Zathura: A Space Adventure 2005
Directed by Jon Favreau
- Science Fiction, Adventure, Family
- 101 min
- PG
Adventure is waiting.
After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Aug 20267/10
Yeah, I know - it's just "Jumanji" (1985) set in space, but it's still quite an enjoyable outing for Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo. "Danny", the latter who definitely won out on the name stakes, is the younger brother who just wants to hang out with his cooler older sibling "Walter" when their dad (Tim Robbins) is called to work - but he isn't interested. After an altercation with a baseball, "Danny" goes exploring their rickety old house and discovers a game called "Zathura" which he starts playing by himself! That's mistake number one - but at least it gets "Walter" to pay attention as their house detaches itself from suburbia and heads into outer space - and a perilous one at that. There are robots, "Zorgons", an helpful astronaut (Dax Shepard) oh, and yes - there's a sister too - "Lisa" (Kristen Stewart) who is much older than her brothers and who has even less interest in their games. Each turn of the key delivers a card and each card could potentially spell life and death. Will they make it all the way round? No, jeopardy isn't any higher on Jon Favreau's list than it was in the original Van Allsburg book, but along the way we have some fun trashing their house, fighting off
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Cast
- Josh HutchersonWalter Budwing
- Jonah BoboDanny Budwing
- Dax ShepardAstronaut
- Kristen StewartLisa Budwing
- Tim RobbinsDad (Mr. Budwing)
- Frank OzRobot (voice)
- John AlexanderRobot
- Derek MearsLead Zorgon
- Douglas TaitZorgon
- Joe Bucaro IIIZorgon
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- Jon FavreauDirector
- David KoeppScreenplay
- John KampsScreenplay
- Guillermo NavarroDirector of Photography
- John DebneyOriginal Music Composer
- Dan LebentalEditor
- William TeitlerProducer
- Michael De LucaProducer
- Scott KroopfProducer
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