Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
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In 1996, a teenager named Alex Vreeke finds a board game that transforms into a video game cartridge. Upon playing it, he is sucked into the game and remains there for twenty years. In the present day, four students—Spencer, Fridge, Bethany, and Martha—are in detention and find the same game. They are transported into a jungle as avatars: Spencer as a muscular archaeologist, Fridge as a small zoologist, Bethany as a male cartographer, and Martha as a martial arts expert. They encounter Alex, who has been trapped since 1996 and is now a pilot avatar. The group must retrieve a magical jewel called the 'Jaguar's Eye' from the corrupt archaeologist Russell Van Pelt to break a curse and escape. They successfully defeat Van Pelt, break the curse, and return to the real world. They find the Vreeke home restored and meet the adult Alex, who explains his long absence. The four students form a bond and eventually destroy the game to ensure no one else gets trapped.
- First release year
- 2017
- Runtime (minutes)
- 119
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jake Kasdan
- Writers
- Chris McKenna · screenplay; Erik Sommers · screenplay; Scott Rosenberg · screenplay; Jeff Pinkner · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Dwayne Johnson · Spencer Gilpin; Jack Black · Bethany Walker; Kevin Hart · Anthony "Fridge" Johnson; Karen Gillan · Martha Kaply; Nick Jonas · Alex Vreeke; Bobby Cannavale · Russell Van Pelt; Rhys Darby · Nigel Billingsley
- Genres
- action-adventure; fantasy; comedy
- Themes
- friendship; identity; bravery
- Tone and mood
- humorous; adventurous
- Premise and plot tags
- video game; multiverse; avatar; quest
- Source material / true-story basis
- Jumanji (1995) and Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
- Franchise connections
- Jumanji
- Reception
- The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a significant box office success, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2017.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 77% · scale: percentage · review count: 235; Rotten Tomatoes · score: 6.1 · scale: 10; Metacritic · score: 58 · scale: 100 · review count: 44; PostTrak · score: 84% · scale: percentage
- Awards and nominations
- Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award · winning films · win; Teen Choice Award · winning films · win
- Production trivia
- The film's title and the use of the song 'Welcome to the Jungle' were suggested by Jack Black.; The film was inspired by classic video games of the 1990s.
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