Jumanji

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 26 years until he is freed from the game's spell...

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Other Authors: Hensleigh, Jonathan (Screenwriter), Taylor, Greg, 1951- (Screenwriter), Strain, Jim (Screenwriter), Van Allsburg, Chris (Screenwriter), Williams, Robin, 1951-2014 (Actor), Dunst, Kirsten, 1982- (Actor), Grier, David Alan, 1955 June 30- (Actor), Hann-Byrd, Adam (Actor), Hunt, Bonnie (Actor), Hyde, Jonathan, 1948- (Actor), Neuwirth, Bebe (Actor), Ackerman, Tom (director of photography.), Horner, James (composer (expression)), Van Allsburg, Chris.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Japanese
Portuguese
Spanish
Thai
Chinese
Korean
Published: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2017]
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Summary: 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 26 years until he is freed from 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.
Item Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg.
Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1).
Special features: Special effects crew commentary; Bringing down the house featurette; Making Jumanji: the realm of imagination featurette; Lions, monkeys and pods...oh my! featurette; Jumanji motion storybook as read by author Chris Van Allsburg; photo galleries & storyboards.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital (English, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish), Dolby surround (French, Thai).
Audience: Rating: PG; for menacing fantasy action and some mild language CHV rating: PG.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Thomas Ackerman ; editor, Robert Dalva ; music, James Horner.
ISBN: 0767844920
Author Notes: Robin McLaurin Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 21, 1951. He studied acting at the Juilliard School. He was an actor and comedian, who appeared in both television shows and feature films. His television shows included Mork and Mindy and The Crazy Ones. He starred in numerous films including Popeye, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, Awakenings, Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Patch Adams, Bicentennial Man, Insomnia, Night at the Museum, Lee Daniels' The Butler, Merry Friggin' Christmas, and Boulevard. He won an Oscar in 1998 for Good Will Hunting.

He also appeared in stand-up comedy specials like Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met and in an annual series of HBO telethons for Comic Relief, a charity organization that helps homeless people and others in need. In 2011, he made his acting debut on Broadway in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. He suffered from drug and alcohol addiction in the past and was currently battling severe depression. He died of a suspected suicide due to asphyxia on August 11, 2014 at the age of 63.

(Bowker Author Biography)