Jumanji - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Jumanji or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Jumanji

[kyle]

It was a crocodile, not an alligator, that Alan wrestled for Sarah during the monsoon that floods the house. Alan points out the difference to Sarah afterwards, explaining that alligators don't have that "fringe".

[jesse]

Although Carl Bentley is shown to have still been an adult when Alan Parrish was a child, David Alan Grier (Carl) is actually four years younger than Robin Williams (adult Alan). Williams was also ten years older than Bonnie Hunt (Sarah Whittle), although they play characters who were children together.

[sophie]

Bradley Pierce underwent three hours of applying prosthetic makeup for his scenes as a monkey, for about 15 to 20 days. He enjoyed going through the process and wearing the makeup.

[carla]

The Parrish Shoes sign is still on display in Keene, New Hampshire.

[nora]

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.

[kristen]

Adult Alan and Sarah meet Judy and Peter again 1 year before Alex Vreeke's father finds the board game on a beach and Alex Vreeke got sucked into Jumanji when it changes from board game to video game. See Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).

[melinda]

The 2017 re-issued Blu-Ray features two never before seen deleted scenes which appear at the ending: The first scene features Carl as the new president of the shoe factory discussing a new shoe with Alan and a co-worker. The second one shows an extended version of the Christmas party where Judy and Peter open their presents, in which they get a brand new pair of shoes named Jumanjis.

[ethel]

Robin Williams would often give fake answers to people who asked him what the title meant. "I tell them it's an island in the Caribbean. Book your travel there early."

[camila]

Alan Parrish and Sarah Whittle were born in 1957.

[charlie]

The line "Of course she'll know where Sarah went. She's a psychic" was improvised by Bradley Pierce.

[frances]

Bradley Pierce provided the voice of Miles 'Tail' Prower, sidekick of Sonic the Hedgehog in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) which is based on a video game.

[janice]

There are 110 spaces in the board game.

[clayton]

In the Christmas party scene at the end, "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" is being being played on the piano and sung by the guests; this is an homage to the closing scene in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), which was like this film a fantasy about a protagonist who is dissatisfied with his life and finds a reality where everything has turned out bad due to his absence, and so learns to appreciate his life more.

[oscar]

The final Christmas scene was shot on location in Vancouver, BC. Located near Seattle in the Pacific Northwest, Vancouver isn't known for its snowy winters-it's mostly rainy all season. Jumanji's production crew had to shovel fresh snow down from the mountains in order to film the outside of the mansion.

[russell]

There was a rumor that an elephant was killed during one of the Jumanji stampede scenes, but in fact no live animals were used - it was all CGI.

[victoria]

The film takes place in 1869, 1969, 1995 and alternate 1995.

[maureen]

Judy and Peter's mother is called Martha. This foreshadows Martha/Ruby Roundhouse in the sequel Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).

[bryan]

Scarlett Johansson's future Avengers: Infinity War (2018) co-star Karen Gillan would be cast as Martha/Ruby Roundhouse in the sequel Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). Scarlett Johansson auditioned for Judy Shepherd but lost out to Kirsten Dunst.