FILM 1726: JUMANJI
TRIVIA: According to author Chris Van Allsburg,
the word "jumanji" is Zulu for "many effects," which
alludes to "the exciting consequences of the game" as mentioned in
the film.
The Jumanji game board was very
popular throughout the years, to the point where a screen used board was sold
in 2014 for 60,800 dollars.
During a guest appearance on Clive Anderson All Talk (1996),
a UK chat show, Robin Williams told a story about filming the scene where
Alan wrestles a crocodile. He said that in one take he got a little carried
away and thumped the crocodile with his elbow, forgetting that there was a man
inside the suit. He heard a voice inside the crocodile yell "Hey!" in
protest.
Scarlett Johansson auditioned
for the role of Judy Shepherd.
There are 110 spaces in the board
game.
The dual casting of Jonathan Hyde
as both Alans father and the villanous Van Pelt is similar to the custom in
adaptations of Peter Pan, with Mr. Darling and Captain Hook being played by the
same actor. Robin Williams played a grown up Peter Pan in Hook (1991)
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