Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Romance / Thriller
Synopsis
When young Alan Parrish and his friend Sarah (Bonnie Hunt) begin to play a mysterious board game, they don't realise its unimaginable powers until Alan is magically transported into the untamed jungles of Jumanji. Twenty-six years later, Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter (Bradley Pierce) discover the dusty board and reawaken the game as they begin to play. Instantly the forces of Jumanji release a fully-grown, bewildered Alan Parrish (Robin Williams) into their world. With each roll of the dice they must face the increasingly terrifying consequences until the game is finished and the victor had uttered the word Jumanji.
Directed by
Joe Johnston
Written by
Chris Van Allsburg (book); Greg Taylor (screen story); Jim Strain (screen story); Chris Van Allsburg (screen story); Jonathan Hensleigh (screenplay); Greg Taylor (screenplay); Jim Strain (screenplay).
Starring
Robin Williams (Alan Parrish); Jonathan Hyde (Samuel Alan Parrish / Hunter Van Pelt); Kirsten Dunst (Judy Shepherd); Bradley Pierce (Peter Shepherd); Bonnie Hunt (Sarah Whittle); Bebe Neuwirth (Aunt Nora Shepherd); David Alan Grier (Carl Bentley); Patricia Clarkson (Carol Anne Parrish); Adam Hann-Byrd (Alan Parrish - 1969); Laura Bell Bundy (Sarah Whittle - 1969 (as Laura Bundy)); James Handy (Exterminator); Gillian Barber (Mrs. Thomas the Realtor); Brandon Obray (Benjamin); Cyrus Thiedeke (Caleb); Gary Joseph Thorup (Billy Jessup the Bully). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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