The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen 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 & 27 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 Chester	...	Kelly Curtis (as Vanessa Lee Chester)
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

A research team is sent to an island eighty-seven miles away from the previous home of Jurassic Park, to document and photograph the now liberated dinosaurs. However, InGen the BioEngineering company has sent another larger team to the same island to catch, sedate, and transport some dinosaurs to San Diego where they will be used in a new Jurassic Park location. But life always finds a way. Will both teams return to the mainland with successful findings? Or will another tragedy occur?

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Plot Keywords:

dinosaur | costa rica | dog's death | blockbuster video | night time | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

In early drafts of the script, Lex (Ariana Richards) and Tim (Joseph Mazzello) were kept in for much longer. Some even had the kids going back to the park and encountering the dinosaurs again.

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Goofs

(at around 19 mins) Everyone is surprised when the barge captain reveals that the islands are called Las Cinco Muertes ("The Five Deaths"), even though the name is clearly marked on their map that we see on the wall of the truck. However, it is possible that Nick had simply not seen that map before leaving, and neither Ian or Eddie knew the English translation.

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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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Alternate Versions

The 2000 UK DVD double box set release of both the Jurassic Park films featured a number of deleted scenes not featured on any release or test screening beforehand. There are also a number of outtakes unseen before included on both films.

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Connections

Featured in David Walliams' Awfully Good: Awfully Good Movies (2011)

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Soundtracks

Original 'Jurassic Park' Themes & Compositions
(uncredited)
Originated from Jurassic Park (1993)
Composed, Arranged & Conducted by John Williams

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Universal Studios

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

23 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jurassic Park: The Lost World

Filming Locations:

Jurassic Kahili Ranch, Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$73,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$72,132,785, 25 May 1997

Gross USA:

$229,086,679

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$618,638,999

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Digital Image Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

DTS DTS-Stereo DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1