10 Things You Didn't Know About Jumanji

When you consider that Jumanji was released in 1995, there's no denying it's an impressive site to behold. Even for a movie that is now 25 years old the use of CGI still holds up, especially when compared to other films of the same era.

One reason for the continued visual appeal of Jumanji has to be because of the sheer volume of money TriStar Pictures poured into the futuristic technology that we take for granted in 2020. In fact, Jumanji was described by some insiders as the next big thing in CGI development, which largely contributed to its believed budget of $65 million.

Unlike with Jurassic Park, which had been released not two years earlier, the production team on Jumanji chose to forgo traditional props and puppetry, with two exceptions, relying on entirely computer generated animals for the duration of their movie.

These creatures not only looked realistic, but they also added a genuine feeling of threat to the heroes, because unlike Stephen Spielberg's dinosaur-opus, the events of Jumanji could actually happen to any of us. Well, except for the whole board game coming to life bit.