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Jumanji
''Jumanji'' is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston from a screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh, Greg Taylor, and Jim Strain, based on the 1981 children's picture book by Chris Van Allsburg. The film is the first installment in the ''Jumanji'' film series 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 jungle-based hazards on its players with every turn they take. ''Jumanji'' premiered on December 10, 1995 in Culver City, California, and went into general release on December 15. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a box office success, grossing $262.8 million worldwide on a budget of approximately $65 million. It was the tenth highest-grossing film of 1995. The film spawned an animated television series that aired from 1996 to 1999, and was followed by a spin-off film, '' Zathura: A Space Adventure'' (2005) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumanji (franchise)
''Jumanji'' is an American media franchise, based on the children's book ''Jumanji (picture book), Jumanji'' (1981) and its sequel ''Zathura'' (2002), written by Chris Van Allsburg. The first film was produced by TriStar Pictures, and subsequent films by Columbia Pictures, both subsidiaries of Sony Pictures. The franchise follows the adventures of various people who find themselves imperiled when playing an enchanted game that comes with a variety of dangerous jungle elements that the players must survive as they play. Ultimately, the only way to end the disruptions is to finish the game while enduring its dangers. The franchise includes the films ''Jumanji'' (1995), ''Zathura: A Space Adventure'' (2005), ''Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (2017), ''Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019) and an Jumanji (TV series), animated television series which aired from 1996 to 1999. An untitled sequel to ''The Next Level'' has been announced as releasing on December 11, 2026. The first film recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumanji (TV Series)
''Jumanji'' is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston from a screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh, Greg Taylor, and Jim Strain, based on the 1981 children's picture book by Chris Van Allsburg. The film is the first installment in the ''Jumanji'' film series 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 jungle-based hazards on its players with every turn they take. ''Jumanji'' premiered on December 10, 1995 in Culver City, California, and went into general release on December 15. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a box office success, grossing $262.8 million worldwide on a budget of approximately $65 million. It was the tenth highest-grossing film of 1995. The film spawned an animated television series that aired from 1996 to 1999, and was followed by a spin-off film, '' Zathura: A Space Adventure'' (2005), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumanji (picture Book)
''Jumanji'' is a 1981 fantasy children's picture book written and illustrated by American author Chris Van Allsburg. The book is about an enchanted board game that incorporates wild animals and other jungle elements as the game is played in real life. The book was adapted into a 1995 film of the same name and spawned a franchise that includes three sequels and an animated series. A sequel to the book, entitled '' Zathura'', was released in 2002. Storyline While their parents are out for the day, Judy and Peter Shepherd, after playing with some toys, become bored and decide to go to the park. There, they find a safari-themed board game called ''Jumanji''. Taking the game home, they find a warning message: "Do not begin unless you intend to finish." Ignoring the warning, they start to play. The pair soon discovers that any dangers encountered in the game spring to life somewhere in the house. For example, when Peter rolls on a lion, an actual lion appears, which Judy and Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for ''Jumanji'' (1981) and '' The Polar Express'' (1985), both of which he also wrote, and were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for '' The Garden of Abdul Gasazi''. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was a 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial International Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012. Life and career Van Allsburg was born on June 18, 1949, to a Dutch family in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the second child of Doris Christianen and Richard Van Allsburg. He has an older sister named Karen, born in 1947. Van Allsburg and his family lived in an old farmhouse, but when he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Johnston
Joseph Eggleston Johnston II (born May 13, 1950) is an American film director, producer, writer, and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing effects-driven films, including '' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' (1989), '' The Rocketeer'' (1991), '' Jumanji'' (1995), '' Jurassic Park III'' (2001), '' The Wolfman'' (2010), and '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011). Early life Johnston was born Joseph Eggleston Johnston II in Austin, Texas, and attended California State University, Long Beach, and Pasadena's Art Center College of Design, both for industrial design. Career Design and visual effects Much of the work at the beginning of Johnston's screen career combined design and special effects. He began his career as a concept artist and effects technician on the first ''Star Wars'' film, directed by George Lucas. He was the creative designer of the Millennium Falcon spacecraft and co-created the design of Boba Fett in '' The Empire Strikes Back'', whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bebe Neuwirth
Beatrice "Bebe" Jane Neuwirth ( ; born December 31, 1958) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Known for her roles on stage and screen, she has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and two Drama Desk Awards. Neuwirth made her Broadway (theatre), Broadway debut in the musical ''A Chorus Line'' in 1980. She went on to win two Tony Awards, the first for Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical playing Nickie in the revival of ''Sweet Charity'' (1986) and received her second for Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical for Velma Kelly in the revival of ''Chicago (musical), Chicago'' (1996). She has also starred as Lola in the revival of ''Damn Yankees'' (1994) and Morticia Addams in ''The Addams Family (musical), The Addams Family'' (2010). She was nominated for another Tony Award for her performance as Fräulein Schneider in Cabaret (musical), ''Cabaret'' (2024). On televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures Releasing
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group (formerly known as the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group until 2013, and abbreviated as SPMPG) is a division of Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment to manage its motion picture operations. It was launched in 1998 by integrating the businesses of Columbia Pictures, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and TriStar Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Inc. History The Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group was founded in 1998 as the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, as a current division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, owned by Sony. It has many of Sony Pictures' current motion picture divisions as part of it. Its divisions at that time were Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Triumph Films, Sony Pictures Classics, and Sony Pictures Releasing. On December 8, 1998, SPE resurrected its former animation and television division Screen Gems as a film division of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Hunt
Bonnie Lynn Hunt (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Her film roles include ''Rain Man'', ''Beethoven (film), Beethoven'', ''Beethoven's 2nd (film), Beethoven's 2nd'', ''Jumanji'', ''Jerry Maguire'', ''The Green Mile (film), The Green Mile'', ''Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film), Cheaper by the Dozen'', and ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2''. Hunt has done voice work in ''A Bug's Life'', ''Zootopia'', and the ''Monsters, Inc. (franchise), Monsters, Inc.'', ''Cars (franchise), Cars'', and ''Toy Story (franchise), Toy Story'' franchises. She starred in ''Grand (TV series), Grand'' and ''Davis Rules'', as well as creating, producing, writing, and starring in ''The Building (TV series), The Building'', ''Bonnie (TV series), Bonnie'', and ''Life with Bonnie''. From 2008 to 2010, she hosted ''The Bonnie Hunt Show''. Early life Bonnie Lynn Hunt was born on September 22, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois, to Robert Edward Hunt (1927-1981), an electrician, and Alice E. Hunt (n� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Hensleigh
Jonathan Blair Hensleigh (born February 13, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director, working primarily in the action-adventure genre, best known for writing films such as ''Jumanji'', '' Die Hard with a Vengeance'', and ''Armageddon'', as well as making his own directorial debut with the 2004 comic book action film '' The Punisher''. Early life Hensleigh graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1981 with a degree in history. He attended the University of Virginia School of Law, earned his J.D. from Tulane University Law School, and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1985. Before transition into writing, he worked as an attorney for seven years. At the age of 31, Hensleigh began writing scripts and screenplays. He had previously written a novel and a three-act stage play but did not go to film school. Movie career Hensleigh's start in the entertainment industry came writing episodes of the television series ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Caroline Dunst (; born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology film ''New York Stories'' (1989) and has since starred in several film and television productions. She has received several awards including nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. Dunst first gained recognition for her role as child vampire Claudia in the horror film '' Interview with the Vampire'' (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also had roles in her youth in ''Little Women'' (1994) and ''Jumanji'' (1995). Dunst transitioned to leading roles in teen films of 1999, the satires '' Dick'' and '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'' and Sofia Coppola’s drama '' The Virgin Suicides''. After the leading role in the cheerleading film '' Bring It On'' (2000), she gained wider attention for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007). Her career pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dalva
Robert Dalva (April 14, 1942 – January 27, 2023) was an American film editor. Filmography as editor includes '' The Black Stallion'', '' Raising Cain'', ''Jumanji'', ''Jurassic Park III'' and '' Hidalgo'', ''October Sky'', and ''The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio''. He also directed the film '' The Black Stallion Returns'' (1983). Dalva was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on ''The Black Stallion'' (1979). Dalva was an alumnus of Colgate University and member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. Dalva was elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors,"American Cinema Editors > Members" webpage archived by WebCite froon 2008-03-04. and was considered to be part of a core group of successful filmmakers known as The Dirty Dozen, who were film students at the University of Southern California in the 1960s. Dalva died from lymphoma in Larkspur, California, on January 27, 2023, at the age of 80. Filmography as editor * '' Lions Love'' (1969) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interscope Communications
Interscope Communications, Inc. (also known as Interscope Pictures) was a motion picture production company founded in 1979 by Ted Field. It soon became a division of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. In 1999, after Seagram merged PolyGram into Universal Pictures, Interscope Communications was sold to USA Networks and merged into the recently formed USA Films. In 2000, the company was morphed into Radar Pictures. History Interscope Communications (the studio shared its name for a former racing team, "Interscope Racing") was founded in 1979 by media mogul Ted Field, who aimed to create films with mass appeal. Field then hired Peter Samuelson, who was partner with Field for four years as head of film production. Field acted as a producer or executive producer on a number of films in Interscope's filmography. The company's first film, '' Revenge of the Nerds'', was released in 1984 and was a box office success. That same year, Robert W. Cort, a former executive of 20th Century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
