There are films that are doomed to success regardless of which actors are involved in them. "Jumanji" refers to the category of such paintings. In the 90s, the plot of how an ordinary game turned into reality was something intriguing with a touch of novelty. And the eminent leading actor (Robin Williams) only consolidated the interest of the audience in this adventure film.
The creators of the picture
Jumanji was filmed by the author of many Hollywood hits by the name of Joe Johnston. In 1989, he made his debut with the comedy "Honey, I have reduced children." In 1993, he released the series The Chronicles of Young Indiana Jones. It is noteworthy that in 1982 Johnston even received an Oscar for the visual effects that he created for Spielberg's Indiana Jones. In search of the lost ark. ” These days, the director shot one of the parts of the Avengers franchise called Captain America: The First Avenger. The most famous Hollywood actors were engaged in this project.
Jumanji was released in 1995. The script for the film was written by a whole army of screenwriters based on the work of the same name by the American prose writer Chris Van Ollsburg.
The music for the film was written by James Horner , winner of the Oscar for soundtracks created for the film Titanic. Also, the composer worked on musical accompaniment to the paintings "Aliens", "New Spider-Man" and "Avatar".
Short story
"Jumanji" is a film whose actors received unspeakable pleasure during the filming of the picture. They had to plunge into a fantastic game filled with incredible adventures.
The film describes the events that unfolded around one mysterious chest for hundreds of years. First, in 1869, the frightened teenagers buried this chest in the forest. And after a hundred years, a teenager named Alan digs up a chest, opens it and discovers a game there. But as soon as Alan, together with his girlfriend Sarah tried to make the first move with the bones, he was sucked into a magic chest, and Sarah was so scared that she could not help her friend.
So the game "Jumanji" in the attic for twenty years lapsed until a new family settled in Alan's house. Now in the network of insidious games fall Judy and Peter. Only this time they will have to bring the dangerous game to the end in order to save themselves and the matured Alan.
"Jumanji": actors and roles. Robin Williams as Alan
Robin Williams began his career performing in a stand-up show. Even in his youth, the future actor noticed that he was wonderful at making people laugh. In the stand-up field, Williams managed to achieve success, and then during his speech, director Garry Marshall noticed him and offered a role in his television series. So Robin for a couple of years retrained as an actor.
The main actor of the movie "Jumanji" played not only comedic characters. Robin was nominated for an Oscar for Good Morning Vietnam - in this project, he coped well with the dramatic role. In general, the 80s, as well as the beginning of the 90s were the best years in the career of an artist.
In "Jumanji", the actor got the role of a man who spent twenty years of his life in the game. He is freed from there by brother and sister Peter and Judy, who open a new game game.
In the 2000s, the famous comedian began to have health problems - he was tormented by depression, despite the fact that he got a young wife. Then Robin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and he was seriously afraid that he could no longer do his profession. That's why the actor from Jumanji died: having failed to cope with psychological problems, he hanged himself on his own belt.
Guest Actors: Jumanji and Jonathan Hyde Character
Jonathan Hyde was born in Australia in 1948. Over time, he moved to the UK and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art there.
Hyde usually played very colorful characters in Hollywood films, but always these were supporting roles. Therefore, not every spectator knows the name of the artist.
In 1984, Jonathan appeared in the movie "Lace", which in America is considered almost a cult. In 1994, Hyde played the butler in the famous family film with Macaulay Kalkin, Rich Richie.
In the film "Jumanji", the actors and roles of which are simply unforgettable, Jonathan got the role of a mad hunter who jumped out of the game into the real world and tried to kill Alan and his young friends.
Also, the end of the 90s was marked for the actor by roles in such hits as “Titanic”, “Anaconda” and “Joan of Arc”. In 2015, Hyde appeared in the gothic thriller Crimson Peak.
Kirsten Dunst as Judy
"Jumanji" is a film whose actors are very recognizable. The same can be said about Judy - Kirsten Dunst.
Judy is a teenager. She lost her parents and lives with her aunt in her large house. One day, a girl with her brother finds a strange chest in the attic and becomes involved in a deadly game. But, fortunately, the main characters manage to cope with all the difficulties and complete the played game, after which everything falls into place.
Kirsten Dunst starred in this film as a thirteen-year-old child. But this was by no means her first project: the girl began her career as a film actress back in 1989 with the painting “New York Stories”. Of the early works, Kirsten's most significant career was the Interview with the Vampire drama, where she happened to play in the company of celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas and Brad Pitt.
After Jumanji, the next breakthrough for the young actress was the role of Mary Watson in Spider-Man with Toby Maguire.
Dunst also appeared in The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Michel Gondry, Elizabethtown Cameron Crowe and Marie Antoinette Sophia Kopolla.
Bradley Pierce as Peter
The film "Jumanji", whose actors and roles were loved by many viewers around the world, for Bradley Pierce did not become a happy ticket to the world of big cinema. Prior to this project, the young actor starred in such famous TV shows as Beverly Hills, Die Young, and Crazy About You.
In 1992, the teenager starred in Richard Attenborough’s famous biographical film Chaplin, where the role of the legendary comedian went to Robert Downey Jr.
In the adventure film Jumanji, director Joe Johnston entrusted Pierce with the role of Peter, Judy’s younger brother. Together, the children start a game in Jumanji, thereby letting wild animals, a mad hunter and Alan Parrish into their home. During the game, Peter tries to cheat, for which the Jumanji punishes him by turning him into a monkey for a while.
After the project, Bradley immediately began filming the science fiction series Star Trek, and received the main role in the family film How I Saved the President. At this, the career of the young actor ended.
Other role performers
Many more actors were involved in the film.
“Jumanji”, when Alan sucked herself into herself, remained in the attic because Parrish’s girlfriend Sarah had run away from home. Many years later, Alan comes to Sarah's house to persuade her to finish the game. Thus, the role of the heroine required to invite two actresses at once: the young Laura Bell Bundy and a certain Bonnie Hunt.
Also in the frame you can see Bibi Neuwirth, David Alan Greer and Patricia Clarkson.
Reviews and reviews
The comedy "Jumanji" was incredibly popular: it collected almost 263 million at the box office with a budget of 65 million. Trying to earn extra money on a successful project, the company Milton Bradley released the animated series of the same name and a board game.
The movie rating on the reputable IMDb site is almost 7 points.