Plot
Steven Spielberg's phenomenally successful sci-fi adventure thriller is graced by state-of-the-art special effects from the team of Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri from George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic. The film follows two dinosaur experts -- Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Dr. Ellie Sattler Laura Dern) -- as they are invited by eccentric millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) to preview his new amusement park on an island off Costa Rica. By cloning DNA harvested from pre-historic insects, Hammond has been able to create living dinosaurs for his new Jurassic Park, an immense animal preserve housing real brachiosaurs, dilophosaurs, triceratops, velociraptors, and a Tyrannosaur Rex. Accompanied by cynical scientist Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), who is obsessed with chaos theory, and Hammond's two grandchildren (Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazzello), they are sent on a tour through Hammond's new resort in computer controlled touring cars. But as a tropical storm hits the island, knocking out the power supply, and an unscrupulous employee (Wayne Knight) sabotages the system so that he can smuggle dinosaur embryos out of the park, the dinosaurs start to rage out of control. Grant then has to bring Hammond's grandchildren back to safety as the group is pursued by the gigantic man-eating beasts. ~ Paul Brenner, RoviReview
One of the most influential special effects movies of the early 1990s, Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park helped show the world that the future of cinema was inside a computer. With digital dinosaurs courtesy of George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic, the film helped redefine the summer blockbuster for a new generation. Though Jurassic Park makes few pretensions to suspense, trotting out its computerized animals as early as possible, the technical magic is impressive enough to overshadow the plot's shortcomings. Most of the ethical questions that made the Michael Crichton bestseller an interesting read are voiced by Jeff Goldblum's character. Spielberg left post-production on Jurassic Park to begin work on his Best Picture winner, the Holocaust drama Schindler's List. A mediocre sequel, The Lost World, arrived four years later, also directed by Spielberg. ~ Brendon Hanley, RoviCast
- Sam Neill - Alan Grant
- Laura Dern - Dr. Ellie Sattler
- Jeff Goldblum - Ian Malcolm
- Richard Attenborough - John Hammond
- Bob Peck - Robert Muldoon
Credit
Jackie Carr - Art Director, Lauren Polizzi - Art Director, Jim Teegarden - Art Director, Colin Wilson - Associate Producer, Michael Hirshenson - Casting, Jane Jenkins - Casting, Janet Hirshenson - Casting, Sue Moore - Costume Designer, John T. Kretchmer - First Assistant Director, Michele Panelli-Venetis - First Assistant Director, Steven Spielberg - Director, Michael Kahn - Editor, John Williams - Composer (Music Score), Christina Smith - Makeup, Monty Westmore - Makeup, Raymond Stella - Camera Operator, Rick Carter - Production Designer, John Bell - Production Designer, Dean Cundey - Cinematographer, Jerry Molen - Producer, Kathleen Kennedy - Producer, Gerald R. Molen - Producer, Steven Spielberg - Producer, Jackie Carr - Set Designer, Lauren Polizzi - Set Designer, Masako Masuda - Set Designer, John Berger - Set Designer, Don Elliott - Special Effects, Michael Lantieri - Special Effects, Dennis Muren - Special Effects, Stan Winston - Special Effects, Ronald Judkins - Sound/Sound Designer, Gary Epper - Stunts, Norman Howell - Stunts, Gary Hymes - Stunts, Brian Smrz - Stunts, Donna Evans - Stunts, Pat Romano - Stunts, R.A. Rondell - Stunts, Michael Crichton - Screenwriter, David Koepp - Screenwriter, Malia Scotch Marmo - Screenwriter, Richard Hymns - Sound Effects Editor, Masakazu Yoshizawa - Musical Performer, Michael Crichton - Book Author| Jupiter's Wife (1994 Film), Jupiter's Darling (1955 Film) | |
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