Jumanji Essay

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1. According to the IMDb site Jumanji was directed by Joe Johnston and released in 1995. The movie stars Robin Williams who acts alongside Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt and Bradley Pierce. Jumanji is about a young boy named Alan who plays a game board with his friend Sarah. As they play they unleash the game into the real world which traps Alan into the game. Now years later in the present day siblings Judy and Peter play the same game and unleash a much older Alan played by Robbin Williams. Who now has to find his friend Judy and convince her that finishing the game will put a stop to all of the mayhem the game has unleashed.
2. The IMDb site also list a few interesting facts that relate to the movie.
a. During the time Robin Williams spent working

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