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

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After being trapped in a jungle board game for 26 years, a Man-Child wins his release from the game. But, no sooner has he arrived that he is forced to play again, and this time sets the creatures of the jungle loose on the city. Now it is up to him to stop them. Written by Joshua Davis <xtnb64a@prodigy.com>

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It's a jungle in there! See more »


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Rated PG for menacing fantasy action and some mild language | See all certifications »

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15 December 1995 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Džumandži  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

£12,902,923 (UK) (19 April 1996)
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Although Carl Bentley is shown to have still been an adult when Allen Parrish was a child, David Alan Grier, who plays Carl, is actually four years younger than Robin Williams, who plays the adult Allen. See more »

Goofs

At the end of the movie, the kids lock up Jumanji and throw it into the river. Jumanji was later found with no locks on it at all. However, the kids threw the game into the river in the year 1969. Presumably the final scene on the beach is set in the year 1995 as the previous "Christmas party" scene would indicate. It is entirely possible over the 26-year span ('69-'95) that the game had been found and played by others who didn't lock it up. See more »

Quotes

Alan Parrish: Do you know what happened to this shoe factory?
Shoe Factory Bum: Yeah, it folded up, like everything else in this town. It's pretty cold out there. How about some coffee?
Alan Parrish: Why would they close Parrish Shoes?
Shoe Factory Bum: Well, when his kid ran away, Sam put everything he had to find him - his time, his money, everything. After a while, he stopped coming to work. He just quit caring. I don't think anybody loved his boy more than Sam did.
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Crazy Credits

Near the end of the closing credits, Jumanji's drums can be heard beating. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Comeback: Valerie Hangs with the Cool Kids (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Una voce poco fa"
from "Il barbiere di Siviglia" (1816)
Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini (uncredited)
Performed by Agnes Baltsa and Wiener Symphoniker
Conducted by Ion Marin
Courtesy of Sony Classical
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Excellent!
9 August 1999 | by (Maryland, USA) – See all my reviews

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.


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