JUMANJI 2

By

thorney33

EXT. DOCKS - DAYTIME

Zimbabwe by New Navy plays in the background

A slight boy walks towards a long jetty at the docks,

speaking on his phone as he goes. He is JORDAN EVANS, slight

nerdy boy in his late teens.

JORDAN

No, Mum...his parents said it was

fine...yes, Mark’s been sailing his

whole life...life-jackets on

board...I didn’t forget my puffer!

GIRL

Parents, huh?

Jordan turns to see a pretty blonde girl, around his age,

sitting on the grass to his left. She is CHLOE LAMBERT,

smiling to herself as she throws chips to seagulls.

JORDAN

Got to go, uh...Kirby.

Jordan hangs up hurriedly.

JORDAN

Parents? Nah...just this girl...you

know how it is.

CHLOE

You can’t fool me, Jordie.

She throws the last of her chips to the birds and stands up.

Jordan blushes as they begin to walk towards the jetty

together.

JORDAN

I’m surprised you’re not on the

boat already, lapping up the

luxury.

CHLOE

Please...it’s boats like these that

are ruining the environment.

Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of

ways to head out to Sparrow Island

without one.

JORDAN

The perfect catch-22.

2.

CHLOE

Something like that.

BOY

Ahoy, me hearties!

Jordan and Chloe look further up the jetty to spot a hulking

young man waving to them from the biggest boat of the lot.

He is Chloe’s brother MARK LAMBERT, standing atop his

parent’s boat Tangaroa.

MARK

Are we ready, or what?

JORDAN

Are you sure your parents are OK

with you taking their boat?

MARK

Take? Please. What’s theirs is

mine, and what’s mine is ours.

CHLOE

That’s his way of saying no.

A skinny brunette walks up behind Mark and puts her arms

around him. She is his new girlfriend MICHELLE HELDT.

MICHELLE

I love a man who plays by his own

rules.

Michelle kisses him, and Chloe groans.

MARK

Hear that, Jordie? Stop being such

a stickler and maybe you’ll get a

girl like me.

Jordan looks at Chloe, and then away quickly.

JORDAN

Yeah...maybe.

CUT TO - EXT. OCEAN

Mark roars at the wheel as the boat flies out of the harbour

and into the sea.

I’m on a Boat by Lonely Island plays from an iPod dock

Michelle dances happily around the deck, singing along to

the music from the iPod dock in the cabin.

3.

MICHELLE

(singing)

I’m on a boat mother fucker take a

look at me! Straight flowing on a

boat on the deep blue sea!

Jordan raises an eyebrow at the back, and Chloe laughs.

JORDAN

She’s...an odd one, this one.

CHLOE

Don’t worry. They never tend to

last long.

JORDAN

I just don’t get what he see’s in

those girls.

CHLOE

I can see two things.

Michelle takes off her top and whips it around and the surf

splashes up and wets her.

JORDAN

I think there are more important

things to girls than...

MARK

(yelling)

Jordan! The Captain needs you!

Jordan looks longingly at Chloe before getting up and

joining him at the wheel.

MARK

Talking to my sister, huh?

JORDAN

Yeah, um, I...

MARK

(moving on)

I’ve got a surprise for you.

JORDAN

This isn’t going to be one of those

awkward moments that changes our

friendship forever, is it?

4.

MARK

That depends.

Mark points to an island in the distance to their left,

which they are now passing.

MARK

That...is Sparrow Island.

JORDAN

So what’s this...the scenic route?

MARK

We’re not going there...we’re

heading to Rottnest instead.

A look of horror crosses Jordan’s face.

JORDAN

But...but you said...

MARK

I know what I said! If I told you

the truth, you’d never have come!

Michelle approaches from behind.

MICHELLE

Why...what’s wrong with Rottnest?

MARK

Nothing, babe.

JORDAN

...unless you believe the stories.

MICHELLE

(wide eyed)

What stories!?

JORDAN

...the murderer who lives there.

MICHELLE

Murderer!?

MARK

Stop scaring her, man! It’s all a

load of shit...a rumor spread by

fishermen so nobody else will go

there.

5.

JORDAN

I don’t think I’m comfortable with

this, Mark...

MARK

Right, then let’s take a vote. I’m

a yes, obviously. Babe?

MICHELLE

I go where Mark goes.

MARK

Sis?

Chloe walks up to the group.

CHLOE

You know I’m in...they say the reef

systems out there are amazing.

Jordan looks at Chloe, bemused.

JORDAN

You knew?

CHLOE

(smiling)

We love you, Jordan...but you’ve

really got to try new things.

MARK

Rottnest it is, then!

The boat speeds away into the distance.

CUT TO - EXT. ROTTNEST ISLAND BAY

The boat slows down as they approach the island, which

appears wild and uninhabited. The mainland is no longer

visible.

MARK

Doesn’t look so scary, does it?

CHLOE

It looks amazing...check that out!

A pod of dolphin swim past the boat. They slowly approach a

beautiful looking reef.

CHLOE

Stop the boat...now!

Mark does so, and Chloe begins to strip off her clothes.

6.

CHLOE

If I don’t get right in there now,

I may actually kill myself.

Chloe points to the other set of diving gear.

CHLOE

You coming in, Mark?

JORDAN

I’ll go!

They look at him, surprised.

MARK

You? Diving?

JORDAN

Somebody once said I need to try

new things.

Chloe smiles at him as he begins to take off his shirt.

CHLOE

I’m impressed!

Jordan grins nervously.

CUT TO - EXT. BACK OF BOAT

Jordan and Chloe, both in their swimsuits and diving gear,

prepare to dive down.

MARK

Remember to breathe deep...don’t

come up too fast...don’t panic...

CHLOE

He’ll be fine...he’s with me.

Mark pats Jordan on the back, and watches as Chloe jumps

into the water. She surfaces near Jordan.

CHLOE

What are you waiting for!?

She dives down. Jordan nervously slips off the back, and

falls into the water ungraciously.

CUT TO - INT. OCEAN

7.

The two slowly make their way through the colorful and

exotic coral. A large fish bursts out at Jordan who recoils

in shock, and appears to be panicking. Chloe takes his hand

and smiles; he returns it as they continue down.

Jumanji Drums begin to play; progressively getting louder.

Chloe and Jordan look at each other, eyebrows raised, and

nod. They begin to swim towards the sound of drums. Finally,

they come across a large chest.

CUT TO - INT. BOAT

Mark and Michelle fall back against each other, naked and

sweating. They have clearly just had sex.

MICHELLE

Oh...yeah.

MARK

The first of many; this trip is

going to blow your fucking mind.

MICHELLE

I hope so!

Michelle kisses Mark, and it seems as though they are going

to do it again, when a voice rings out.

CHLOE

Hey...give us a hand!

Mark grabs his shorts and pulls them on, running to the back

of the boat. Chloe and Jordan have one hand on the chest

each and are struggling to hold it up.

MARK

What the hell is that?

JORDAN

We’ll tell you when we know.

Mark leans down and grabs the chest, swinging it onto the

deck with impressive ease. He grabs Chloe and then Jordan,

helping them back onto the boat.

MICHELLE

(scared)

Is it dangerous?

CHLOE

Whatever it is, there’s music

involved...we could hear drums.

8.

MARK

Drums? I think the dive got to you.

MICHELLE

Shh! Listen!

Michelle leans next to the chest; the soft beating of drums

can indeed be heard.

MICHELLE

That’s so weird!

Mark grabs a small fire axe from the cabin.

JORDAN

(nervously)

Maybe we shouldn’t open it. It

could be dangerous!

MARK

And so could global warming. Isn’t

gonna stop me from deodorizing.

Mark swings the axe and breaks the lock. He moves to open it

but Chloe blocks him.

CHLOE

Hey! Finders keepers, bro.

Chloe slowly begins to open the chest.

MARK

Come on...give me the killer’s

treasure...

CHLOE

...ancient artifacts...

MICHELLE

(loudly)

A new iPod!

Chloe rolls her eyes as she opens the chest...revealing an

old board game. Mark instantly looks disappointed as Chloe

takes it out and places it on the deck.

MARK

Biggest anticlimax since the Lost

finale. Ah, well...

CHLOE

Shh!

Chloe examines the game closely.

9.

JORDAN

What is it?

CHLOE

Jumanji...

She opens the game and her eyes widen.

CHLOE

...a game for those who seek to

find a way to leave their world

behind. Roll the dice to move the

token, doubles mean another turn,

the first player to reach the end

wins.

MICHELLE

Ooh, a game! Can we play?

MARK

You can’t be serious.

MICHELLE

What? Why not?

MARK

I haven’t played board games since

I was twelve.

JORDAN

This doesn’t exactly look like

Mousetrap, Mark.

CHLOE

He’s right...look at the

tokens...are these real ivory? That

is disgusting!

The four pick up one token each.

JORDAN

Who would put ivory in a game?

MICHELLE

Mattel?

MARK

This is stupid.

Mark throws down his token, and the others follow. As if by

magic, the tokens shake and fly to each corner of the board.

10.

MICHELLE

Wow!

JORDAN

That’s odd...we must have tripped

the magnets or something.

Chloe tries to take the token off but it won’t budge.

CHLOE

Strong magnets, I’ll give them

that.

MICHELLE

Mark...can we play...please?

MARK

Babe, we’re out at Rotto at you

want us to waste our day on this?

Michelle pouts her lips out.

MICHELLE

No sex until we play.

MARK

Do you really think that I...

Michelle looks at Mark with unnerving eyes, and he relents.

He sits down with the other three around the board.

MARK

...fine. If it’ll make you happy.

CHLOE

Who wants to go first?

MICHELLE

Ooh, me! Me!

Michelle grabs the dice and rolls them as fast as she can.

She rolls a ’4’ and a ’3’.

MICHELLE

(smiling)

Seventh heaven.

JORDAN

Shit, check it out!

The piece moves around the board by itself. The three lean

in to the middle of the board; eerie green text seems to be

floating in the black nothingness.

11.

JORDAN

What does it say?

MICHELLE

(reading)

Sharp teeth rip...and blood will

seep...feared by all...into the

deep.

The group look at each other, shocked.

MARK

(impressed)

Awesome! Fucking oath it’s not like

Mousetrap!

JORDAN

What does it mean?

Suddenly, the boat shakes as something large smashes into

the side. Michelle screams, and Mark jumps up.

MICHELLE

What was that?!

The group make their way to the side of the boat, where a

large dent has been made.

MARK

My boat!

CHLOE

It’s not your boat.

Mark grabs a fishing spear and circles the boat.

MARK

Whatever it was...it’s dead.

Mark walks to the edge and looks down. He turns back to the

other three.

MARK

Nobody messes with...

Before Mark can finish his sentence, the boat is rammed

again. Mark flies backwards over the side of the boat.

CHLOE

(screaming)

Mark!

The three run to the side, where Mark emerges about 5m from

the boat.

12.

JORDAN

You OK?

MARK

Fine...

MICHELLE

(screaming)

Behind you!

Michelle points behind Mark, where a huge dorsal fin has

appeared, making it’s way towards Mark. He begins to swim

towards the back of the boat while the others yell out loud.

JORDAN

Hurry! Go, Mark!

CHLOE

Come on!

Mark makes it to the back and jumps onto the boat just as

the massive shark rears it’s head and clamps down onto the

engine. The screams of the four are drowned out by the

screeching sound of the engine snapping off and being

dragged down into the depths by the shark.

MICHELLE

(holding Mark)

Thank God you’re OK!

MARK

I’m fine...nearly had the prick.

JORDAN

What the hell was that!?

CHLOE

From the size and girth of

mouth...a Great White. A big one,

too.

MARK

You don’t say.

Mark looks towards the game.

MARK

Sharp teeth? Blood will seep?

Mark lunges over and grabs the dice, and rolls them. He gets

a ’3’ and a ’2’, and his token begins to move.

13.

JORDAN

(indignant)

What did you do that for?!

MARK

Nobody attacks me and doesn’t let

me take a swing back.

CHLOE

Read it out.

MARK

(reading)

Enjoy the calm...before the

storm...but just beware...it’s not

the norm.

MICHELLE

The storm?

JORDAN

That can’t be good.

The four look up in horror as storm clouds begin to roll in,

seemingly from nowhere. The wind picks up dramatically, and

the waves begin to crash into the side of the boat.

MARK

We’ve got to get to shore!

CHLOE

And how do you propose we do that

with no engine, genius?

JORDAN

Look out!

Jordan points towards a large wave that is coming their way.

It buffets them all and throws a screaming Michelle out of

the boat. Rain is now pouring, and the sound of thunder and

flash of lightning dominates the scene.

MARK

Michelle!

The waves buffet the boat around easily, and Jordan vomits

onto the deck. He spots the game and instinctively grabs it,

closing it up and holding it to his chest.

MARK

Hold on! We’re gonna hit the...

Mark’s sentence cuts short as the boat smashes into the

reef. The three are thrown into the unruly ocean.

14.

CUT TO - EXT. BEACH

Jordan’s eyes fly open and he looks around; he has washed up

on the beach. Looking up, the storm has disappeared, and the

boat lays at the bottom of the reef.

MARK

Hey...buddy...you OK?

Mark stands behind his friend looking in decent shape.

JORDAN

Is...is everyone OK?

MARK

It could have been a lot worse.

Mark points further down the beach, where Chloe seems to be

comforting a bleeding Michelle.

MARK

You mind telling me what the hell

just happened?

JORDAN

Why would I know?

MARK

You find some crazy beating chest

at the bottom of the reef...and

then I’m attacked by a shark, and a

freak storm fucks us right over?

JORDAN

Coincidence.

MARK

You saw the clues...the game sent

those things!

JORDAN

That’s illogical...we should be

more worried about getting home.

Mark looks slightly guilty.

MARK

Now, don’t blow your top, but...

JORDAN

You did alert the Coast Guard of

your ’change in plans’, didn’t you?

15.

MARK

Not exactly.

For the first time, Jordan looks angry.

JORDAN

Not exactly? Mark, we’re stuck on

Rottnest Island with no food, no

water, and nobody knows where we

are!

MARK

Dude...you need to chill.

JORDAN

I told you this was a bad idea,

didn’t I? You think you’d listen to

me, but noooooo!

Chloe waves from the distance.

CHLOE

Can you two argue about whose cock

is bigger later? Come over here!

Mark and Jordan angrily make their way towards Chloe, who

points to an object on the beach. It is the game.

MARK

Son of a bitch...

MICHELLE

(upset)

Take it away! It made us crash!

JORDAN

No, an extreme cold front made us

crash. Let’s not go crazy.

CHLOE

A cold front here? At this time of

year? Don’t bother arguing about

the climate with me, Jordan.

Chloe opens up the game.

CHLOE

Besides, you haven’t read what I

just did.

MARK

The other side? Adventurers beware;

do not begin unless you intend to

(MORE)

16.

MARK (cont’d)finish. The exciting consequences

of the game will vanish only when a

player has reached Jumanji and

called out it’s name.

JORDAN

It’s?

CHLOE

That wasn’t what I meant.

Chloe takes out a note from her pocket.

CHLOE

This was stuck in the corner of the

game...pretty heavy stuff.

Chloe hands the note to Mark.

MARK

(reading)

If you are reading this...DO NOT

ROLL THE DICE. This game is pure

evil and any attempts at playing it

will only lead to pain and

suffering for all involved.

MICHELLE

Oh, God...

MARK

...however, if you read this after

you’ve begun to play...take this

advice. Forget logic, forget

reality...this game is real. Work

together, stay alive. That’s how we

won the game...there is hope for

you yet. It’s signed Sarah Whittle

and Alan Parrish, 1969.

Mark crumples up the note and throws it away.

MARK

Told you it’s real.

JORDAN

...it’s not. I’ll prove it.

Jordan grabs the dice and rolls them quickly. He gets a ’5’

and a ’4’.

17.

MICHELLE

No! What have you done!?

JORDAN

Look...I’m winning already!

They all lean in to watch the eerie green text appear.

JORDAN

Beware of the ground on which you

stand, the beach is quicker than

the sand.

Michelle screams out loud as the very sand they are on

begins to consume them; the beach is now quicksand. Chloe

manages to grab the game and roll to safety, but the others

are already waist deep.

MARK

Now do you believe me!?

CHLOE

Stop moving! Quicksand pulls you

down quicker the more you move.

Chloe stands up and runs to a palm tree, breaking off a

strong branch.

CHLOE

(calm)

Now, I’m going to pull you out one

by one...nice and easy...

MICHELLE

(screaming)

Me first!

Chloe extends the branch to Michelle, who grabs it and

starts trying to swim through. She bumps into Mark and

forces him further down.

MARK

Watch it, Michelle!

Michelle sighs in relief as she is lifted onto safe ground.

CHLOE

Jordan, your turn.

Chloe calmly extends it to Jordan, who expertly uses it to

help himself out. Mark’s head is nearly underneath when

Chloe extends it to him.

18.

CHLOE

Come on, Mark...it’s right there.

Mark grunts in effort as his hands burst through the sand

and grab onto the branch. He is helped out just as his head

is going under. The four collapse onto the ground out of

breath. Mark rolls over and kisses his sister on the cheek.

MARK

You...you saved us.

CHLOE

...for now.

Chloe looks at the game.

CHLOE

We have to finish the game.

MICHELLE

(scared)

Why?

CHLOE

Help won’t come in time...we’ve got

no food and no water. If what the

game says is true...that the

consequences of the game will be

reversed when it’s finished...then

we’ll get the boat back.

JORDAN

How can you be sure?

CHLOE

I can’t...but what other choice do

we have?

The four look at each other in acceptance.

MARK

She’s right.

CHLOE

Never thought I’d hear you utter

those words, bro.

Chloe grabs the board game.

CHLOE

But I’d be happier facing the game

away from the quicksand, thank you.

CUT TO - INT. CLEARING IN BUSHES

19.

The group make their way into a large clearing in the thick

scrub of the island. Chloe sets the game down in the middle,

and the four sit around.

MICHELLE

(scared)

What else will come out?

JORDAN

Look at the cover...it’s got

monkeys, elephants, rhinos...and a

man?

Jordan points to the picture of Van Pelt.

MICHELLE

Who is he?

JORDAN

Whoever he is, I hope he can help.

Chloe grabs the dice and rustles them in her hands.

CHLOE

Personally, I’m praying for the

monkeys.

Chloe rolls the dice, and gets a ’2’ and ’1’. Her piece

moves along, and they lean in to read the text.

CHLOE

Marching strong...almost

unseen...bite burns like fire...God

save the Queen.