Jurassic Park (1993)

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers (WGA):

Michael Crichton (novel)
Michael Crichton (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 June 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

An Adventure 65 Million Years In The Making

Plot:

Scientists clone dinosaurs to populate a theme park which suffers a major security breakdown and releases the dinosaurs.

Plot Keywords:

The Black Guy Dies | Part Computer Animated | No Opening Credits | Experiment Gone Wrong | Eaten Alive

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 15 nominations

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Cast

Sam Neill	...	Dr. Alan Grant
Laura Dern	...	Dr. Ellie Sattler
Jeff Goldblum	...	Dr. Ian Malcolm
Richard Attenborough	...	John Hammond
Bob Peck	...	Robert Muldoon
Martin Ferrero	...	Donald Gennaro
Joseph Mazzello	...	Tim Murphy
Ariana Richards	...	Lex Murphy
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Ray Arnold
B.D. Wong	...	Henry Wu
Wayne Knight	...	Dennis Nedry
Gerald R. Molen	...	Gerry Harding (as Jerry Molen)
Miguel Sandoval	...	Juanito Rostagno
Cameron Thor	...	Lewis Dodgson
Christopher John Fields	...	Volunteer #1

Also Known As:

JP (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense science fiction terror.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | DTS

Certification:

India:UA | Iceland:10 | Ireland:PG (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Hong Kong:II | Australia:M (TV rating) (Channel 10) | Brazil:Livre | Australia:PG (TV rating) (Channel 7) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 (video rating) | Israel:PG | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

Blue Hole, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

A baby triceratops was built for a scene where one of the kids rides it. Special effects technicians worked on this effect for a year but the scene was cut at the last minute as Steven Spielberg thought it would ruin the pacing of the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: As the cars are going back to the Visitor Center, they are traveling through dense jungle when they "suddenly" stop, yet in later scenes, they are in an extremely open area.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Voice over PA: [while maneuvering dinosaur cage] Everybody, heads up! Heads up! Keep it clear! Okay, down!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Shrek 2 (2004)

Soundtrack:

QUE MILAGRO CHAPARRITA

Groundbreaking!

This was obviously the most sophisticated portrayal of dinosaurs at the time, and it doesn't age a bit. Sam Neill plays Dr Alan Grant, a paleontologist who is persuaded to check out Richard Attenborough's new theme park, only to find that he has managed to clone dinosaurs. There is plenty of action, and the dinos look so real as to be positively scary! Sam Neill puts in his usual incredibly brilliant performance, and you can really believe he is acting with the creatures! Jeff Goldblum as usual seems to play himself, as Professor Ian Malcolm, an expert in chaos theory who is convinced the park is a bad idea. The cast are amazing, the effects are amazing, this whole movie is amazing. It doesn't get any better than this!