Zathura: A Space Adventure facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Zathura: A Space Adventure |
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| Directed by | Jon Favreau |
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| Music by | John Debney |
| Cinematography | Guillermo Navarro |
| Editing by | Dan Lebental |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Release date(s) | November 11, 2005 (United States) |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $65 million |
| Money made | $65.1 million |
Zathura: A Space Adventure (also known as Zathura) is an exciting science fiction adventure film from 2005. It was directed by Jon Favreau. The movie is based on a children's book called Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg. He also wrote the book Jumanji.
This film is like a spin-off from the 1995 movie Jumanji. It's the second movie in the Jumanji series. The main actors in the movie are Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, and Tim Robbins.
The story is about two brothers, Walter and Danny Budwing. They find a mysterious board game in their basement. When they start playing, their whole house gets pulled into outer space! Their older sister Lisa and a strange astronaut join them. They must finish the game to get back home safely.
The movie was filmed in Los Angeles and Culver City, California. It came out in the United States on November 11, 2005. Critics liked the movie, but it didn't make much money at the box office.
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The Story of Zathura
Walter and Danny Budwing are brothers who often argue. They also don't get along well with their older sister, Lisa. One day, their dad is at work, and Lisa is napping. Danny finds an old space-themed board game called Zathura in the basement.
When Danny starts playing, a card pops out. Suddenly, a meteor shower crashes into their living room! The boys quickly realize that the game makes real things happen.
They soon discover their house is floating in space. Lisa wakes up, thinking she just overslept. She gets ready to go out. But the next game card puts her into a deep, frozen sleep, like she's in a freezing chamber. Walter figures out they have to win the game to make everything normal again.
As they play, Walter and Danny face many dangers. They deal with a broken robot and pass too close to a hot star. Reptile-like aliens called Zorgons even attack their house! One of Danny's turns brings an astronaut into their house. The astronaut tries to get rid of the house's heat, because Zorgons are drawn to heat. Walter is scared to turn off the furnace's pilot light because of the robot. The astronaut saves them by setting their dad's couch on fire and sending it away to distract the Zorgons.
Walter wants the astronaut to leave, but Danny wants him to stay. Walter gets angry and thinks Danny cheated. When Walter tries to move Danny's game piece back, the game throws Walter out of the house! Luckily, the astronaut saves him. On Walter's next turn, he gets a wish card. He wishes for an autographed football, which makes the astronaut sigh with relief. The astronaut then shares his own story. He says he played this game fifteen years ago with his brother. After a big fight, he wished his brother was never born. Now, he can't finish the game without a second player.
Lisa finally wakes up from her frozen sleep. She doesn't know what's happening and turns up the heat. This brings the Zorgons back, and they attach their ships to the house. Lisa finally sees their scary situation. The four of them hide, but they left the game behind. Danny finds the game on one of the Zorgon ships, but the aliens spot him. Walter uses a "Reprogram" card to fix the robot. The robot then attacks the Zorgons, making them leave.
Walter gets another wish card. He uses it to bring back the astronaut's brother. This makes a second Danny appear! The astronaut then reveals a big secret: he is actually an older version of Walter from the future! He tells his younger self that he made a better choice than he did. The astronaut and the other Danny then merge back into their younger selves.
More Zorgons come back to attack the house. When Danny makes the winning move, the game turns into a black hole! It sucks up the Zorgon fleet and the house. The siblings wake up back in their house, just as it was before they started the game. Their dad comes home. The brothers are now much closer. They promise each other and Lisa not to tell anyone about their amazing space adventure. After they leave with their mom, Walter's bicycle, which had been orbiting their house, falls from the sky.
Main Characters
- Josh Hutcherson plays Walter
- Jonah Bobo plays Danny
- Dax Shepard plays the Astronaut
- Kristen Stewart plays Lisa
- Tim Robbins plays Dad
- Frank Oz is the voice of the Robot
Other actors who helped bring the movie to life include John Alexander as the Robot's body, Derek Mears as the Lead Zorgon, and Douglas Tait, Joe Bucaro, and Jeff Wolfe as other Zorgons.
Books About Zathura
The movie is based on the picture book Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg. To go along with the film, other books were released. These included a novelization called Zathura: The Movie – Junior Novel and fun activity books.
The Board Game
A real board game was made to be like the game in the movie. It was called Zathura: Adventure is Waiting. This game had a special way to deliver cards. It also included the astronaut, the Zorgons, the wild robot, and the house falling apart.
The Video Game
A video game based on the movie came out on November 3, 2005. It was made by High Voltage Software and published by 2K Games. You could play it on PlayStation 2 and Xbox. However, the video game didn't get very good reviews.
Images for kids
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A robot like the one in the movie.
See also
In Spanish: Zathura: A Space Adventure para niños
