The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there while another team approaches with another agenda.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Michael Crichton (novel), David Koepp (screenplay)

Stars:

Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Goldblum	...	Ian Malcolm
Julianne Moore	...	Sarah Harding
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Roland Tembo
Arliss Howard	...	Peter Ludlow
Richard Attenborough	...	John Hammond
Vince Vaughn	...	Nick Van Owen
Vanessa Lee Chester	...	Kelly Curtis
Peter Stormare	...	Dieter Stark
Harvey Jason	...	Ajay Sidhu
Richard Schiff	...	Eddie Carr
Thomas F. Duffy	...	Dr. Robert Burke
Joseph Mazzello	...	Tim
Ariana Richards	...	Lex
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Carter (as Thomas Rosales)
Camilla Belle	...	Cathy Bowman

Storyline

Four years after the failure of Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar, John Hammond reveals to Ian Malcolm that there was another island ("Site B") on which dinosaurs were bred before being transported to Isla Nublar. Left alone since the disaster, the dinosaurs have flourished, and Hammond is anxious that the world see them in their "natural" environment before they are exploited.

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Plot Keywords:

island | dinosaur | jurassic | girlfriend | capture | 

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Taglines:

They're Walking Our Streets

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sci-fi terror and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Universal Studios

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

23 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jurassic Park 2

Filming Locations:

Blue Lake/Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$73,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$361,700,000 (Non-US) (31 October 1997)

Gross:

$229,074,524 (USA) (10 October 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Art Malik turned down the role of Ajay. Because he thought the role was too small and felt the fee he was being offered was insulting.

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Goofs

When Kelly is attack in the camp by T-Rex inside her tent, she clearly looks at the camera as she is crying.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mrs. Deirdre Bowman: I love you. Thank you so much. Fabulous!
[a glass of white wine is poured]
Mrs. Deirdre Bowman: Thank you, Geoffrey.
Geoffrey: You're welcome.
Mrs. Deirdre Bowman: We'll also take a bottle of red, as well. Thank you.
Geoffrey: Certainly.
Mrs. Deirdre Bowman: Right. Now... Oh!
Mr. Paul Bowman: [handed a glass of wine] Thank you, Bernard.
Bernard: You're welcome.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

David Koepp is listed as the "unlucky bastard" because he was eaten by the T-Rex. Koepp wrote the screenplay.

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Connections

Spoofs Gojira (1954)

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Soundtracks

"Piano Sonata in A Minor, K.310"
Written by Mozart
Performed by Jeno Jandro
Courtesy of Naxos of America
By Arrangement with Source/Q

User Reviews

Very good sequel

The Lost World is the sequel to the 1993 classic Jurassic Park. Whilst this film is not as good as the original it does stand up well as a sequel. Jeff Goldblum returns as Ian Malcolm. Malcolm has been asked to return to another Island were Dinosaurs have been allowed to live without cages. Malcolm refuses but when he finds out his paleontolagist girlfriend is already there he goes with a team of documentariens to rescue her. However several accidents ensue and they are left stranded on the Island with a second party. The film does not have the all round strength of the first and is far more dependant on thrills and its visual effects this time round. It does however succeed as good entertainment and its better than the third installment in the franchise by quite a bit. The Dino sequences are handled well with the Raptors in the long grass being the highlight of those and quite possibly the entire film. The T-rex features strongly again ( and this time there's two of them) along with a new and nasty little green dinosaur compsagnathus. The acting is'nt Oscar worthy or anything like it but the characters do have some charm and when they are put in danger you care what happens to them which is always a good sign. It does suffer a little from a bloated and anti climatic ending that is funny for about 2 minutes but I wont spoil it for you none the less. I give the Lost World its high rating because it does exactly what it sets out to do, entertain us. So I think its fair we overlook some of its flaws as with any kind of blockbuster sequel they are always there.