Zathura: A Space Adventure

Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

An old and forgotten game develops magical powers in this fantasy for the whole family. Twelve-year-old Walter Budwing (Josh Hutcherson) and his younger brother, Danny (Jonah Bobo), figure they're going to be in for a boring time when their father (Tim Robbins), who was supposed to spend the day with them, is suddenly called away on business, and gives them strict orders not to leave the house. Walter, who doesn't have much use for Danny, is motivated by boredom more than anything else when he agrees to play a board game Danny has found in the basement during a round of hide-and-seek. However, the boys quickly discover the space-themed game Zathura has some unusual qualities -- a roll of the dice unexpectedly launches the Budwing home into outer space, and Walter and Danny are suddenly fending off menacing robots, angry aliens, and showers of interstellar debris outside the Earth's atmosphere. As the boys try to figure out a way back home, they get some unexpected help from an earthling astronaut (Dax Shepard) who has also lost his way.

Genres

Action Adventure Comedy

Countries

United States

Director

Jon Favreau

Writers

Chris Van Allsburg David Koepp John Kamps

Producers

William Teitler Michael De Luca Scott Kroopf Ted Field Louis D'Esposito

Composer

John Debney

Cinematographer

Guillermo Navarro

Editor

Dan Lebental

Production

Teitler Film Michael De Luca Productions Columbia Pictures Radar Pictures

Starring

Also starring

Josh Hutcherson Jonah Bobo Dax Shepard Tim Robbins Frank Oz John Alexander Derek Mears Douglas Tait Joe Bucaro III Jeff Wolfe

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