Why does Jonathan Hyde play two roles in Jumanji?
In the 1995 film Jumanji Jonathan Hyde plays two roles, one as Samuel Parrish, Alan's father, and the other as Van Pelt, a big-game hunter from Jumanji who is dead set to hunt Alan and other players to prevent them from winning the game.
What is so significant about same actor playing these two roles?
Best Answer
They never said that up loud but the common theory is Hunter is manifestation of Alan's fears.
From tvtropes:
Jonathan Hyde plays both Alan's father and Van Pelt. A common theory is that Jumanji conjures up Van Pelt by taking the form of the person you had dreaded the most, and for Alan, it's his father—especially since Van Pelt spouts out the same criticism as his father.
Even part of this famous reddit theory and covered by hellogiggles too.
“I suggest that Van Pelt is a subconscious rendering of what Alan wanted to be inside the board game,” CnosOriginality says. “VP is a strong, fearless (British) hunter that could be the symbol of sophisticated masculinity, something that Alan lacks as a child and its something his father wants him to have.”
The game’s sequence of events is also very important! Alan rolls the dice. Then, after Sarah’s roll, wild plans appear in the Parrish house. Only then does Van Pelt appear—the illusion of Van Pelt is brought to life by the plants from those wild Jumanji plants.
“A chemical toxin that can take all your fears and insecurities and manifest them into the physical world? That sounds like something that could happen inside the world of Jumanji,” the Redditor reasons.
But no official confirmation of this theory I can get my hands on.
Pictures about "Why does Jonathan Hyde play two roles in Jumanji?"
Is the dad and the hunter in Jumanji the same actor?
Well, Jumanji 1995 was deeper than you realized. Alan's Dad, Sam Parrish and the hunter, Van Pelt are played by the same actor (Jonathan Hyde).Why is the dad also the hunter in Jumanji?
Jonathan Hyde plays both Alan's father and Van Pelt. A common theory is that Jumanji conjures up Van Pelt by taking the form of the person you had dreaded the most, and for Alan, it's his father\u2014especially since Van Pelt spouts out the same criticism as his father.Why does Van Pelt look different Jumanji?
The game's sequence of events is also very important! Alan rolls the dice. Then, after Sarah's roll, wild plans appear in the Parrish house. Only then does Van Pelt appear\u2014the illusion of Van Pelt is brought to life by the plants from those wild Jumanji plants.What happened to the dad in Jumanji?
Sam eventually died and was buried with Carol a few years before Alan returned to the real world thanks to Judy Shepherd and Peter Shepherd playing "JUMANJI".Jonathan Hyde
Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Images: Ivan Samkov, Ivan Samkov, Ivan Samkov, Ivan Samkov