Jumanji (film)

Jumanji (film)
Credits
Title	Jumanji
Director	Joe Johnston
Producer(s)	Scott Kroopf William Teitler
Distributor	TriStar Pictures
Screenplay	Greg Taylor Jonathan Hensleigh Jim Strain
Story	Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg
Studio	TriStar Pictures
Cast	Robin Williams Bonnie Hunt Kirsten Dunst Bradley Pierce Jonathan Hyde David Alan Grier Bebe Neuwirth Malcolm Stewart Annabel Kershaw Patricia Clarkson Gillian Barber Adam Hann-Byrd Laura Bell Bundy
Statistics
Tagline(s)	A game for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind. Roll the dice and unleashed the excitement! An Adventure For Those Who Seek To Find A Way To Leave Their World Behind. Are you game? It's a jungle in there!
Release Date	December 15, 1995
Genre	Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Rating	PG
Next Movie	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

"JUMANJI" is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film, directed by Joe Johnston, based on Chris Van Allsburg's popular 1981 picture book of the same name.

The film follows the series of events of two children who move into a longtime empty house and discover a supernatural board game that upon players rolls of the dice, sends wild animals and other jungle hazards to manifest into their world and antagonise the players and surrounding neighbourhood. When they start playing, they release a long time trapped man from the game's jungle world, where he explores the effects his disappearance made on town. Reuniting with his childhood friend, the four continue to play the game that the adults previously started 26 years ago, and intend to finish it to make the consequences of the game finally disappear.

"JUMANJI" was was shot in Keene, New Hampshire, where the story is set, North Berwick, Maine (the Parrish Shoes factory) and Vancouver, British Columbia. The film did well in the box office; it took in $100,475,249 in the United States and Canada and $162,322,000 overseas, totaling to $262,797,249. The film earned mixed reviews from critics, with review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reporting that 50% of 32 professional critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 5.6 out of 10. Metacritic posts an average rating of 39%, based on 18 reviews.

Cast

Actor	Character
Robin Williams, Adam Hann-Byrd	Alan Parrish
Bonnie Hunt, Laura Bell Bundy	Sarah Whittle
Bradley Pierce	Peter Shepherd
Kirsten Dunst	Judy Shepherd
Bebe Neuwirth	Nora Shepherd
Jonathan Hyde	Van Pelt, Sam Parrish
David Alan Grier	Carl Bentley
Patricia Clarkson	Carol Parrish
Malcolm Stewart	Jim Shepherd
Annabel Kershaw	Martha Shepherd
Gillian Barber	Mrs. Thomas
Frank Welker	Creature vocals

Soundtrack

All music composed by James Horner. Total length: 52

Track Number	Track Name	Track Length	Image
1.	Prologue And Main TItle	3:42
2.	First Move	2:20
3.	Monkey Mayhem	4:42
4.	A New World	2:40
5.	It's Sarah's Move	2:36
6.	The Hunter	1:56
7.	Rampage Through Town	2:28
8.	Alan Parrish	4:18
9.	Stampede!	2:12
10.	A Pelican Steals The Game	1:40
11.	The Monsoon	4:48
12.	Jumanji	11:47
13.	End Titles	5:55

Commercial songs from the film, but not on the soundtrack, Tribal drumbeats were originally on the soundtrack but didn't make the final soundtrack but was herd briefly on Prologue and Main Title the name of the tribal drumbeats is Tribal Jungle:

Song	Writer	Performer	Chorus
Una Voce Poco Fa	Gioacchino Rossini	Agnes Baltsas and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra	Ian Marin
Night & Day	Cole Porter	N/A	N/A
Serenade in D, Op. 44	Antonin Dvořák	Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields	N/A
Locomotive Breath	Ian Anderson	Jethro Tull	N/A
The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle (Theme from Gilligan's Island)	Sherwood Schwartz & George Wyle	N/A	N/A

Legacy

• Novel
• TV
• MB
• 2005
• Audio
• 2017
• 2019

In 1995, a novelisation of the film was written by George Spelvin with contributions from Chris Van Allsburg, the author of the original picture book. It is a largely faithful adaptation with some backstory and wording differences and scenes that did not appear in the film or were cut from the final release.

In 1996, a cartoon adaptation known as simply "JUMANJI" was released. It is an abridged adaption of the 1995 film with some elements also taken from the original picture book were added. The gameplay of "JUMANJI" is an alternative method to the film, while Sarah Whittle did not appear.

In 1996, Milton Bradley released a board game adaptation of "JUMANJI", based on the game board and rules seen in the film, with some new gameplay elements added and new consequences as danger cards.

In 2005, an adaptation of the original "JUMANJI" book's sequel Zathura, was released. While the movie does not make any references to "JUMANJI", it is advertised as being a spiritual sequel to the 1995 film, taking place within the same universe.

In celebration of the original picture book's 30th anniversary, an audiobook read by "JUMANJI" film star Robin Williams was released.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was released in December 2017. It serves as a sequel to the original film, but not featuring any of the characters.

After the surprising critical and financial success of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, in 2018, Jumanji: The Next Level was announced by certain individuals such as Dwayne Johnson, making it the third "JUMANJI" film chronologically (excluding "ZATHURA".

Trailers

Jumanji (LEG)- Trailer

Trivia

• The 1995 Christmas scene was the first scene to be shot on location, back to back with the Parrish Mansion in its much "cleaner" state to allow the crew to start creating the damaged effects needed to film.
• This is the last film that I.L.M. special effects supervisor Stephen L. Price worked on before his death. The film is dedicated to his memory.
• As the film credits draw to a close, the drumbeats of "JUMANJI"can be heard during the reprisal of the opening titles and menacing child's play scores, indicating that the game will return to be played again.

Early development

Early script, with similar scenarios to final film