For my money, with the exception of the special effects, everything holds up. Jumanji is, to me, the epitome of a comfort movie. But now, in our bleak mid-quarantine(ish), re-visiting Jumanji has illuminated just how inviting the idea of bringing the wild world crashing into one's own home sounds right now - even if that means having a stampede run through your living room. I was excited to talk about Jumanji because it's a movie that made me fall in love with Williams as an on-screen tour de force, with Dunst as a fearless and skilled actor, and with movies as an escapist outlet. When I first pitched the idea of writing about Jumanji, it didn't occur to me just how eerily appropriate a choice it would be to talk about at this moment in time. Jumanji made over $100 million domestic during its time in theaters and is part of the respective epic, early runs for both Williams and Dunst, two of the '90s biggest stars. Based on the 1981 Chris Van Allsburg children's book of the same name and directed by Joe Johnston, Jumanji tells the story of four people - adults Alan Parrish ( Robin Williams) and Sarah Whittle ( Bonnie Hunt) and young siblings Judy ( Kirsten Dunst) and Peter Shepherd ( Bradley Pierce) - who must finish a game begun 26 years earlier which sees different animals, plants, bugs, weather patterns, and one particularly nasty poacher emerge from the game to wreak havoc on their small New England town.
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