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The BFG is a 2016 adventure, family, and fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg. The screenplay was written by Melissa Mathison, based on the work of the same name. The cast includes Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Bill Hader, and Penelope Wilton. Production was led by Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer, Steven Spielberg, and Kathleen Kennedy, with John Williams composing the score. The film originated in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, and was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, and Walden Media.
The movie has a runtime of 115 to 117 minutes. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Lionsgate Canada, and Disney+. The production budget was 140000000, and the film generated revenue of 195243411. Critical reception varied, with review scores including 72%, 7.2/10, 6.7/10, and 66/100. Audience ratings include 6.3 on IMDb and 6.288 on TMDb. The film’s tagline is "The world is more giant than you can imagine."
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6.3An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
Cast
- Mark Rylance as The BFG
- Ruby Barnhill as Sophie
- Rebecca Hall as Mary
- Jemaine Clement as Fleshlumpeater
- Bill Hader as Bloodbottler
- Penelope Wilton as The Queen
Themes
- london, england
- england
- queen
- little girl
- orphan
- cannibal
- based on children's book
- giant
- candid
- evil brother
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Steven Spielberg
- Screenplay by
- Melissa Mathison
- Based on
- The BFG , by Roald Dahl
- Produced by
- Steven Spielberg Frank Marshall Sam Mercer
- Starring
- Mark Rylance Ruby Barnhill Penelope Wilton Jemaine Clement Rebecca Hall Rafe Spall Bill Hader
- Cinematography
- Janusz Kamiński
- Edited by
- Michael Kahn
- Music by
- John Williams
- Production companies
- Walt Disney Pictures Amblin Entertainment Reliance Entertainment Walden Media The Kennedy/Marshall Company The Roald Dahl Story Company
- Distributed by
- Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures (Select territories) Entertainment One (United Kingdom) Reliance Entertainment ( India )
- Release dates
- May 14, 2016 ( 2016-05-14 ) ( Cannes ) July 1, 2016 ( 2016-07-01 ) (United States) July 22, 2016 ( 2016-07-22 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 118 minutes
- Countries
- United States United Kingdom India
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $140 million
- Box office
- $195.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- teen film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The BFG
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Screenwriter
- Melissa Mathison
- Composer
- John Williams
- Producer
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Production company
- Walden Media
- Cinematographer
- Janusz Kamiński
- Narrative location
- London
- Filming location
- Vancouver
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 859120
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- Disney.com/BFG
- Image
- Cannes 2016 19.jpg
- Significant event
- trailer
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- publication date
- 2016-07-22
- title
- The BFG
- film editor
- Michael Kahn
- production designer
- Robert Stromberg
- costume designer
- Joanna Johnston
- distributed by
- Disney+
- review score
- 74%
- capital cost
- 140000000
- box office
- 50638762
- after a work by
- Roald Dahl
- Commons category
- The BFG (2016 film)
- film crew member
- Melissa Mathison
- announcement date
- 2011-09-00
- social media followers
- 12052
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- fictional country
- form of creative work
- feature film
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Encyclopedic overview
The BFG (titled onscreen as Roald Dahl's The BFG "Big Friendly Giant") is a 2016 fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison, and based on the 1982 novel. The film stars Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, and Bill Hader. In the film, a ten-year-old orphaned girl named Sophie befriends a benevolent giant and helps him to deal with some man-eating giants.
Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall began development on a live-action adaptation of The BFG in the 1990s, and various screenwriters were hired to work on the screenplay in the subsequent years. DreamWorks acquired the screen rights to Dahl's book in September 2011, and Spielberg was announced as director in April 2014. Principal photography commenced in March 2015.
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