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Cast:

ROBIN WILLIAMS as Alan Parrish

KIRSTEN DUNST as Judy

BONNIE HUNT as Sarah

BRADLEY PIERCE as Peter

JONATHAN HYDE as Sam Parrish & Van Pelt

BEBE NEUWIRTH as Aunt Nora

DAVID ALAN GRIER as Bently

Synopsis: When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers until he is magically transported--before the startled eyes of his friend Sarah--into the untamed jungles of Jumanji. There he remains for twenty-six years until he is freed form the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. Now a grown man, Alan reunites with Sarah and, together with Judy and Peter, tries to outwit the game's powerful forces in this imaginative adventure that combines breathtaking special effectes with an enchanting mixture of comedy, magic, and thrills.

Taglines:

Are you game?

An Adventure For Those Who Seek To Find A Way To Leave Their World Behind

© 1995 Columbia TriStar

By Leonard Maltin
In 1969 New England, a boy finds a board game buried underground and soon discovers that by playing it, a world of terror is unleashed; twenty-six years later, in the same house, two kids start playing the very same game and bring that boy--now a full-grown man--back to life. A phantasmagoria of digital special effects (a virulent vine, a stampede of wild animals, giant attacking mosquitoes, etc.) seems to be this film's raison d'ętre. Unfortunately, we're all too aware that they are special effects. the story doesn't seem to have much of a point, except perhaps that one shouldn't play with ancient board games.

[ Copyright© 1998, Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide ]

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By Jeff Shannon
After the success of "Jurassic Park" in 1993, the floodgates opened for digital special effects, and "Jumanji" is nothing if not a showcase for computer-generated creepiness guaranteed to give young children a nightmare or two. Whether that was the filmmakers' intention is up for debate, since this is a PG-rated adventure revolving around a mysterious board game that unleashed a terrifying jungle world upon its players, including gigantic spiders, huge mosquitoes, a stampede of rhinos, elephants, and every other jungle beast you can imagine. Robin Williams plays a man-child who's been trapped in the world of "Jumanji" for twenty-six years until he's freed by two kids who've discovered the game and released its parade of dangerous horrors. A chaotic and misguided attempt at family entertainment, the movie does offer a few good laughs, and the effects are frequently impressive, if not entirely convincing to the eye.

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