Jumanji (1995)

The fantasy action movie Jumanji was produced in 1995 in the United States and directed by Joe Johnston from a script by Jonathan Hensleigh, Greg Taylor, and Jim Strain. The movie is the first entry in the Jumanji series, and it is loosely based on Chris Van Allsburg's picture book of the same name. The plot revolves on a paranormal board game in which each player turn brings new dangers from the forest. In 1969, Alan Parrish was a little child playing with his buddy Sarah Whittle when he was stuck inside the game itself. Twenty-six years later, Judy and Peter Shepherd, who are siblings, discover the game, start playing, and unintentionally release the adult Alan. The group decides to continue the game after finding Sarah in order to undo all the damage it has done.

Despite receiving poor reviews after its December 15, 1995, release, the movie was a box office hit, earning $263 million globally on a roughly $65 million budget. It had the tenth-highest box office take in 1995. The movie inspired an animated TV show that ran from 1996 to 1999. It was then followed by two indirect sequels, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), with Columbia Pictures taking over distribution for all subsequent movies.

Detailed information:

Based on: Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

Starring: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier, Bonnie Hunt

Release date: December 15, 1995

Link to watch: imdb.com/title/tt0113497/