New Hampshire City Where "Jumanji" Was Filmed Celebrates 30th Anniversary

CBS Boston

June 23, 2025

Keene, New Hampshire, a city of about 23,000 people in the southwestern corner of the state, is celebrating its ties to the 1995 movie "Jumanji," this weekend in honor of its 30th anniversary. Scenes for the film starring the late Robin Williams were filmed in Keene.

Madeline Murphy remembers the instructions she was given on the set of "Jumanji" when she was an extra some 30 years ago: "Pretend you're frightened and you're screaming because an elephant's coming after you."

So, that's what she did in the Central Square of Keene, running back and forth, over and over, on a long day in November 1994.

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