Alan Parrish, 1969 Quotes in Jumanji (1995)

[the rules of Jumanji]

Alan Parrish, 1969: [reads] Jumanji: a game for those who seek to find / a way to leave their world behind. You roll the dice to move your token, doubles gets another turn, the first player to reach the end wins.

Judy Shepherd: [reads] Adventurers beware: do not begin unless you intend to finish. The exciting consequences of the game / will vanish only when a player has reached Jumanji and called out its name.

[Alan and Sarah have finished the game. Sam reenters the house]

Samuel Alan Parrish: Forgot my speech notes.

Alan Parrish, 1969: [runs up to Sam and hugs him] I'm so glad you're back.

Samuel Alan Parrish: I've only been gone 5 minutes.

Alan Parrish, 1969: [crying] It seems like a lot longer for me.

Samuel Alan Parrish: I thought you told me you were never going to talk to me again.

Alan Parrish, 1969: Whatever I said, Dad, I'm sorry.

[They hug again]

Samuel Alan Parrish: Oh, Alan, I was angry, OK? And I'm sorry, too. Look, you don't have to go to Cliffside if you don't want to. Let's talk it over tomorrow. Man to man.

Alan Parrish, 1969: How about father to son?

Young Sarah: [reads] "At night they fly, you better run / These winged things are not much fun."

[Sarah and Alan look at each other in confusion until they hear bats echoing in the fireplace]

Young Sarah: What was that?

Alan Parrish, 1969: I - I don't know.

Young Sarah: [fearfully] Put it away, Alan!

Alan Parrish, 1969: Oh, no. The game thinks I rolled.

Young Sarah: What do you mean "the game thinks"?

Alan Parrish, 1969: [angry] I guess I'm not ready for Cliffside then!

Samuel Alan Parrish: [at the door, shouts] We're taking you there next Sunday! And I don't want to hear another word about it!

Alan Parrish, 1969: You won't! I'm never talking to you again!

[Sam slams the door behind him as Alan tears up the brochure in anger]

Billy Jessup the Bully: Just because you're a Parrish doesn't mean you can hang around with my girlfriend.

Alan Parrish, 1969: We're just friends.

Billy Jessup the Bully: [chuckles] Not anymore.