The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers (WGA):

Michael Crichton (novel)
David Koepp (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 May 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Something has survived

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Island | Dinosaur | Jurassic | Girlfriend | Capture

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Jurassic Park 2 (USA) (working title)
Jurassic Park: The Lost World (USA) (working title)
The Lost World (USA) (working title)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35336) | South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre | India:UA | Netherlands:AL (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12/9 | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 | Israel:PG | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Steven Spielberg wanted to work with Indian actor M.R. Gopakumar in the movie, but due to his passport traveling issues he was unable to accept that offer.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Kelly is doing her gymnastics in the shack before kicking the Raptor out, you can see the hand guards, on her hands, that gymnasts use.

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.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Godzilla (1998)

Soundtrack:

Piano Sonata in A Minor, K.310

One word to sum up this movie...

If I had to sum up The Lost World: Jurassic Park in one word, it would be "fun." The movie was definately not what one would expect from reading the novel which it is based on. That's what you get when you base a movie on a novel that's a sequel to a movie based on another novel. In fact, there's more from the first novel in this movie than there is from the second novel. But the movie does deliver, and is a completely acceptable sequel. It is a great peace of work and is a worthy edition to anyone's video library. * * * 1/2 out of * * * *.