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'''''Jurassic Park''''' is a 1993 film, directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and starring [[Sam Neill]], [[Laura Dern]], [[Jeff Goldblum]] and [[Richard Attenborough]].
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{{Infobox film
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| name          = Jurassic Park
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| image          = JP-OfficialPoster.jpg
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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
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| director      = [[Steven Spielberg]]
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| producer      = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Kathleen Kennedy]]
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* [[Gerald R. Molen]]
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}}
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| screenplay    = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Michael Crichton]]
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* [[David Koepp]]
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}}
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| based on      = {{based on|''[[Jurassic Park (1990 Novel)|Jurassic Park]]''|Michael Crichton}}
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| starring      = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Sam Neill]]
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* [[Laura Dern]]
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* [[Jeff Goldblum]]
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* [[Richard Attenborough]]
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* [[Bob Peck]]
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* [[Martin Ferrero]]
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* [[BD Wong]]
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* [[Samuel L. Jackson]]
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* [[Wayne Knight]]
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* [[Joseph Mazzello]]
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* [[Ariana Richards]]
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}}
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| music          = [[John Williams]]
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| cinematography = [[Dean Cundey]]
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| editing        = [[Michael Kahn (film editor)|Michael Kahn]]
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| studio        = [[Amblin Entertainment]]
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| distributor    = [[Universal Pictures]]
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| released      = {{Film date|1993|6|11}}
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| runtime        = 127 minutes
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| country        = United States
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| language      = English
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| budget        = $63 million
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| gross          = $1,029,153,882
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}}
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'''''Jurassic Park''''' is a 1993 science fiction adventure film directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]. It stars [[Sam Neill]], [[Laura Dern]], [[Jeff Goldblum]] and [[Richard Attenborough]]. It is the first installment in the [[Jurassic Park (1993 Film)|Jurassic Park]] franchise and is based off the [[Jurassic Park (1990 Novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Michael Crichton]]. The film's screenplay was written by Crichton and [[David Koepp]].
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The film centers around the fictional island of [[Isla Nublar (Film Universe)|Isla Nublar]] where [[John Hammond (Film Universe)|John Hammond]] and the company of [[InGen (Film Universe)|InGen]] have setup a park that hosts cloned dinosaurs.
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''Jurassic Park'' was followed by two sequels, [[The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997 Film)|The Lost World: Jurassic Park]] and [[Jurassic Park III (2001 Film)|Jurassic Park III]]. A long awaited fourth sequel, [[Jurassic World (2015 Film)|Jurassic World]] was released on June 12, 2015 acting as a soft reboot of the franchise. A followup to Jurassic World, [[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018 Film)|Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]] was released on June 6th, 2018. The most recent entry in the series, [[Jurassic World: Dominion (2022 Film)|Jurassic World: Dominion]] was released on June 10th, 2022.
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==Synopsis==
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Huge advancements in scientific technology have enabled a mogul to create an island full of living dinosaurs. John Hammond has invited four individuals, along with his two grandchildren, to join him at Jurassic Park. But will everything go to plan? Especially when one of the parks' own workers attempts to steal the dinosaur embryos, and has to shut down critical security systems in the process. It's now a race for survival with dangerous creatures roaming all over the island.  
  
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
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Dinosaurs. Island. John Hammond.  
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<center><div class="legend-JP">'''[[Isla Nublar (Film Universe)|ISLA NUBLAR]]'''<br />
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120 West of Costa Rica</div></center>
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The story begins on Isla Nublar, a small island 120 miles off the coast of Costa Rica. A large group of construction workers and animal handlers offload a large container, the creature within unseen. During the process, the animal attempts to escape, an act which leads to a mass panic, and the death of one of the workers.
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<center><div class="legend-JP">'''[[Mano de Dios Amber Mine (Film Universe)|MANO DE DIOS AMBER MINE]]'''<br />
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Dominican Republic</div></center>
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The story jumps forward to an Amber mine in the Dominican Republic, where we learn that miners extracting amber are involved with a genetic-engineering company called InGen. We also learn that the death of the worker seen earlier has raised serious concerns about the safety of the island, according to Donald Gennaro, an InGen representative, and that the owner of the island is now seeking top scientific experts in the field to help endorse the park.
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<center><div class="legend-JP">'''[[Badlands (Film Universe)|BADLANDS]]'''<br />
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Near [[Snakewater (Film Universe)|Snakewater]], [[Montana (Film Universe)|Montana]]</div></center>
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At a paleontological excavation in Montana we are introduced to Dr. Alan Grant, and his assistant Ellie Sattler, as they slowly uncover the fossilized remains of a Velociraptor, perhaps nature's most lethal and cunning predator to date, a beautiful specimen evolved to kill. Part of Grant's research experiments with a new radiological device that shoots a probe into the dirt which bounces an image of an uncovered raptor skeleton back to a computer screen. Grant is hesitant about the new technology but seems fascinated with the image it produces without having to dig. He is also a follower of a long-held theory among paleontologists that dinosaurs evolved more from birds than reptiles.
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The dig is cut short by the sudden appearance of Grant and Sattler's main sponsor, the elderly and eccentric billionaire, John Hammond. He invites them over to endorse his latest project, a remote island resort, where he claims that their "unique biological attractions" are "guaranteed to drive children out their minds!"
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Grant and Sattler are accompanied by two other characters -- the equally eccentric chaos theorist Dr. Ian Malcolm, and the lawyer, Donald Genarro, who represents Hammond's investors. As they arrive by helicopter, they are treated to a unique spectacle of living, breathing DINOSAURS, creatures beyond your wildest imagination, resurrected from the dead and roaming a special zoological environment built to sustain them! Just the sight of these mighty beasts, a towering Brachiosaurus accompanied by a herd of Parasaurolophus, is enough to leave the stunned visitors breathless, save for Gennaro's offhand comment: "we're gonna make a fortune off this place...a fortune...".
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Later, as they arrive at the island's central resort and control facility, the visitors are given a brief tour of the process. InGen has succeeded in cloning animals from simple strands of DNA salvaged from mosquitoes that fed on dinosaur blood, and were preserved for millions of years inside fossilized amber. The group is shown the egg-incubation room, just in time to witness the birth of a baby Velociraptor, a sight that deeply disturbs Grant. He demands to see where the adults are housed...
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...and we are shown the special containment facility seen in the introduction, a fortress of electrified fences and dense foliage, all that separates the humans from the most dangerous creature on the island. Grant is witness to the daily feeding of the animals: a cow is lowered into the pit, only to be stripped clean within moments. The visitors (and the audience) is spared the gruesome sight of the carnage by a thick covering of jungle foliage...
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The group prepares to experience the theme park's central attraction, in which visitors embark on a safari-like tour of the park, on special electrified Ford Explorers. Grant, Sattler, Malcolm and Gennaro are accompanied by Hammond's two grand children: Lex and her little brother Tim. As the group heads off, Hammond settles into the main control room where his two computer experts, Arnold and Nedry, manage the complex infrastructure of the park.
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The tour is largely un-eventful: the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Dilophosaurus -two extremely dangerous carnivores- refuse to reveal themselves to the eager tourists. A sick triceratops is also encountered, tended to by the park veterinarians, whom Sattler leaves the group to help out with. An approaching tropical storm forces the tour to be cut short, as most of the staff leave by ship for the mainland.
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In the meantime, we learn the true colors of Nedry - he has been hired to steal dinosaur embryos for InGen's rival corporation, BioSyn. In order to steal the embryos, he shuts down security systems throughout the park, but this also causes the tour's electric cars to break down, and the electrified fences shut down, thus releasing the dinosaurs from containment.
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In the film's most thrilling sequence, a T-Rex escapes its enclosure and proceeds to wreck the tour vehicles. Gennaro is eaten, Malcolm is critically injured, but Grant manages to escape with the terrified children. In the meantime, a lost and confused Nedry, trying to hand over the stolen embryos to his contact, encounters a venom-spitting Dilophosaurus, and justice is dealt.
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Sattler and the Park Warden Muldoon arrive in a jeep at the site of the T-Rex attack to find the injured Malcolm and the remains of Gennarro, but everyone else has disappeared. The T-Rex returns to give chase to the jeep down the road in an exciting car chase of an action sequence, but the humans eventually manage to escape.
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Grant and the kids spend the night sheltering up a tree, and wake up to find a Brachiosaurus grazing nearby. Lex is initially frightened, but Grant reassures her (and the audience) that Brachiosaurs are peaceful herbivores, and that dinosaurs aren't monsters, they're just animals. Once more, we are given the opportunity to appreciate the beauty and majesty of these magnificent creatures.
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With Malcolm injured and park systems still offline, Arnold is forced to take drastic action and reset the system-an act that has the unintended consequences of freeing the vicious velociraptors from their enclosure. Arnold, Muldoon and Sattler attempt to restore power, only to have Arnold and Muldoon outsmarted and killed by the cunning creatures. Only Sattler manages to narrowly avoid getting killed.
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After witnessing a stampede of ostrich-like dinosaurs known as Gallimimus, Grant and the kids make it back to the main resort complex, only to find it abandoned. Grant leaves the kids in the main dining area, and tries to search for other survivors. In the meantime, Lex and Tim are cornered by a pair of raptors inside the main kitchen. In one of the most terrifying scenes in the entire film, the raptors stalk through the dark kitchen, searching for the kids. Eventually, Lex and Tim manage to lure one of the raptors into the freezer and lock it in, but the other raptor chases them out of the kitchen.
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Meeting up in the control room, Grant, Sattler, and the kids attempt to restore power and communications to the park, but are trapped in by the same raptor. In the nick of time, the security systems and phone lines are brought back online. Nevertheless, the raptors manage to break into the control room and gives chase to our heroes throughout the entire building.
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Eventually, our heroes are cornered by the last two raptors inside the main atrium. Just as all hope is lost, the T-Rex come crashing in and attacks the raptors, buying enough time for the small group of humans to escape.
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As the humans evacuate the island by helicopter, the T-Rex gives a final victory roar behind a falling banner proclaiming: "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth". The ending scene is quite powerful and epic, and perfectly captures the spirit of the film in portraying dinosaurs as some of the most magnificent creatures to ever walk the Earth...{{#tag:ref|{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/synopsis |title=Synopsis for Jurassic Park |author=IMDb |date= |accessdate=2016-05-27}}}}
  
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
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{{Main|List of Jurassic Park characters}}
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{{Main|List of Film Universe Characters}}
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* [[Sam Neill]] as [[Alan Grant (Jurassic Park)|Dr. Alan Grant]], a leading paleontologist.
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* [[Sam Neill]] as [[Alan Grant (Film Universe)|Alan Grant]], a leading paleontologist.
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* [[Laura Dern]] as Dr. Ellie Sattler, a paleobotanist.
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* [[Laura Dern]] as [[Ellie Sattler (Film Universe)|Ellie Sattler]], a paleobotanist.
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* [[Jeff Goldblum]] as Dr. Ian Malcolm, a mathematician and chaos theorist.
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* [[Jeff Goldblum]] as [[Ian Malcolm (Film Universe)|Ian Malcolm]], a mathematician and chaos theorist.
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* [[Richard Attenborough]] as John Hammond, InGen's billionaire CEO and the park's creator.
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* [[Richard Attenborough]] as [[John Hammond (Film Universe)|John Hammond]], InGen's billionaire CEO and the park's creator.
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* [[Ariana Richards]] as Alexis "Lex" Murphy, Hammond's granddaughter.
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* [[Ariana Richards]] as [[Lex Murphy (Film Universe)|Lex Murphy]], Hammond's granddaughter.
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* [[Joseph Mazzello]] as Timothy "Tim" Murphy, Hammond's grandson.
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* [[Joseph Mazzello]] as [[Tim Murphy (Film Universe)|Tim Murphy]], Hammond's grandson.
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* [[Bob Peck]] as Robert Muldoon, the park's game warden.
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* [[Bob Peck]] as [[Robert Muldoon (Film Universe)|Robert Muldoon]], the park's game warden.
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* [[Martin Ferrero]] as Donald Gennaro, a lawyer who represents Hammond's concerned investors.
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* [[Martin Ferrero]] as [[Donald Gennaro (Film Universe)|Donald Gennaro]], a lawyer who represents Hammond's concerned investors.
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* [[Wayne Knight]] as Dennis Nedry, the disgruntled architect of the park's computer systems.
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* [[Wayne Knight]] as [[Dennis Nedry (Film Universe)|Dennis Nedry]], the disgruntled architect of the park's computer systems.
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* [[Samuel L. Jackson]] as Ray Arnold, the park's chief engineer.
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* [[Samuel L. Jackson]] as [[Ray Arnold (Film Universe)|Ray Arnold]], the park's chief engineer.
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* [[Cameron Thor]] as Dr. Lewis Dodgson, the head of InGen's rival, BioSyn.
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* [[Cameron Thor]] as [[Lewis Dodgson (Film Universe)|Lewis Dodgson]], an employee of one of InGen's rivals.
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* [[Miguel Sandoval]] as Juanito Rostagno, the ''Mano de Dios'' amber mine's proprietor.
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* [[Miguel Sandoval]] as [[Juanito Rostagno (Film Universe)|Juanito Rostagno]], the ''Mano de Dios'' amber mine's proprietor.
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* [[Gerald R. Molen]] as Dr. Gerry Harding, the park's veterinarian.
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* [[Gerald R. Molen]] as [[Gerry Harding (Film Universe)|Gerry Harding]], the park's veterinarian.
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* [[BD Wong]] as Dr. Henry Wu, the park's chief geneticist.
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* [[BD Wong]] as [[Henry Wu (Film Universe)|Henry Wu]], the park's chief geneticist.
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* [[Richard Kiley]] as himself, providing audio narration for the park's main tour.
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* [[Richard Kiley]] as [[Richard Kiley (Film Universe)|Himself]], providing audio narration for the park's main tour.
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* [[Greg Burson]] as Mr. D.N.A., the animated DNA strand that explains the miracle of cloning.
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* [[Greg Burson]] as [[Mr. D.N.A. (Film Universe)|Mr D.N.A.]], the animated DNA strand that explains the miracle of cloning.
  
 
==Production==
 
==Production==
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===Writing===
 
===Writing===
  
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===Pre-Production===
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On August 11th, ahead of principal photography, the second unit commenced shooting segments of the [[Mr DNA Showcase (Film Universe)|Mr DNA]] film, including shots of the tree sap and amber extraction. On August 13th they continued shooting scenes with Richard Attenborough, again for the Mr DNA film, as well as the CCTV footage of the [[East Dock (Film Universe)|East Dock]] in which Director of Photography [[Dean Cundey]] stood in as the ship's [[Mate (Film Universe)|Mate]]. They also shot an opener for the [[Park Grounds Tour (Film Universe)|Park Grounds Tour]] video of a hand brushing dirt off the Jurassic Park logo.
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===Production===
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Principal Photography began on August 24th, 1992 at [[Olekele Canyon]] on the island of [[Kauai]].
  
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===Filming===
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Set No.
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!Int./Ext.
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!Name
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!Location
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!Description
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|-
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|01
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|Int.
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|[[Visitors' Center Rotunda (Set)|Visitors' Center Rotunda]]
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|[[Stage 12]] at [[Universal Studios]]
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|A large set to represent the Entrance, Rotunda, Restaurant and Kitchen of the [[Visitors' Center (Film Universe)|Visitors' Center]] at [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]].
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|-
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|04
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|Int.
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|Control Rm & Lab
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|[[Stage 28]] at [[Universal Studios]]
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|A medium set to represent the Control Room, Laboratory and Theater of the [[Visitors' Center (Film Universe)|Visitors' Center]] at [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]].
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|-
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|07
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|Int.
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|[[Kitchen (Set)|Kitchen]]
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|[[Stage 24]] at [[Universal Studios]]
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|A medium set to represent the kitchen and restaurant of the [[Visitors' Center (Film Universe)|Visitors' Center]] at [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]].
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|-
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|11
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|Ext.
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|Embankment
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|[[Stage 27]] at [[Universal Studios]]
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|A medium set to represent the moat of the [[Tyrannosaurus Rex Paddock (Film Universe)|Tyrannosaurus Rex Paddock]] of [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]].
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|-
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|14
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|Int.
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|[[Maintenance Shed (Set)|Maintenance Shed]]
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|[[Stage 23]] at [[Universal Studios]]
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|A medium set to represent the inside of the [[Maintenance Shed (Film Universe)|Maintenance Shed]] at [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]].
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|-
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|17
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|Int.
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|Trailer
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|[[Stage 36]] at [[Universal Studios]]
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|A small set to represent the interior of a trailer at the dig site in Montana
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|-
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|41
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|Ext.
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|Helipad Gate
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|[[Manawaiopuna Falls]], [[Kauai]]
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|A small set to represent the perimeter fence around the [[Jurassic Park Helipad (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park Helipad]].
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|-
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|50
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|Ext.
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|[[Visitors' Center (Set)|Visitors' Center]]
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|[[Valley House Plantation Estate]]
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|A large set to represent the exterior of the [[Visitors' Center (Film Universe)|Visitors' Center]] at [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]].
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|-
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|54
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|Ext.
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|Raptor Pen
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|[[National Tropical Botanical Garden]]
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|A medium set to represent the [[Velociraptor Pen (Film Universe)|Velociraptor Pen]] at [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]].
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|-
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|55
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|Ext.
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|Maintenance Shed
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|[[National Tropical Botanical Garden]]
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|A small set to represent the exterior of the [[Maintenance Shed (Film Universe)|Maintenance Shed]] at [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]].
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|-
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|67
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|Ext.
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|T-Rex Paddock
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|[[Waikoko Forest Management Road]]
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|A large set to represent the [[Tyrannosaurus Rex Paddock (Film Universe)|Tyrannosaurus Rex Paddock]] at [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]].
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|-
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|72
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|Ext.
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|Motion Sensor
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|[[Kauai]]
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|A small set to represent the Motion Sensors of [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]]
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|-
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|
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|Ext.
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|Main Road
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|[[Stage 16]] at [[Warner Bros.]]
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|A large set to represent the [[Tyrannosaurus Rex Paddock (Film Universe)|Tyrannosaurus Rex Paddock]] of [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]] at night during the [[Tyrannosaurus Rex (Film Universe)|T. Rex's]] breakout.
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|-
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|Int.
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|Crawl Space
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|[[Stage 36]] at [[Universal Studios]]
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|A small set to represent the ceiling of the Control Room in the [[Visitors' Center (Film Universe)|Visitors' Center]] at [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]].
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|-
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|
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|Ext.
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|Sleep Tree
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|[[Stage 27]] at [[Universal Studios]]
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|A medium set to represent the tree on [[Isla Nublar (Film Universe)|Isla Nublar]] that [[Alan Grant (Film Universe)|Alan Grant]], [[Tim Murphy (Film Universe)|Tim Murphy]] and [[Lex Murphy (Film Universe)|Lex Murphy]] spend the night in.
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|-
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|
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|Int.
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|Amber Mine
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|[[Stage 33]] at [[Universal Studios]]
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|
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|-
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|
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|Ext.
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|Amber Mine
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|[[Valley House Plantation Estate]]
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|-
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|
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|Int.
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|Helicopter Mockup
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|-
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|Ext.
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|Climb Fence
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|[[Olekele Canyon]]
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|A medium set used to represent the [[Perimeter Fence (Film Universe)|Perimeter Fence]] at [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]]
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|}
  
 
===Post-production===
 
===Post-production===
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===Music===
 
===Music===
  
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{{main|Jurassic Park (Film Score)}}
  
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==Dinosaurs on screen==
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==Appearances==
  
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
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'''People'''
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
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*[[Alan Grant (Film Universe)|Alan Grant]]
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*[[Dennis Nedry (Film Universe)|Dennis Nedry]]
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*[[Donald Gennaro (Film Universe)|Donald Gennaro]]
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*[[Ellie Sattler (Film Universe)|Ellie Sattler]]
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*[[Gerry Harding (Film Universe)|Gerry Harding]]
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*[[Helicopter Pilot (Film Universe)|Helicopter Pilot]]
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*[[Henry Wu (Film Universe)|Henry Wu]]
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*[[Ian Malcolm (Film Universe)|Ian Malcolm]]
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*[[John Hammond (Film Universe)|John Hammond]]
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*[[Jophery (Film Universe)|Jophery]]
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*[[Juanito Rostagno (Film Universe)|Juanito Rostagno]]
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*[[Lewis Dodgson (Film Universe)|Lewis Dodgson]]
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*[[Lex Murphy (Film Universe)|Lex Murphy]]
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*[[Mate (Film Universe)|Mate]]
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*[[Mr. D.N.A. (Film Universe)|Mr. D.N.A.]]
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*[[Ray Arnold (Film Universe)|Ray Arnold]]
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*[[Richard Kiley (Film Universe)|Richard Kiley]]
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*[[Robert Muldoon (Film Universe)|Robert Muldoon]]
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*[[Tim Murphy (Film Universe)|Tim Murphy]]
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*[[Volunteer Boy (Film Universe)|Volunteer Boy]]
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*[[Volunteer #1 (Film Universe)|Volunteer #1]]
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*[[Worker at Amber Mine (Film Universe)|Worker at Amber Mine]]
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</div>
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
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'''Dinosaurs'''
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*[[Baryonyx (Film Universe)|Baryonyx]] ''(Referenced)''
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*[[Brachiosaurus (Film Universe)|Brachiosaurus]]
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*[[Compsognathus (Film Universe)|Compsognathus]] ''(Referenced)''
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*[[Dilophosaurus (Film Universe)|Dilophosaurus]]
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*[[Gallimimus (Film Universe)|Gallimimus]]
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*[[Herrerasaurus (Film Universe)|Herrerasaurus]] ''(Referenced)''
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*[[Metriacanthosaurus (Film Universe)|Metriacanthosaurus]] ''(Referenced)''
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*[[Proceratosaurus (Film Universe)|Proceratosaurus]] ''(Referenced)''
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*[[Pteranodon (Film Universe)|Pteranodon]] ''(Referenced)''
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*[[Segisaurus (Film Universe)|Segisaurus]] ''(Referenced)''
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*[[Stegosaurus (Film Universe)|Stegosaurus]] ''(Referenced)''
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*[[Triceratops (Film Universe)|Triceratops]]
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**[[Sick Triceratops (Film Universe)|Sick Triceratops]]
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*[[Parasaurolophus (Film Universe)|Parasaurolophus]]
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*[[Tyrannosaurus Rex (Film Universe)|Tyrannosaurus Rex]]
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**[[Rexy (Film Universe)|Rexy]]
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*[[Velociraptor (Film Universe)|Velociraptor]]
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**[[The Big One (Film Universe)|The Big One]]
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
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'''Locations'''
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
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*[[File:Costa Rican Flag.png|20px]] [[Costa Rica (Film Universe)|Costa Rica]]
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**[[Isla Nublar (Film Universe)|Isla Nublar]]
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***{{JP Logo}} [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]]
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****[[Carnivore Feeding Compound (Film Universe)|Carnivore Feeding Compound]] ''(Referenced)''
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****[[East Dock (Film Universe)|East Dock]]
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****[[Hammond's Lodge (Film Universe)|Hammond's Lodge]] ''(Referenced)''
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****[[Herbivore Feeding Compound (Film Universe)|Herbivore Feeding Compound]] ''(Referenced)''
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****[[Jurassic Park Helipad (Film Universe)|Helipad]]
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****[[Jurassic Park Hotel (Film Universe)|Hotel]] ''(Referenced)''
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****[[Main Compound (Film Universe)|Main Compound]]
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*****[[Emergency Bunker (Film Universe)|Emergency Bunker]]
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*****[[Jurassic Park Garage (Film Universe)|Garage]] ''(Referenced)''
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*****[[Maintenance Shed (Film Universe)|Maintenance Shed]]
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*****[[Velociraptor Pen (Film Universe)|Velociraptor Pen]]
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*****[[Visitors' Center (Film Universe)|Visitors' Center]]
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****[[Jurassic Park Grounds (Film Universe)|Park Grounds]]
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*****[[Brachiosaurus Paddock (Film Universe)|Brachiosaurus Paddock]]
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*****[[Dilophosaurus Paddock (Film Universe)|Dilophosaurus Paddock]]
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*****[[Gallimimus Paddock (Film Universe)|Gallimimus Paddock]]
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*****[[Main Gate (Film Universe)|Main Gate]]
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*****[[Perimeter Fence (Film Universe)|Perimeter Fence]]
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*****[[Reserve Paddock (Film Universe)|Reserve Paddock]] ''(Referenced)''
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*****[[Triceratops Paddock (Film Universe)|Triceratops Paddock]]
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**[[California (Film Universe)|California]] ''(Referenced)''
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*****[[Pirates of the Caribbean (Film Universe)|Pirates of the Caribbean]] ''(Referenced)''
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**[[Florida (Film Universe)|Florida]] ''(Referenced)''
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***[[Orlando (Film Universe)|Orlando]] ''(Referenced)''
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**[[Montana (Film Universe)|Montana]]
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***[[Badlands (Film Universe)|Bad Lands]]
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***[[Choteau (Film Universe)|Choteau]] ''(Referenced)''
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**[[InGen Construction Helicopter (Film Universe)|InGen Construction Helicopter]]
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*Jurassic Park Motorpool
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**[[Staff Jeep (Film Universe)|Staff Jeep]]
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***[[JP 10 (Film Universe)|JP 10]]
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***[[JP 12 (Film Universe)|JP 12]]
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***[[JP 18 (Film Universe)|JP 18]]
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***[[JP 29 (Film Universe)|JP 29]]
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**[[Tour Vehicle (Film Universe)|Tour Vehicle]]
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***[[Explorer 04 (Film Universe)|Explorer 04]]
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***[[Explorer 05 (Film Universe)|Explorer 05]]
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***[[Explorer 02 (Film Universe)|Explorer 06]] ''(Referenced)''
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***[[Explorer 03 (Film Universe)|Explorer 07]] ''(Referenced)''
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'''Companies'''
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*[[Augusta (Film Universe)|Augusta]] ''(Referenced)''
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*{{BG Logo}} [[BioSyn (Film Universe)|BioSyn]]
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*[[Ford (Film Universe)|Ford]] ''(Referenced)''
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*[[InGen (Film Universe)|InGen]]
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**[[InGen Construction (Film Universe)|InGen Construction]]
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**{{JP Logo}} [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]]
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*[[Jeep (Film Universe)|Jeep]] ''(Referenced)''
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*[[Silicon Graphics (Film Universe)|Silicon Graphics]] ''(Referenced)''
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*[[The Dinosaur Society (Film Universe)|The Dinosaur Society]] ''(Referenced)''
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*[[Westinghouse (Film Universe)|Westinghouse]] ''(Referenced)''
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'''Events'''
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*[[Jurassic Park Incident (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park Incident]]
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'''Objects'''
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* [[Barbasol Cryocan (Film Universe)|Barbasol Cryocan]]
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* [[Dinosaur Detectives (Film Universe)|Dinosaur Detectives]]
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* [[Jurassic Park ID Badge (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park ID Badge]]
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* [[Jurassic Park Night Vision Goggles (Film Universe)|Night Vision Goggles]]
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Directed bySteven Spielberg
Produced by
Screenplay by
Based onJurassic Park 
by Michael Crichton
Starring
Music byJohn Williams
CinematographyDean Cundey
Edited byMichael Kahn
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • June 11, 1993 (1993-06-11)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$63 million
Box office$1,029,153,882

Jurassic Park is a 1993 science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough. It is the first installment in the Jurassic Park franchise and is based off the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. The film's screenplay was written by Crichton and David Koepp.

The film centers around the fictional island of Isla Nublar where John Hammond and the company of InGen have setup a park that hosts cloned dinosaurs.

Jurassic Park was followed by two sequels, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III. A long awaited fourth sequel, Jurassic World was released on June 12, 2015 acting as a soft reboot of the franchise. A followup to Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom was released on June 6th, 2018. The most recent entry in the series, Jurassic World: Dominion was released on June 10th, 2022.

Synopsis

Huge advancements in scientific technology have enabled a mogul to create an island full of living dinosaurs. John Hammond has invited four individuals, along with his two grandchildren, to join him at Jurassic Park. But will everything go to plan? Especially when one of the parks' own workers attempts to steal the dinosaur embryos, and has to shut down critical security systems in the process. It's now a race for survival with dangerous creatures roaming all over the island.

Plot

ISLA NUBLAR
120 West of Costa Rica

The story begins on Isla Nublar, a small island 120 miles off the coast of Costa Rica. A large group of construction workers and animal handlers offload a large container, the creature within unseen. During the process, the animal attempts to escape, an act which leads to a mass panic, and the death of one of the workers.

MANO DE DIOS AMBER MINE
Dominican Republic

The story jumps forward to an Amber mine in the Dominican Republic, where we learn that miners extracting amber are involved with a genetic-engineering company called InGen. We also learn that the death of the worker seen earlier has raised serious concerns about the safety of the island, according to Donald Gennaro, an InGen representative, and that the owner of the island is now seeking top scientific experts in the field to help endorse the park.

BADLANDS
Near Snakewater, Montana

At a paleontological excavation in Montana we are introduced to Dr. Alan Grant, and his assistant Ellie Sattler, as they slowly uncover the fossilized remains of a Velociraptor, perhaps nature's most lethal and cunning predator to date, a beautiful specimen evolved to kill. Part of Grant's research experiments with a new radiological device that shoots a probe into the dirt which bounces an image of an uncovered raptor skeleton back to a computer screen. Grant is hesitant about the new technology but seems fascinated with the image it produces without having to dig. He is also a follower of a long-held theory among paleontologists that dinosaurs evolved more from birds than reptiles.

The dig is cut short by the sudden appearance of Grant and Sattler's main sponsor, the elderly and eccentric billionaire, John Hammond. He invites them over to endorse his latest project, a remote island resort, where he claims that their "unique biological attractions" are "guaranteed to drive children out their minds!"

Grant and Sattler are accompanied by two other characters -- the equally eccentric chaos theorist Dr. Ian Malcolm, and the lawyer, Donald Genarro, who represents Hammond's investors. As they arrive by helicopter, they are treated to a unique spectacle of living, breathing DINOSAURS, creatures beyond your wildest imagination, resurrected from the dead and roaming a special zoological environment built to sustain them! Just the sight of these mighty beasts, a towering Brachiosaurus accompanied by a herd of Parasaurolophus, is enough to leave the stunned visitors breathless, save for Gennaro's offhand comment: "we're gonna make a fortune off this place...a fortune...".

Later, as they arrive at the island's central resort and control facility, the visitors are given a brief tour of the process. InGen has succeeded in cloning animals from simple strands of DNA salvaged from mosquitoes that fed on dinosaur blood, and were preserved for millions of years inside fossilized amber. The group is shown the egg-incubation room, just in time to witness the birth of a baby Velociraptor, a sight that deeply disturbs Grant. He demands to see where the adults are housed...

...and we are shown the special containment facility seen in the introduction, a fortress of electrified fences and dense foliage, all that separates the humans from the most dangerous creature on the island. Grant is witness to the daily feeding of the animals: a cow is lowered into the pit, only to be stripped clean within moments. The visitors (and the audience) is spared the gruesome sight of the carnage by a thick covering of jungle foliage...

The group prepares to experience the theme park's central attraction, in which visitors embark on a safari-like tour of the park, on special electrified Ford Explorers. Grant, Sattler, Malcolm and Gennaro are accompanied by Hammond's two grand children: Lex and her little brother Tim. As the group heads off, Hammond settles into the main control room where his two computer experts, Arnold and Nedry, manage the complex infrastructure of the park.

The tour is largely un-eventful: the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Dilophosaurus -two extremely dangerous carnivores- refuse to reveal themselves to the eager tourists. A sick triceratops is also encountered, tended to by the park veterinarians, whom Sattler leaves the group to help out with. An approaching tropical storm forces the tour to be cut short, as most of the staff leave by ship for the mainland.

In the meantime, we learn the true colors of Nedry - he has been hired to steal dinosaur embryos for InGen's rival corporation, BioSyn. In order to steal the embryos, he shuts down security systems throughout the park, but this also causes the tour's electric cars to break down, and the electrified fences shut down, thus releasing the dinosaurs from containment.

In the film's most thrilling sequence, a T-Rex escapes its enclosure and proceeds to wreck the tour vehicles. Gennaro is eaten, Malcolm is critically injured, but Grant manages to escape with the terrified children. In the meantime, a lost and confused Nedry, trying to hand over the stolen embryos to his contact, encounters a venom-spitting Dilophosaurus, and justice is dealt.

Sattler and the Park Warden Muldoon arrive in a jeep at the site of the T-Rex attack to find the injured Malcolm and the remains of Gennarro, but everyone else has disappeared. The T-Rex returns to give chase to the jeep down the road in an exciting car chase of an action sequence, but the humans eventually manage to escape.

Grant and the kids spend the night sheltering up a tree, and wake up to find a Brachiosaurus grazing nearby. Lex is initially frightened, but Grant reassures her (and the audience) that Brachiosaurs are peaceful herbivores, and that dinosaurs aren't monsters, they're just animals. Once more, we are given the opportunity to appreciate the beauty and majesty of these magnificent creatures.

With Malcolm injured and park systems still offline, Arnold is forced to take drastic action and reset the system-an act that has the unintended consequences of freeing the vicious velociraptors from their enclosure. Arnold, Muldoon and Sattler attempt to restore power, only to have Arnold and Muldoon outsmarted and killed by the cunning creatures. Only Sattler manages to narrowly avoid getting killed.

After witnessing a stampede of ostrich-like dinosaurs known as Gallimimus, Grant and the kids make it back to the main resort complex, only to find it abandoned. Grant leaves the kids in the main dining area, and tries to search for other survivors. In the meantime, Lex and Tim are cornered by a pair of raptors inside the main kitchen. In one of the most terrifying scenes in the entire film, the raptors stalk through the dark kitchen, searching for the kids. Eventually, Lex and Tim manage to lure one of the raptors into the freezer and lock it in, but the other raptor chases them out of the kitchen.

Meeting up in the control room, Grant, Sattler, and the kids attempt to restore power and communications to the park, but are trapped in by the same raptor. In the nick of time, the security systems and phone lines are brought back online. Nevertheless, the raptors manage to break into the control room and gives chase to our heroes throughout the entire building.

Eventually, our heroes are cornered by the last two raptors inside the main atrium. Just as all hope is lost, the T-Rex come crashing in and attacks the raptors, buying enough time for the small group of humans to escape.

As the humans evacuate the island by helicopter, the T-Rex gives a final victory roar behind a falling banner proclaiming: "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth". The ending scene is quite powerful and epic, and perfectly captures the spirit of the film in portraying dinosaurs as some of the most magnificent creatures to ever walk the Earth...[1]

Cast

Main article: List of Film Universe Characters

Production

Development

Writing

Pre-Production

On August 11th, ahead of principal photography, the second unit commenced shooting segments of the Mr DNA film, including shots of the tree sap and amber extraction. On August 13th they continued shooting scenes with Richard Attenborough, again for the Mr DNA film, as well as the CCTV footage of the East Dock in which Director of Photography Dean Cundey stood in as the ship's Mate. They also shot an opener for the Park Grounds Tour video of a hand brushing dirt off the Jurassic Park logo.

Production

Principal Photography began on August 24th, 1992 at Olekele Canyon on the island of Kauai.

Set No. Int./Ext. Name Location Description
01 Int. Visitors' Center Rotunda Stage 12 at Universal Studios A large set to represent the Entrance, Rotunda, Restaurant and Kitchen of the Visitors' Center at Jurassic Park.
04 Int. Control Rm & Lab Stage 28 at Universal Studios A medium set to represent the Control Room, Laboratory and Theater of the Visitors' Center at Jurassic Park.
07 Int. Kitchen Stage 24 at Universal Studios A medium set to represent the kitchen and restaurant of the Visitors' Center at Jurassic Park.
11 Ext. Embankment Stage 27 at Universal Studios A medium set to represent the moat of the Tyrannosaurus Rex Paddock of Jurassic Park.
14 Int. Maintenance Shed Stage 23 at Universal Studios A medium set to represent the inside of the Maintenance Shed at Jurassic Park.
17 Int. Trailer Stage 36 at Universal Studios A small set to represent the interior of a trailer at the dig site in Montana
41 Ext. Helipad Gate Manawaiopuna Falls, Kauai A small set to represent the perimeter fence around the Jurassic Park Helipad.
50 Ext. Visitors' Center Valley House Plantation Estate A large set to represent the exterior of the Visitors' Center at Jurassic Park.
54 Ext. Raptor Pen National Tropical Botanical Garden A medium set to represent the Velociraptor Pen at Jurassic Park.
55 Ext. Maintenance Shed National Tropical Botanical Garden A small set to represent the exterior of the Maintenance Shed at Jurassic Park.
67 Ext. T-Rex Paddock Waikoko Forest Management Road A large set to represent the Tyrannosaurus Rex Paddock at Jurassic Park.
72 Ext. Motion Sensor Kauai A small set to represent the Motion Sensors of Jurassic Park
Ext. Main Road Stage 16 at Warner Bros. A large set to represent the Tyrannosaurus Rex Paddock of Jurassic Park at night during the T. Rex's breakout.
Int. Crawl Space Stage 36 at Universal Studios A small set to represent the ceiling of the Control Room in the Visitors' Center at Jurassic Park.
Ext. Sleep Tree Stage 27 at Universal Studios A medium set to represent the tree on Isla Nublar that Alan Grant, Tim Murphy and Lex Murphy spend the night in.
Int. Amber Mine Stage 33 at Universal Studios
Ext. Amber Mine Valley House Plantation Estate
Int. Helicopter Mockup
Ext. Climb Fence Olekele Canyon A medium set used to represent the Perimeter Fence at Jurassic Park

Post-production

Music

Main article: Jurassic Park (Film Score)

Appearances

People

Dinosaurs

Locations

Vehicles

Companies

Events

Objects

Release and promotion

Theatrical re-releases

2011 Bluray Release

20th Anniversary 3D Release

25th Anniversary 4K Release

Reception

Box office

Critical response

Accolades

Legacy

Sequels and merchandise

Home media

External links

  1. ↑ IMDb. "Synopsis for Jurassic Park". Retrieved 2016-05-27. 
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