Danny the Champion of the World
- TV Movie
- 1989
- 1h 39m
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6.7/10
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- TriviaMany of the incidents and characters in the book and movie were based on real-life events and people from author Roald Dahl's own life. For example, he knew a butcher who taught him the art of poaching, and Captain Lancaster (Ronald Pickup) was based upon a real and similarly-vicious teacher --- identified as "Captain Hardcastle" in Dahl's childhood-autobiography book, "Boy" --- whom Dahl had while in school; like the teacher in the book, Captain Hardcastle was ex-military and still arrogantly wanted to be addressed as "Captain", even though it was a very low rank and the war was long over; also like the fictional character, he obsessively kept an eagle-eye on his pupils to seek out opportunities to punish them, and had the creepy fire-colored hair and mustache, watery eyes, and shell-shock-caused twitching and grunting.
- GoofsSince the keepers were leaving after Danny had arrived, they would have found the Baby Austin on their way out of the woods. In the book, Danny does not get there till sometime after the keepers had seen his father trapped in the pit, and had left for the night.
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Captain Lancaster: This isn't a school! It's a bear pit! The most disgusting shambles I've ever seen! I'm resigning. Do you hear me? As of now!
Mr. Snoddy: Good.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl (2016)
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A pleasant Roald Dhal adaptation
Danny the Champion of the World is a warm, British, and even at times humorous story. It was adapted well into film, with a traditional quaint background that was easy on the eye and told its story well within its runtime of 96 minutes. What makes the story so charming is the authenticity of the set and the lack of superficial effects and parts commonly seen in other Roald Dhal films, adding to the realism of this story, which in itself was written to be realistic.
Lovely acting from Jeremy Irons, Robbie Cóltrane, and Lionel Jeffries. Samuel Irons acting was somewhat wooden but still conveyed his character well.
The plot of the film follows the storyline of Dahl's book quite closely, and where there are changes, they improve the overall story. Overall a nice watch and I recommend it.
Lovely acting from Jeremy Irons, Robbie Cóltrane, and Lionel Jeffries. Samuel Irons acting was somewhat wooden but still conveyed his character well.
The plot of the film follows the storyline of Dahl's book quite closely, and where there are changes, they improve the overall story. Overall a nice watch and I recommend it.
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By what name was Danny the Champion of the World (1989) officially released in Canada in English?
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