JUMANJI script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

The film opens on two boys burying the enchanted board game in a storm, establishing the game’s ominous power.

Judy’s line about Jumanji being for the “bored and restless” hints that one must commit to finish what they start.

JUMANJI, a game for the bored and restless. Well, that's us.

We see young Alan’s family dynamics, his desire to work with his father, and his clumsy factory accident, grounding his motivations.

Alan discovers the buried Jumanji game, setting the supernatural events in motion.

Alan hesitates as the game’s first roll unleashes peril—and then vanishes when Sarah rolls again.

What's happening! Sarah roll! Roll the dice!

Judy and Peter decide to play, and the first roll provokes a deadly mosquito swarm—beginning their true adventure.

Alan emerges from the jungle to rescue the children, forging the emotional core between them.

A series of wild game effects—monkeys, lions, bankrupt factory—showcase the game’s fantastical dangers.

Alan’s confession in the diner that he’s been trapped in Jumanji for 25 years raises the stakes emotionally and shifts their strategy.

I've been playing it for twenty-five years. I'm not going near the damn thing.

As Sarah joins, each dice roll summons vines, Van Pelt, and other threats, tightening the game’s hunt on the group.

"There is a hunter proud and true, it's not your day, he's mad at you."

Alan’s arrest by Officer Bentley marks their lowest point—separated and facing real-world consequences.

In the cruiser, Alan reflects on his failures, questioning if they can recover the game.

Well, if it's any consolation, I apologize. For getting you fired.... Sole Man.

Sarah distracts Van Pelt in the hardware store, rallying the group to retrieve the board and press on.

Tell me - are all men from Jumanji as handsome as you?

A sequence of storms, crocodiles, quicksand, and ants tests each character’s growth as they race to finish the game.

The film closes back in the attic as the earthquake subsides—symbolizing that their real lives can resume.