Jumanji
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Jumanji |
| Original title | Jumanji |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1995 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Joe Johnston |
| script |
Greg Taylor Jim Strain Chris Van Allsburg Jonathan Hensleigh |
| production |
Scott Kroopf William Teitler / Columbia |
| music | James Horner |
| camera | Thomas E. Ackerman |
| cut | Robert Dalva |
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Jumanji is an American fantasy - adventure film of 1995 by Joe Johnston with Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst in the lead roles.
action
The film begins in 1869 and shows two boys burying a wooden box in a forest at night, trying to get rid of something sinister.
After a timeline to 1969, this place has meanwhile become a construction site. Alan Parrish, son of a shoe manufacturer and exposed to the terror of a gang of young people, comes across the box in the excavation pit. He opens it and finds an old dice game in it. Alan starts playing this game with his girlfriend Sarah Whittle. But that soon turns out to be a big mistake. Once started, this game must be played to the end. When Sarah's first move, bats appear from the fireplace ; then Alan is "sucked" into the jungle (read: into the game) on his first move.
26 years later, the orphans Judy and Peter Sheperd, accompanied by their aunt Nora, move into the former splendid house of Alan's parents. Their parents were killed in a car accident in Canada. They too discover Jumanji in the attic and continue the game. Fortunately, they can rescue Alan, who is 26 years old, from the magical jungle. Alan's father had lost his fortune and the factory while looking for the son. To continue the game, they must find Sarah and persuade them to continue playing. Due to the event 26 years ago, she lives secluded in her parents' house, suffering from psychological stress. After a fainting spell, Alan carries her to the game and outsmarts her to the first throw. With every move, another obstacle appears, which hinders you on your way to the goal. These "obstacles" are animals (e.g. mosquitoes , monkeys , a lion , a herd of elephants ), natural disasters ( monsoons , quicksand , earthquakes), stampedes and the like. Ä. from the jungle . Together with Sarah, who was traumatized and somewhat hysterical by the event at the time , they finally put an end to the ghost that Jumanji caused after many adventures .
After the game ends, the time turns back to when Alan and Sarah started the game and Alan was sucked into the game. Both are again the children of yesteryear, but keep memories of their experiences. Alan makes up with his father, with whom he fell out at the beginning of the film. Jumanji throw them weighted down with stones into a river. Alan and Sarah, who now lead a life together, are able to dissuade Judy and Peter's parents from the plan in 1995 to start the road trip through Canada, in which they would have the accident.
In the last scene, Jumanji was washed up on a beach and attracts strollers with the drum sounds produced.
background
The film is based on the children's book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg , who won the Caldecott Medal a year later with the book published in 1981 . The popular board game Parcheesi was believed to be the inspiration for the game Jumanji in the book and film.
With an estimated budget of $ 50 million, the film grossed $ 100 million in the US alone. Worldwide it was $ 262 million.
synchronization
The synchronization took over:
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Parrish | Robin Williams | Peer Augustinski |
| Judy Sheperd | Kirsten Dunst | Laura Maire |
| Peter Sheperd | Bradley Pierce | Benjamin Krause |
| Sarah Whittle | Bonnie Hunt | Katharina Lopinski |
| Nora Sheperd | Bebe Neuwirth | Sibylle Nicolai |
| Carl Bentley | David Alan Grier | Thomas Rau |
| Sam Parrish / van Pelt | Jonathan Hyde | Joachim Höppner |
| Carol Anne Parrish | Patricia Clarkson | Dagmar Dempe |
| Alan Parrish - 1969 | Adam Hann-Byrd | Manuel Straube |
| Sarah Whittle - 1969 | Laura Bell Bundy | Natalie Loewenberg |
Reviews
“A fantasy adventure staged rapidly in the action scenes that relies less on humor and poetry than on horror effects. More care was devoted to perfecting the animation technique than to the development of the story and the drawing of the characters. No entertainment for younger viewers because of the frightening effects and stale role clichés. "
“Director Joe Johnstons tailored his lively family film to computer tricks. However, you can also see from them what a rapid development the trick technology has taken since then, because some things seem a little out of date today. The bottom line is an entertaining number revue, in which Robin Williams can once again do the punch to his heart's content. "
“Objections to the bumpy story are flattened by rhinos. The tricks that were revolutionary at the time are now slightly outdated. This is probably one of the reasons why " Bad Teacher " director Jake Kasdan will soon be making a remake. Conclusion: yesterday's effect safari, but timelessly fast. "
Reception and sequels
Zathura - An adventure in space and the German film Manatu - Only the truth saves you are essentially based on the concept of Jumanji .
In December 2017 the sequel Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was released , which makes some references to Jumanji, such as the opening sequence when the game is found on the beach and a mention of Alan Parrish. In December 2019, the third part of the series Jumanji: The Next Level was released .
publication
The film opened in German cinemas on February 22, 1996, and Jumanji was released on Blu-ray Disc in 2011 .
Awards (selection)
- 1996 - Award for Best Special Effects for Stan Parks
- 1996 - Bonnie Hunt named Best Supporting Actress
- 1996 - Award in the category Best Family Feature - Action-Adventure
Web links
- Jumanji in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jumanji at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Jumanji at Metacritic (English)
- Jumanji in the online film database
- Jumanji in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Jumanji . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2015 (PDF; test number: 74 604 V).
- ↑ Box office results according to the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ http://www.dubdb.de/filmtab.php?suche=Jumanji
- ↑ http://www.synchronkartei.de/index.php?action=show&type=film&id=1741
- ↑ Jumanji. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Film review on prisma.de
- ↑ film review on cinema.de
- ↑ First performance. Internet Movie Database , accessed August 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Awards according to the Internet Movie Database