIE: Amanda Root, THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND: Angela Thorne, HEAD OF THE ARMY: Ballard Berkeley, HEAD OF THE AIR FORCE: Michael Knowles, GIANT BLOODBOTTLER and SERGEANT: Don Henderson, MARY: Mollie Sugden.
Additional Voices by: Jimmy Hibbert, Frank Thornton, Myfanwy Talog, Don Henderson.
Screenplay: John Hambley. Editor: Nigel Rutter. Music and Songs: Keith Hopwood and Malcolm Rowe.
Producers: Mark Hall and Brian Cosgrove. Director: Brian Cosgrove.
© Cosgrove Hall Productions 1990
Trailers and info[]
1997 Re-release[]
The VCI children's trailer from 1997 with clips of "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Fourways Farm", "Sooty", "Christmas Teddy Bear Sing-Along", "Tots Video", "The BFG" and the 'New for 97' overview.