This article is about the 1995 film. For the picture book that is the basis of the film, see Jumanji (picture book). For the franchise, see Jumanji (franchise). For other uses, see Jumanji (disambiguation).
Jumanji
Jumanji poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joe Johnston
Screenplay by
Jonathan Hensleigh
Greg Taylor
Jim Strain
Story by
Greg Taylor
Jim Strain
Chris Van Allsburg
Based on Jumanji
by Chris Van Allsburg
Produced by
Robert W. Cort
Ted Field
Larry J. Franco
Scott Kroopf
William Teitler
Starring
Robin Williams
Kirsten Dunst
David Alan Grier
Bonnie Hunt
Jonathan Hyde
Bebe Neuwirth
Cinematography Thomas E. Ackerman
Edited by Robert Dalva
Music by James Horner
Production
companies
TriStar Pictures
Interscope Communications
Teitler Film
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date
December 15, 1995
Running time 104 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $65 million[1]
Box office $262.8 million[1]
Jumanji is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston. It is loosely based on the 1981 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg and the first installment of the Jumanji franchise. The film was written by Van Allsburg, Greg Taylor, Jonathan Hensleigh, and Jim Strain and stars Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde, and Bebe Neuwirth.

The story centers on a supernatural board game that releases African bush hazards upon its players with every turn they take. As a boy in 1969, Alan Parrish became trapped inside the game itself while playing with his friend, Sarah Whittle. Twenty-six years later, siblings Judy and Peter Shepherd find the game, begin playing and then unwittingly release the now-adult Alan. After tracking down Sarah, the quartet resolves to finish the game in order to reverse all of the destruction it has caused.

The film was released on December 15, 1995, to mixed reviews, but was a box office success, grossing $263 million worldwide on a budget of approximately $65 million. It was the 10th highest-grossing film of 1995.

The film spawned an animated television series, which aired from 1996 to 1999, and was followed by a related film, Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), and two direct sequels, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), with Columbia Pictures taking over distribution for all subsequent films.