Jumanji (1995)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Joe Johnston

Writers (WGA):

Jonathan Hensleigh (screenplay) and
Greg Taylor (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 December 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Roll the dice and unleash the excitement!

Plot:

When two kids play an old magic board-game they found, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.

Plot Keywords:

Game | Jungle | Friend | Magic | 1960s

Awards:

3 wins & 8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	8:00 PM	AMC
Sun. July 5	10:30 PM	AMC

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Robin Williams	...	Alan Parrish
Jonathan Hyde	...	Van Pelt / Sam Parrish
Kirsten Dunst	...	Judy
Bradley Pierce	...	Peter
Bonnie Hunt	...	Sarah
Bebe Neuwirth	...	Nora
David Alan Grier	...	Bentley
Patricia Clarkson	...	Carol Parrish
Adam Hann-Byrd	...	Young Alan
Laura Bell Bundy	...	Young Sarah
James Handy	...	Exterminator
Gillian Barber	...	Mrs. Thomas
Brandon Obray	...	Benjamin
Cyrus Thiedeke	...	Caleb
Gary Joseph Thorup	...	Billy Jessup

MPAA:

Rated PG for menacing fantasy action and some mild language.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | USA:PG (No. 33723) | Ireland:PG | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-10 | France:U | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

When Van Pelt enters the gun store, the music playing on the radio has been modified for the Mexican release due to the fact that, at least in the U.S. release, it originally featured Mexico's national anthem. It is an infringement of Mexican law to play the anthem for commercial or mockery situations, deliberately or not, although in the U.S. Territories it is in the public domain.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the scene after the brakes go out in the police car and it crashes into the store, the policeman simply refills the master cylinder with brake fluid to fix the brakes. The previous scene showed that there was a hole in the line that released fluid, which would cause the brakes to not work again, yet the policeman continues to use the brakes with no ill-effect.

Quotes:

[after Alan jumps onto Carl's cruiser]
Alan Parrish: What year is it?
Carl: It was brand new.
Alan Parrish: No, what year is it?
Judy Shepherd: Uh, 1995, remember?
Alan Parrish: [in shock] '95?
Carl: You got some ID? Oh, let me guess, you probably left it in your other Tarzan outfit, right?
Alan Parrish: [to himself] 26 years!
Carl: Are you from around here?
Alan Parrish: I was. But I've been in Jumanji.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith: Part 1 (#2.9)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Excellent!

There is only one way to describe Jumanji: excellent. The plot is very, original, with outstanding concepts packed into each individual scene. After viewing this movie, the wild side of the jungle gets into you, making you want to dare to play the game. Although the computer animation may not look all that real, I still give this movie a 10/10, for an outstanding plot, casting, and spirit, which any great movie has.