Jumanji is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston from a screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh, Greg Taylor, and Jim Strain and based on Chris Van Allsburg's children's picture book of the same name.

Alan inadvertently damages the shoe after misplacing it on a conveyor belt, but Carl takes responsibility and is dismissed.

After a disagreement with Sam about attending a local boarding school, Alan plans to run away, just as his friend, Sarah Whittle, returns his bicycle.

Twenty–six years later, Judy and Peter Shepherd move into the now–vacant Parrish mansion with their aunt Nora after their parents died in an accident the previous winter on a ski trip in Canada.

Sarah and Alan take their next turns, with the latter's releasing a big–game hunter named Van Pelt, whom he first met in the game's inner world.

Peter, Sarah and Judy confront and battle Van Pelt in a department store to reclaim the game, while Alan is released after revealing his identity to Carl.

Alan and Sarah meet Judy, Peter, and their parents Jim and Martha for the first time during a Christmas party.

Alan offers a job to Jim and convinces them to cancel their ski trip, averting their deaths in the previous timeline.

Cast appearing in the 1995 portion include Gillian Barber as realtor Mrs. Thomas, Malcolm Stewart and Annabel Kershaw as Judy and Peter's parents, Jim and Martha, Darryl Henriques as a gun salesman and Robyn Driscoll and Peter James Bryant as a team of paramedics.

In the 1969 portion, Gary Joseph Thorup appears as Billy Jessup, a bully who frequently accosts Alan.

While Peter Guber was visiting Boston, he invited author Chris Van Allsburg, who lived in Providence, to option his book.

Van Allsburg wrote one of the screenplay's drafts, which he described as "sort of trying to imbue the story with a quality of mystery and surrealism".

[4] TriStar Pictures agreed to finance the film, on the condition that Robin Williams play the starring role.

Other stars considered included Dan Aykroyd, Michael Keaton, Chevy Chase, Sean Penn, Kevin Costner, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Douglas, Rupert Everett, Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Bill Paxton, Bryan Cranston, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alec Baldwin.

[6][7] Jodie Foster, Demi Moore, Madonna, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kirstie Alley were considered for Sarah Whittle, while Scarlett Johansson auditioned for Judy Shepherd.

[17][18] Jumanji did well at the box office, opening at number 1 and overtaking Toy Story, earning approximately $11 million in its first weekend.

The website's consensus reads: "A feast for the eyes with a somewhat malnourished plot, Jumanji is an underachieving adventure that still offers a decent amount of fun for the whole family.

"[23] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 39 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

[24] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times rated the film one–and–a–half stars out of four, criticizing its reliance on special effects to convey its story, which he felt was lacking.

He specifically cited Peter's monkey transformation as making him "look like a Wolf Man... with a hairy snout and wicked jaws" that were likely to scare children.

"[3] Zathura: A Space Adventure, the spiritual successor that was marketed as being from the same continuity of the Jumanji franchise, was released as a feature film in 2005.

[36] In 2007, Fuji Shoji released a pachinko game using clips from the film (with 3D–rendered CGI anime characters) as part of the screen interaction.

The area's main attraction is a B&M shuttle wing coaster called "Mandrill Mayhem", on which the track weaves in and around a giant rock–sculpture "mountain" that is shaped like a tiger's head.

[40] In 2011, Robin Williams recorded an audiobook for Van Allsburg's book's 30th edition to coincide with its release.