Jurassic Park III (2001)

A decidedly odd couple with ulterior motives convince Dr. Alan Grant to go to Isla Sorna (the second InGen dinosaur lab.), resulting in an unexpected landing...and unexpected new inhabitants on the island.

Director:

Joe Johnston

Writers:

Michael Crichton (characters), Peter Buchman,

Stars:

Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni

5 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Neill	...	Dr. Alan Grant
William H. Macy	...	Paul Kirby
Téa Leoni	...	Amanda Kirby
Alessandro Nivola	...	Billy Brennan
Trevor Morgan	...	Erik Kirby
Michael Jeter	...	Mr. Udesky
John Diehl	...	Cooper
Bruce A. Young	...	M.B. Nash
Laura Dern	...	Dr. Ellie Sattler
Taylor Nichols	...	Mark Degler
Mark Harelik	...	Ben Hildebrand
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Enrique Cardoso
Blake Michael Bryan	...	Charlie (as Blake Bryan)
Sarah Danielle Goldberg	...	Cheryl Logan (as Sarah Danielle Madison)
Linda Park	...	Hannah

Storyline

Dr. Alan Grant is now a happy man with the previous incidents of Jurassic Park now behind him. Grant is that happy that he announce in public, that nothing on Earth can persuade him back onto the islands. Maybe nothing, except Paul Kirby. Kirby and his wife, Amanda want a plane to fly them over Isla Sorna, with Dr. Grant as their guide. But not everything Kirby says is true. When the plane lands, Dr. Grant realizes that there is another reason why they are there, that he doesn't know of. Now, Dr. Grant is stuck on an island he has never been on before, with what was a plane journey now turned into a search party.

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Plot Keywords:

island | dinosaur | search | raptor | parenthood | 

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Taglines:

Fiercer. Faster. Free.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Universal [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

18 July 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

JP3

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$93,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,656,290 (Italy) (31 August 2001)

Gross:

$181,166,115 (USA) (14 December 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX SDDS DTS-ES

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the paleontologists enter the bar for dinner with the Kirby's, you can see a Jurassic Park pinball machine in the background.

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Goofs

The direction of the shadows in the air strip when the group first lands on Isla Sorna changes between shots. The amount and intensity of the light changes as well throughout the scene.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Enrique Cardoso: Here you go, my friend.
Ben Hildebrand: Make sure you get as close as you can! I'll give you something extra if you make it a good trip!
Enrique Cardoso: Hey, I'm gonna get you close, my friend, but not too close, eh. You don't want to be eaten.

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Crazy Credits

During the studio introduction, each logo is accompanied by the 'ripple-in-the-water' effect and the sound of a heavy footstep.

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Connections

Featured in The Sound and Music of 'Jurassic Park III' (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Yankee Doodle Dandy"
Arranged and Performed by Ray Colcord (uncredited)

User Reviews

Fun!

I expected this to be a very bad movie. I mean Jurassic Park III ??? Comon! It has all been done before how can they possibly come up with a new movie with a believable story. But the movie turned out to be actually pretty good.

One of the reasons why this movie became successful for me was because of the different approach. "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World" took itself very serious and tried to create a somewhat believable story, while Jurassic Park III had far more humor in it and it was obvious that the makers didn't tried to create a breathtaking movie with lot's of tension and a realistic story, but a fun entertaining non-sense movie instead.

The story is also better then I expected, at least it's original and it has some nice moments in it. It's a big plus that finally those dinosaur-birds (sorry, don't remember their name) appear in the movie. The raptors are also cooler then ever. They're not as scary as in the first and second movie, but at least they look better in this one. And that goes for all the dinosaurs. There are some more nice new dinosaurs in this one but I won't mention them all.

It's great to see Sam Neill return as Dr. Alan Grant and same goes for Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Sattler (although here role is pretty small but yet important) Alessandro Nivola is a great addition to the cast as Billy Brennan. The other characters are more for the comedy elements which works pretty well.

So my conclusion: An entertaining movie that is good for a few laughs and a good movie with some nice scene's and better then ever special effects for the dinosaurs.

I'm actually looking forward to "Jurassic Park IV"!

7/10

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