Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

Director:

Jon Favreau

Writers (WGA):

Chris Van Allsburg (book)
David Koepp (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

11 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A New Adventure From the World of Jumanji

Plot:

Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is magically hurtled through space because of the board game they are playing.

Plot Keywords:

Game | Board Game | Outer Space | Hugging | Forgiveness

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Jonah Bobo	...	Danny
Josh Hutcherson	...	Walter
Dax Shepard	...	Astronaut
Kristen Stewart	...	Lisa
Tim Robbins	...	Dad
Frank Oz	...	Robot (voice)
John Alexander	...	Robot
Derek Mears	...	Lead Zorgon
Douglas Tait	...	Zorgon
Joe Bucaro III	...	Zorgon (as Joe Bucaro)
Jeff Wolfe	...	Zorgon

Directed by
Jon Favreau

Writing credits (WGA)
Chris Van Allsburg		(book)
David Koepp		(screenplay) &
John Kamps		(screenplay)

Produced by
Peter Billingsley	....	co-producer
Louis D'Esposito	....	executive producer
Michael De Luca	....	producer
Ted Field	....	executive producer
Scott Kroopf	....	producer
William Teitler	....	producer

Original Music by
John Debney		(music by)

Cinematography by
Guillermo Navarro		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dan Lebental		(film editor)

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
J. Michael Riva

Art Direction by
David F. Klassen		(supervising art director) (as David Klassen)
Richard F. Mays

Set Decoration by
Lauri Gaffin

Costume Design by
Laura Jean Shannon

Makeup Department
Amy L. Disarro	....	key makeup artist (as Amy DiSarro Sasgen)
Linda D. Flowers	....	key hair stylist (as Linda Flowers)
Melanie Hughes	....	makeup department head (as Melanie Hughes-Weaver)
Kent Jones	....	key artist: Stan Winston Studio
Hiroshi Katagiri	....	key artist: Stan Winston Studio
Shane Mahan	....	makeup effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio (as Shane P. Mahan)
David Merritt	....	key artist: Stan Winston Studio
Joey Orosco	....	key artist: Stan Winston Studio
Alan Scott	....	makeup effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio (as J. Alan Scott)
Christopher Swift	....	key artist: Stan Winston Studio
Roxanne Wightman	....	hair department head
Brian Hillard	....	foam latex technician: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
Mimi Palazon	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Louis D'Esposito	....	unit production manager
Robin Mulcahy Fisichella	....	production supervisor (as Robin Fischella)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Amundson	....	first assistant director: second unit
Hans Berggren	....	second second assistant director
Bruce Franklin	....	first assistant director
Stephanie Kime	....	second second assistant director
Conte Matal	....	key second assistant director

Art Department
Ruben Abarca	....	drapery foreman
Gregory P. Alcus	....	on-set dresser
Harald Belker	....	concept artist
Kelly Birrer	....	propmaker foreman
Russell Bobbitt	....	property master
Darrel D. Bricker	....	labor foreman
Shane Buckallew	....	plaster foreman
Anthony Carlino	....	leadman
Peter Davidson	....	set designer (as Peter R. Davidson)
Andy Flores	....	stand-by painter
Walt Hadfield	....	construction coordinator
Ray Harvie	....	storyboard artist (as Raymond Harvie)
Noelle King	....	set designer
William J. Law III	....	set designer
P.K. MacCarthy	....	storyboard artist (as Kevin MacCarthy)
Paul Penley	....	set dresser
Eric Ramsey	....	storyboard artist
Wendy Riva	....	assistant art director
Phil Saunders	....	illustrator
Jim Stubblefield	....	assistant property master
Eric Sundahl	....	art director: second unit
Brian Walker	....	general foreman
Rebecca Young	....	art department coordinator
Warner Zavala	....	greens foreman
Michael Denering	....	lead scenic artist (uncredited)
Amina Allean Dieye	....	art department coordinator: set decoration (uncredited)
Joey Genitempo	....	set painter (uncredited)
Zack Heath	....	art department production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Herndon	....	storyboards: title sequence (uncredited)
Eric Kagan	....	prop assistant (uncredited)
E.J. Krisor	....	illustrator (uncredited)
William S. Maxwell III	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Francis J. Roix	....	prop maker (uncredited)
Kimberley Rosenberg	....	set dressing buyer (uncredited)
Dean Satkowski	....	digital modeler (uncredited)
Oliver Scholl	....	concept artist (uncredited)
Constantine Sekeris	....	conceptual designer (uncredited)
Randy Severino	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Maret Wicken	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Laurence Abrams	....	boom operator: second unit
Bob Beemer	....	supervising sound mixer (as Robert Beemer)
Adam Blantz	....	sound mixer: second unit
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist (as Michael Broomberg)
Richard Burton	....	sound effects editor
André Dias	....	dubbing editor
André Dias	....	dubbing mixer
Alison Fisher	....	dialogue editor
Donald Flick	....	foley editor
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	sound designer
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	sound supervisor
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist
Dana Gustafson	....	foley editor
Todd Harris	....	assistant sound editor (as Todd M. Harris)
Tom Hartig	....	boom operator
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist (as Pamela Nedd Kahn)
Lisa J. Levine	....	adr supervisor
Michael London	....	adr recordist
Martin Lopez	....	sound effects editor (as Martin J. Lopez)
James Matheny	....	dialogue editor
Margit Pfeiffer	....	assistant sound editor
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
Brian Ruberg	....	foley mixer
Greg ten Bosch	....	sound effects editor
John Joseph Thomas	....	sound effects editor
Steven Ticknor	....	co-supervising sound editor
Steven Ticknor	....	sound mixer
Mark Ulano	....	sound mixer
Steven J. Berger	....	assistant sound (uncredited)
Fred Peck III	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Philip A. Schwartz	....	utility sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jon G. Belyeu	....	special effects supervisor
Chris Burton	....	special effects foreman
Tamara Carlson	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Tamara Woodard)
Ken Cornett	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Ken Coronet)
Cory Czekaj	....	key technician: Stan Winston Studio
Jeff L. Deist	....	key technician: Stan Winston Studio (as Jeff Deist)
John J. Downey	....	special effects technician
Donald Frazee	....	special effects technician
Joe Gomez	....	mold technician
Robert Harman	....	special effects technician (as Robert K. Harman)
Rich Haugen	....	key mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio
Seth Hays	....	key technician: Stan Winston Studio (as Seth Hayes)
Matt Heimlich	....	key mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio (as Matthew Heimlich)
Richard O. Helmer	....	special effects technician
Kurt Herbel	....	electronics
Chuck Hessey	....	special effects foreman
Jay M. Hirsch	....	special effects foreman (as Jay Hirsch)
Hiroshi 'Kan' Ikeuchi	....	key mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio (as Hiroshi Ikeuchi)
Brian A. Jones	....	special effects technician
Mark Jurinko	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Edward Kennedy	....	special effects technician
Richard J. Landon	....	key mechanical designer
Edward Lawton	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
William Lee	....	special effects technician
Louis Lindwall	....	special effects technician
Lindsay MacGowan	....	effects coordinator: Stan Winston Studio
Jeffrey Machit	....	special effects technician (as J.C. Machit)
Shane Mahan	....	animatronic supervisor: Stan Winston Studio (as Shane P. Mahan)
Christine Mansfield	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Keith Marbory	....	key technician: Stan Winston Studio
Lon Muckey	....	key technician: Stan Winston Studio
Guy A. Mussori	....	props
Brian Namanny	....	key mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio (as Brian Namanny)
Mark Noel	....	special effects foreman (as Mark T. Noel)
Joe Reader	....	key technician: Stan Winston Studio
Christian Ristow	....	key technician: Stan Winston Studio
Paul Sabourin	....	special effects technician
Alan Scott	....	animatronic supervisor: Stan Winston Studio (as J. Alan Scott)
Harold Selig	....	special effects technician
Amy Whetsel	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Spencer Whynaucht	....	key technician: Stan Winston Studio
Gary Yee	....	key technician: Stan Winston Studio
David J. Barker	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Enrique Bilsland	....	mechanical designer (uncredited)
Joel P. Blanchard	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Tamara Carlson	....	on-set puppeteer: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
Jim Charmatz	....	key artist (uncredited)
Paul Deely	....	special effects (uncredited)
Damian Fisher	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Joe Giles	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Brian Goehring	....	creature effects technician (uncredited)
Eric Hayden	....	model painter (uncredited)
Michael Holland	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Brian Jaecker-Jones	....	mechanical designer: robot (uncredited)
Joe Love	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Bob Mano	....	mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
Ian C. McArthur	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
J. Michael O'Brien	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Edward T. Reiff Jr.	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Arthur G. Schlosser	....	snow effects technician (uncredited)
Sally Sherwood	....	special effects crew: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
Keith W. Smith	....	animation supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Brian Adams	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Julie Adrianson-Neary	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Julie Adrianson Neary)
Alfonso Alpuerto	....	effects animator: SPI
Jason Anderson	....	interactive compositing coordinator: SPI
Cynthia Aragon	....	lead paint artist: SPI
Cynthia Aragon	....	lead rotoscope artist: SPI
Christopher Arreola	....	lead film scanning technician: SPI
Patrick Ballin	....	visual effects assistant editor: SPI
Joe Bauer	....	visual effects supervisor
Greg Baxter	....	visual effects coordinator
Les Bernstien	....	miniature visual effects director of photography: Cinema Production Services (as Leslie Bernstien)
Cris Borgnine	....	visual effects
Tatjana Bozinovski	....	paint artist: Digital Dimension
Tatjana Bozinovski	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Dimension
Erik Bruhwiler	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension (as Eric Bruhweiler)
John Butiu	....	modeler: SPI
Bonjin Byun	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Thelvin Cabezas	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
D. Walt Cameron	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension (as Walt Cameron)
Grady Campbell	....	color and lighting sequence lead: SPI
Onny P. Carr	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Onny Carr)
Joseph B. Conmy IV	....	visual effects producer
Danielle Conroy	....	production infrastructure: SPI
Jason Crosby	....	computer graphics supervisor: Digital Dimension
Christian Cunningham	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Sean Cushing	....	previsualization producer: Pixel Liberation Front
Ken Dackermann	....	visual effects compositor: Zoic Studios
Brian C. Davis	....	effects animation technical director: SPI
Chris Del Conte	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Debbie Denise	....	senior staff: SPI
Wes Denton	....	production assistant
Matt Dessero	....	color and lighting sequence lead: SPI
Colin Drobnis	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Colin J. Drobnis)
David Drzewiecki	....	miniature visual effects director of photography: Cinema Production Services
Timothy Eaton	....	visual effects editor: SPI (as Tim Eaton)
Thomas Elder-Groebe	....	visual effects coordinator
Fish Essenfeld	....	visual effects compositor: Zoic Studios
Doug Forrest	....	interactive compositor: SPI
Jenny Fulle	....	visual effects executive producer: SPI
Robb Gardner	....	color & lighting technical director: SPI
Mitch Gates	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension
Andy Gauvreau	....	effects animation technical director: SPI
Joe Gigantelli	....	technical effects animator: SPI (as Joseph Gigantelli)
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension
Nathalie Gonthier	....	paint artist: SPI
Nathalie Gonthier	....	rotoscope artist: SPI
Randy Goux	....	visual effects supervisor: Zoic Studios
Dawn Guinta	....	interactive compositing manager: SPI
Harry Gundersen	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Harry A. Gundersen)
Glen Gustafson	....	texture painter: SPI
John Haley	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Jason M. Halverson	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Jason Halverson)
Scott Harper	....	visual effects compositor: Zoic Studios
Eric Hayden	....	model painter: Cinema Production Services
Tom Hershey	....	senior staff: SPI
Dennis Hoerter	....	miniatures key grip
Chris Holmes	....	visual effects compositor: Zoic Studios
Erica Hornung	....	matchmover: SPI
Jennifer Hunt	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Bob Hurrie	....	miniatures producer: Cinema Production Services
Travis Wade Ivy	....	paint artist: Digital Dimension
Travis Wade Ivy	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Dimension
Ian Jenkins	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
George H. Joblove	....	senior staff: SPI
John Joyce	....	miniatures coordinator: Cinema Production Services
Michael Joyce	....	miniatures supervisor: Cinema Production Services
Kurt Judson	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Joanie Karnowski	....	lead matchmover: SPI
Taryn P. Kelly	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Dimension
Blaine Kennison	....	color and lighting sequence lead: SPI
Dan Kessler	....	effects animation technical director: SPI
Harimander Singh Khalsa	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension (as Michael Cashore)
Val Kharitonashvili	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension
Anthony Kramer	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Dimension
Daniel Kubat	....	production services technician: SPI
Ergin Kuke	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Steve Kullback	....	visual effect producer: Zoic Studios
Bill LaBarge	....	effects animation technical director: SPI
Ken Lam	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Kenny Lam)
Ryan Laney	....	effects animation lead: SPI
Hae-Jeon Lee	....	effects animation technical director: SPI
Marc Leidy	....	visual effects compositor: Zoic Studios
David Lensch	....	film recording technician: SPI
Jonathan Litt	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Lauren A. Littleton	....	animation production manager: SPI (as Lauren Ann Littleton)
Daniel J. Lombardo	....	visual effects producer: Imageworks
Sean Looper	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension
Cottalango Loorthu	....	software engineer: SPI
George Loucas	....	visual effects coordinator: Zoic Studios (as George A. Loucas)
Tom Lynnes	....	effects animation technical director: SPI
Jason Madsen	....	production services technician: SPI
Paul McGhee	....	digital color timer: SPI
Garrick McLaughlin	....	associate production manager: SPI
Jim 'Big Dog' McLean	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Jim McLean)
Todd Mesher	....	interactive compositor: SPI (as Todd B. Mesher)
Michael Miller	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Justin Mitchell	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension
Jerome Morin	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Maks Naporowski	....	lead technical effects animator: SPI
Alberto Noti	....	color and lighting sequence lead: SPI
Kevin O'Neill	....	visual effects compositor: Zoic Studios
Robert Davis Oh	....	film recording technician: SPI
Fredrick Ollman	....	lead model maker: Cinema Production Services (as Frederick Ollman III)
Jeff Olm	....	interactive compositor: SPI
Bob Peitzman	....	computer graphics supervisor: SPI
Derrick Quarles	....	lead film recording technician: SPI
Sam Richards	....	pipeline supervisor: SPI
Brian Ripley	....	texture painter: SPI
Andrew Roberts	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension
Kyle Robinson	....	previsualization supervisor: Pixel Liberation Front
Daniel Rubin	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Matt Russell	....	visual effects assistant (as Matthew Dean Russell)
John Sanders	....	resource supervisor: SPI
Tim Sarnoff	....	senior staff: SPI
Mike Schaeffer	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services (as Michael Schaeffer)
Elizabeth Schafer Knovick	....	visual effects coordinator: SPI (as Elizabeth Schafer)
Victor Schutz	....	lead lighter: SPI
David Seager	....	computer graphics supervisor: SPI
Kent Seki	....	previsualization supervisor: Pixel Liberation Front
Rick Shick	....	interactive compositor: SPI
Brian Smallwood	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Keith W. Smith	....	effects animation lead: SPI
Ryan T. Smolarek	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension (as Ryan Smolarek)
Marion Spates	....	visual effects production manager: Digital Dimension
Boyd Steer	....	negative cutter: SPI
Marc Steinberg	....	modeler: SPI
Tammy Sutton	....	paint lead: Digital Dimension
Tammy Sutton	....	rotoscope lead: Digital Dimension
Kenji Sweeney	....	color and lighting sequence lead: SPI
Ken Swenson	....	model shop foreman: Cinema Production Services
Jackie Szymanski	....	production accountant: SPI
Stan Szymanski	....	senior staff: SPI
Alexandre Thiery	....	visual effects production intern
Phi Tran	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension
Tong Tran	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Peter G. Travers	....	visual effects supervisor: SPI
Erich Turner	....	effects animation technical director: SPI (as D. Erich Turner)
Beth Tyszkiewicz	....	visual effects production assistant: SPI
David Ugale	....	production services technician: SPI
Jen Underdahl	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services (as Jennifer Underdahl)
Dana Vanhove	....	digital production manager: SPI
Dan Villarreal	....	systems engineer: SPI
Leandro Visconti	....	compositing supervisor: Digital Dimension
Paul M. Wagner	....	visual effects editor (as Paul Wagner)
John B. Wallace	....	texture painter: SPI
Dennis Webb	....	film input/output supervisor: SPI
Scott Webster	....	systems administrator: SPI
Barry Weiss	....	senior staff: SPI
Robert Winter	....	computer graphics supervisor: SPI
David Worman	....	matchmover: SPI
Travis Yohnke	....	3D artist: Digital Dimension
Dustin Zachary	....	modeler: SPI
Julie Zackary	....	visual effects digital production manager: SPI
Mitch Zeitlin	....	video editorial coordinator: SPI
Bjorn Zipprich	....	effects animation technical director: SPI
Laurent M. Abecassis	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Michael Adkisson	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Bill Anastas	....	digital production coordinator (uncredited)
Jeremy Appelbaum	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jeff Barnes	....	production executive: CafeFX (uncredited)
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios (uncredited)
Krishnamurti Costa	....	modeler: CafeFX (uncredited)
Krishnamurti Costa	....	texture artist: CafeFX (uncredited)
James Coulter	....	technical director: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate assistant producer (uncredited)
Chris Dawson	....	motion control operator (uncredited)
Mark Dillon	....	model maker (uncredited)
Thai Son Doan	....	paint and roto artist (uncredited)
Laurette Dobson	....	script supervisor: visual effects unit (uncredited)
Giovanni Dulay	....	model maker (uncredited)
Mitchell Ferm	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Derek Fisher	....	previs designer (uncredited)
Adam Francis	....	motion control technician (uncredited)
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	visual effects producer: CafeFX (uncredited)
Paul Griffin	....	animation supervisor (uncredited)
Jason M. Halverson	....	digital compositor: SPI (uncredited)
Chris Hopkins	....	digital artist: Zoic (uncredited)
Erica Hornung	....	technical director: SPI (uncredited)
David Horsley	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Brandi Johnson	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Chris John Jones	....	creative director: Zoic Studios (uncredited)
Blaine Kennison	....	lead technical director (uncredited)
Stephen Kowalski	....	senior systems architect (uncredited)
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator (uncredited)
Votch Levi	....	digital compositor: CafeFX (uncredited)
Bob Lloyd	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Dave Lo	....	modeler (uncredited)
Simon Marinof	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Albert Mason	....	digital production manager (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Eric McAvoy	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Scott McGinley	....	previsualization artist (uncredited)
Landon Medeiros	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Rob Menapace	....	motion control operator (uncredited)
Jeff Olm	....	Flame artist: SPI (uncredited)
Akira Orikasa	....	animator: CafeFX (uncredited)
Angie Ottati	....	lead production assistant (uncredited)
John Placencia	....	video assist operator (uncredited)
Chad Ridgeway	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
Federico Rivia	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
R. Matt Smith	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jordan Soles	....	senior production services technician (uncredited)
Richie Solomon	....	roto artist: Fuzzy Logic Productions (uncredited)
Chris Soronen	....	visual effects key grip (uncredited)
David Stone	....	render wrangler: Zoic Studios (uncredited)
Helder Sun	....	motion control (uncredited)
Robert Tesdahl	....	software developer (uncredited)
Danny Torres	....	systems administrator (uncredited)
Leigh van der Byl	....	texture painter: CafeFX (uncredited)
Dan Walker	....	visual effects: Digital Dimension (uncredited)
O.D. Welch	....	production executive: CafeFX (uncredited)
Michael D. Werckle	....	previsualization animator: Pixel Liberation Front (uncredited)
Jerry Whitaker	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Scott Williston	....	painter (uncredited)
Scott Williston	....	props and costumes (uncredited)
Nina Yoon	....	rotoscope artist: Zoic Studios (uncredited)
Peipei Yuan	....	pre-visualization artist (uncredited)
Franz Zach	....	senior digital modeler: SPI (uncredited)
Christian Zurcher	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Mark Brooks	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunts
Logan Brown	....	stunts
Tad Griffith	....	stunts
Reid Harper	....	stunts
Thomas Robinson Harper	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Justus	....	stunts
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
Mic Rodgers	....	stunts
Michael Runyard	....	stunts
Michelle Sebek	....	stunts
Tim Trella	....	stunts
Jeff Wolfe	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Matthew E. Alper	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Matthew Alper)
Mike Amorelli	....	rigging gaffer (as Michael Amorelli)
Corwin A. Bibb	....	best boy electric: second unit (as Cory Bibb)
Roberto 'Tito' Blasini	....	camera operator: second unit (as Roberto Blasini)
Arthur Blum	....	dolly grip
Cris Borgnine	....	best boy electrical
Enrique Chediak	....	director of photography: second unit
Matthew Devitt	....	best boy grip
Louis DiCesare	....	gaffer: second unit
Stephen Drinon	....	dolly grip: second unit
Camille Freer	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Harry K. Garvin	....	Steadicam operator (as Harry Garvin)
Harry K. Garvin	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Harry Garvin)
Bill Greenberg	....	rigging electrician
Harold Groshon	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Hal Groshon)
Steven A. Guerrero	....	best boy grip: second unit (as Steven Guerrero)
Matthew Haskins	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jay M. Huntoon	....	digital video assist operator (as Jay Huntoon)
Jason Jurica	....	key grip: second unit
Timothy James Kane	....	first assistant camera (as Timothy Kane)
Jon Lindsay	....	film loader: second unit
Ryan Louden	....	best boy grip: second unit
Rick Maddux	....	best boy electric: second unit
Merrick Morton	....	still photographer
Tony Muller	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Leo J. Napolitano	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Ray Patrick	....	super technocrane operator
Joe Sanchez	....	first assistant camera: second unit, Las Vegas (as Joseph Sanchez)
Alex Skvorzov	....	chief lighting technician
Chris Soronen	....	key grip: second unit
Ueli Steiger	....	director of photography: second unit
Rick Stribling	....	key grip
Carlos M. Torres	....	rigging technician
Jon R. Tower	....	gaffer: second unit
John 'JW' Warner	....	rigging key grip (as John Warner)
R. Michael Yope	....	electrician
William Ambrose	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Paul C. Babin	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Scott Barnes	....	lighting programmer (uncredited)
Craig Bauer	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Don Bixby	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Kevin Britton	....	key film loader (uncredited)
Jim Butler	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Alex M. Cacciarelli	....	motion control video assist (uncredited)
Scott Crabbe	....	video assist operator: second unit (uncredited)
Will Dearborn	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Matthew A. Del Ruth	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Christopher Franey	....	best boy electrician: second unit (uncredited)
Jason Garcia	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
Mark Gutterud	....	vistavision camera operator (uncredited)
Michael Herron	....	video assist operator: second unit (uncredited)
Michael Hester	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Joe Hill	....	grip (uncredited)
Troi Horton	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Kelly Jones	....	best boy electric: model unit (uncredited)
Michael Kelly	....	best boy electric: second unit (uncredited)
Christopher J. Lama	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Gary Lowrance	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Michael Lowrance	....	electrician (uncredited)
Christopher Lucchese	....	grip (uncredited)
John Lynch	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Marc Marino	....	best boy rigging electric (uncredited)
Markus Mentzer	....	camera loader (uncredited)
Steven R. Morales	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Noe Nava	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Max Neal	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Keith Robinson	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Alan M. Rowe	....	lighting console programmer (uncredited)
Rigney Sackley	....	assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Elizabeth Santoro	....	junior camera assistant (uncredited)
Charles Schner	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Andrew Shulkind	....	libra head operator (uncredited)
Tim Soronen	....	rigging best boy (uncredited)
Brent Studler	....	electrician (uncredited)
Keith Talley	....	crane grip (uncredited)
Rachel Wells	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Alice V. Kaiserian	....	animator
Gary Mau	....	animator: main title animation
David Gelb	....	animatic designer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Jessica Daniels	....	casting assistant
Cody P. Beke	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rebecca Gregg	....	assistant costume designer (as Rebecca Bentjen)
Chris Newlander	....	costumer
Carrie Proffer	....	costumer: second unit (as Carrie Holt)
Faye Sevilla	....	key costumer
Lori Stilson	....	costumer
Pat Welch	....	costume supervisor
Lloyd Matthews	....	specialty costumes (uncredited)
Tim Northon	....	costume props (uncredited)
Karina Torrico	....	production assistant: costume department (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Tristan M. Brighty	....	first assistant editor (as Tristan Brighty)
Stacey Frederick	....	assistant editor
Sandra Granovsky	....	first assistant editor (as Sandra Torres)
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Natasha Leonnet	....	digital colorist (as Natasha Leonett)
Micah Mason	....	assistant editor
Jack Lewars	....	assistant color timer: Efilm (uncredited)
Harry Muller	....	color timer (uncredited)
Bob Riley	....	assistant on-line editor (uncredited)
Lawrence Howard Williams	....	post digital media operator (uncredited)

Music Department
Frank Bennett	....	orchestrator
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer (as Bobby Fernandez)
Tanya Noel Hill	....	music editor (as Tanya Hill)
Melanie Mullens Hoyson	....	score production supervisor
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Mike Watts	....	orchestrator
Wolfgang Amadeus	....	electronic scoring mixer (uncredited)
Bruce Babcock	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
William Boston	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
John Debney	....	conductor (uncredited)
Mark Graham	....	music copyist (uncredited)
Kevin Kaska	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Jay A. Skinner	....	composer: song "Tidal" (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dan Henley	....	transportation captain
Timothy E. Henley	....	transportation co-captain
Marci South	....	special effects driver
John F. Teeple	....	driver
Brian Joseph Moore	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Alicia Accardo	....	script supervisor
Allison Bergstrand	....	assistant: Mr. Field
Laura Breakey	....	production assistant (as Laura J. Breakey)
Claire Breaux	....	production assistant
Tracey Browne	....	second assistant accountant
Tracy Browne	....	second assistant accountant
Samantha Bryant	....	assistant: Mr. Favreau
Raymond Bulinski	....	craft service
John A. Canavan	....	consultant: game construction
Tamara Carlson	....	puppeteer (as Tamara Carlson Woodard)
Kyle Cooper	....	title designer: main titles, Prologue
Lisa Curtis	....	assistant production coordinator (as Lisa J. Curtis)
Paulette Dauber	....	unit publicist
Michelle A. De Mayo	....	assistant accountant
Kristen Detwiler	....	assistant: Mr. De Luca
Laurette Dobson	....	script supervisor: second unit
Shannon Hamed	....	production coordinator
Richard Haugen	....	puppeteer
Seth Hays	....	puppeteer (as Seth Hayes)
Matt Heimlich	....	supervising puppeteer
Shelly Heyward	....	production assistant: Basecamp
Tim Hillman	....	location manager
Kenneth Hunter	....	location manager
Greg Hurst	....	production assistant
Hiroshi 'Kan' Ikeuchi	....	puppeteer (as Hiroshi Ikeuchi)
Pat Jackson	....	studio teacher
Brian Jaecker-Jones	....	puppeteer: "Robot" and "Zorgons"
Eva Jensen	....	studio teacher
Ross Jensen	....	first assistant accountant
Scott Johnson	....	set production assistant: uncredited
Mark Jurinko	....	puppeteer
Katherine Kelsey Donovan	....	production assistant
Rachel Kielborn	....	assistant: Mr. D'Esposito
Seth Kleinberg	....	associate producer: main titles
Shannon Kors	....	assistant: Mr. Teitler
Darrin Lipscomb	....	assistant location manager: pre-production
Shane Mahan	....	supervising puppeteer
Emily Mann	....	intern
Keith Marbory	....	puppeteer (as Keith Wayne Marbory)
David Merritt	....	puppeteer
Tracy L. Moody	....	script supervisor: game unit
Lon Muckey	....	puppeteer
Brian Namanny	....	puppeteer (as Brian Namanay)
Michael Polier	....	production assistant
Joseph Reader	....	puppeteer
Christian Ristow	....	puppeteer
Elizabeth Santoro	....	production assistant (as Liz Santoro)
Lina Shanklin	....	script supervisor: second unit
Sandra J. Smith	....	production secretary
Bryan Snodgrass	....	production assistant
Alisa Starler	....	assistant: Mr. Billingsley
John Steckert	....	production assistant
Sheilah Sullivan	....	production accountant
Christopher Swift	....	puppeteer
Isabel Teitler	....	production assistant
Laura Twors	....	production assistant
Amy Whetsel	....	puppeteer
Mark Bashian	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Randolph Bookman	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Trisha Burton	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Danielle Conroy	....	production insurance (uncredited)
David Gelb	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Christopher Gilman	....	space suit fabricator (uncredited)
Flax Glor	....	publicist (uncredited)
Ryan Heinke	....	adr artist (uncredited)
Ryan Kavner	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Perry M. Kimura	....	scanning and recording: EFilm (uncredited)
David R. Maier	....	stand-in: Tim Robbins/Dax Shepard (uncredited)
Nathan Maruccio	....	additional craft service (uncredited)
Blair Mealing	....	assistant to cast (uncredited)
Morten Petersen	....	fixtures foreman (uncredited)
Kevin Thomas Roy	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Ron Segro	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Mary Anne Seward	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Phil Smith	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Ellen Stafford	....	producer: main titles (uncredited)
Tony Swatton	....	weapon maker (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation (presents) (as Columbia Pictures) (A Jon Favreau Film)
• Radar Pictures (as A Radar Pictures/Teitler Film/Michael De Luca Production)
• Teitler Film (as A Radar Pictures/Teitler Film/Michael De Luca Production)
• Michael De Luca Productions (as A Radar Pictures/Teitler Film/Michael De Luca Production)

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2005) (worldwide) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2005) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Prooptiki (2005) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
• Nelonen (2010) (2011) (Finland) (TV)
• Sat.1 (2008) (Germany) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• TV5 (2013) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title (opticals)
• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (special visual effects and animation)
• Stan Winston Studio (special effects: Robot and Zorgon)
• Digital Dimension (additional visual effects)
• Cinema Production Services (miniature visual effects)
• Zoic Studios (additional visual effects)
• Pixel Liberation Front (additional visual effects)
• CafeFX
• NAC Co., Effects & Prop Animation (motion control equipment)

Other Companies

• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Doggicam Systems  sparrow head
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Gamma & Density  on-set color correction (as Gamma and Density's 3CP system)
• IVC  post-production facilities (digital mastering)
• Prologue Films  titles
• Reel Team, The  voice casting
• Sony Pictures Studios  post sound services provided by
• Tony's Food Service  catering
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack released by
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

"Zathura" - International (English title) (imdb display title), USA (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for fantasy action and peril, and some language

Runtime:

113 min | USA:102 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | UK:PG (cut) | Czech Republic:U | Mexico:A | Australia:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:PG | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | France:U | Sweden:11 | Hungary:14 | Philippines:G | Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | South Korea:All | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

In every Chris Van Allsburg book, there is a bull terrier named Fritz. Jon Favreau put Fritz in the movie - look for a Beanie Baby bull terrier behind Walter near the end of the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: The circular saw that the defective robot grabs from the hatch in its back is shown in most shots to be held closely between the robots two fingers - except when the saw is being used to cut the fireplace; here the saw is shown to have a large hub between the blade and the holding fingers.

Quotes:

Danny:[reads card] Rest... on... standing... astroturf...
Walter:What?
Danny:Rest on standing astroturf!
Walter:Gimme that.
Walter:[reads card] Rescue stranded astronaut!

Movie Connections:

Features "SportsCenter" (1979)

Soundtrack:

SportsCenter Theme

Wonderful adventure

It is rare when a movie transports me back to my childhood memories, reminding me of the time when playing games use to be fun. Adventures were limited by imagination, and Summer days were transformed into magic. "Zathura", directed by Jon Favreau, based on a book by Chris Van Allsburg, came knocking on my door and invited me to come out and play.

Author/Artist, Van Allsburg has a wonderful gift. His vision is firmly planted in a realm of childhood experiences. More illustration than words, his books evoke worlds of wonder. The last movie based on one of his stories was, "The Polar Express" directed by Zemeckis. It is making it's re appearance as a seasonal movie. It is well worth seeing, and if you can find it in IMAX 3-D, it is phenomenal.

Van Allsburg's book, "Jumanji" was filmed less successfully back in 1995. It failed because it could not find the right tone. Zathura nails it. Both books share the same plot device; Children find a board game that transports them into the game. Cards are drawn that effect their fate and their surroundings. The only way to escape the perils of the game, is to play it through. Jumanji was a jungle game and Zathura is a space adventure.

What elevates this film is the believable interactions of the two young players. Jonah Bobo plays the six year old Danny, who is always getting in the way of his older brother, ten year old Walter, played by Josh Hutcherson. Danny is looking for friendship and attention from his brother, who in turn considers Danny to be a pest and a nuisance, competing for the attention of their recently divorced father, played by Tim Robbins.

The boys have an older sister Lisa, played by Kristen Stewart. She is living in a world of her own, between her preening and dating, the boys hardly see her. Although she does join the game late in the film, for most of the film she is cryogenically indisposed.

The Game itself is a marvel of brightly painted tin and wind up gears. To play is simple, wind it up, push a button and watch a number come up, this determines the number of spaces your playing piece will take. Two rockets chase each other around the twisting path. After your piece moves, a card pops up. The card describes the action to follow. Danny draws the first card that says, "Meteor Shower, Take Evasive Action" and the game is on.

The movie is visually stunning. The discovery by the children, that their house has been transported to a location in outer space, hovering above a ring of meteors that encircle a large planet, is jaw dropping. The effects are real enough to imply danger, but logic is not a function of children's games, so it does not matter that oxygen, gravity and warmth still exist in the house, even as it is blasted apart by various forces.

Along the way the boys encounter a young astronaut played by Dax Shepard, who helps them out of perilous situations like battling engulfing black holes, and evading Fierce carnivorous lizards called Zorgons. Along the way the Astronaut teaches them lessons in brotherly cooperation, and even beguiles Lisa into sharing the adventure.

While funny and exciting, it is never preachy, Zathura is intelligently written and directed, this is a great family film. I give it **** out of five stars.