Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a movie directed by Jake Kasdan in 2017 and based on the book Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg, first published in 1981. The movie features Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Rhys Darby, Bobby Cannavale, and others.
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Storyline
In 1996, in Brantford, New Hampshire, teenager Alex Vreeke receives a board game called Jumanji from his father who discovered it half buried in sand at the coast while jogging. Fridge discovers Alex’s discarded video game system, which he and Spencer decide to play and encourage the girls to join them.
Movie vs Book
Year
2017
Minutes
119
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Director: Jake Kasdan
Country: USA
Year: 2017
Length: 1h59m
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Year
1981
Pages
32
Book Rate
8.06
S: Goodreads
Book
Jumanji
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Country: USA
First published in: 1981
Length: 32 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Jumanji
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Joe Johnston
Movie by Jake Kasdan
User polls & recommendations
“I love the book, but in order to transform it into a film, there are things you have to reinvent for it to work on screen.”
YORGOS LANTHIMOS (Filmmaker)
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