Jurassic Park (1993)

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

11 June 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

An Adventure 65 Million Years In The Making

Plot:

During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.

Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Island | Theme Park | Scientist | Lawyer

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 15 nominations

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 | Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:PG (original rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) (Channel 10) | Australia:PG (TV rating) (Channel 7) | Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | India:UA | Brazil:Livre | Hong Kong:II | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | 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 (original rating) | 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:

The scene where the T-Rex takes the last of the goat into his mouth and shifts his gaze toward the jeep from behind the fence resembles a shot from Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), in which the Rancor, after taking the last of the Gamorrean (pig-like) guard into his mouth, shifts his gaze toward Luke Skywalker.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In addition to changing the size of Velociraptor for the film (making it larger than it was in life), Spielberg also portrayed Dilophosaurus as far smaller than it actually was. In the film, Dilophosaurus appears to be about 6 feet long and three feet tall; in reality, it was approximately 20 feet long and ten feet tall, far larger than Velociraptor.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Married with Children: Take My Wife, Please (#8.7)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

QUE MILAGRO CHAPARRITA

Brilliant

What can I say? Jurassic Park is one of the most underrated movies ever. Yes, I did say underrated. True, it is the fourth highest grossing movie ever (for the time being) and was a motion picture bible for eight-year-olds across the country, but it has never been regarded as artistically superior. When, in reality, it is one of the most artistically inventive movies ever. It contains all of Spielberg's magical strokes of genius from fantastic art direction and wonderful camera techniques to astounding technical quality ( which comes from his well known control over technology). The minor flaws of a theme park are masterfully embedded into the art direction, script etc. and the acting is superb. This is one of the only movies I've seen with great acting by children. Spielberg's camera usage ranges from foreshadowing the appearance of dinosaurs with extreme up-angles to exquisitely composed scenes of the dinosaurs' "interaction" with the characters. Aside from technical quality, Jurassic Park bears powerful social messages of human intrusion and destruction of natural environment and the self-revering nature of man. Also, it had an undeniable effect on cinema being one of the first movies to use CGI at such a large scale. However, the most ingenious aspect of the film is the portrayal of the dinosaurs as animals rather than ruthless monsters. At many times throughout the movie, the humans are portrayed as antagonists and the respect and appreciation of the dinosaurs is wonderfully developed. And, best of all, like star wars you can analyze the movie all you want or just sit back and enjoy the ride.