<P> Jumanji is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston . It is an adaptation of the 1981 children 's book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg . The film was written by Van Allsburg , Greg Taylor , Jonathan Hensleigh , and Jim Strain and stars Robin Williams , Bonnie Hunt , Kirsten Dunst , Bradley Pierce , Jonathan Hyde , Bebe Neuwirth , and David Alan Grier . </P>
where did the idea for jumanji come from
the 1981 children 's book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg