In the film, Van Pelt was a hunter from the game "Jumanji", appearing as the stereotypical hunter inspired by those in jungle fiction stories such as Allan Quatermain from "King Solomon's Mines", dressed in hunting garb with a spiked pith helmet.
In the film, Van Pelt was a hunter from the game "Jumanji", appearing as the stereotypical hunter inspired by those in jungle fiction stories such as Allan Quatermain from "King Solomon's Mines" or Captain Hamilton from "Sanders of the River". In all depictions, Van Pelt is always seen dressed in hunting garb with a spiked pith helmet.