Jumanji is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston. It is loosely based on the 1981 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg and the first installment of the Jumanji franchise. The film was written by Van Allsburg, Greg Taylor, Jonathan Hensleigh, and Jim Strain and stars Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde, and Bebe Neuwirth. The story centers on a supernatural board game that releases jungle-based hazards upon its players with every turn they take. As a boy in 1969, Alan Parrish became trapped inside the game itself while playing with his friend, Sarah Whittle. Twenty-six years later, siblings Judy and Peter Shepherd find the game, begin playing and then unwittingly release the now-adult Alan. After tracking down Sarah, the quartet resolves to finish the game in order to reverse all of the destruction it has caused.
| Director | Joe Johnston |
| Produced by | Robert W. Cort, Ted Field, Larry J. Franco, Scott Kroopf, William Teitler |
| Screenplay by | Jonathan Hensleigh, Greg Taylor, Jim Strain |
| Story by | Greg Taylor, Jim Strain, Chris Van Allsburg |
| Starring | Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde, Bebe Neuwirth |
| Music | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Thomas E. Ackerman |
| Edited by | Robert Dalva |
| Production, company | TriStar Pictures, Interscope Communications, Teitler Film |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Released | December 15, 1995 |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $65 million |
| Box office | $262.8 million |
| Netflix ID | 660954 |
About Jumanji
A magical board game unleashes the horrors of the jungle into suburban America and can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Achievement of Jumanji
The movie won the Saturn Award for Best Special Effects. Robin Williams does not appear in the movie until almost thirty minutes in.
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