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'''''Jurassic Park''''' is a 1993 American [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[adventure film]] directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]. It is the first installment of the [[Jurassic Park|''Jurassic Park'' franchise]]. It is based on the 1990 [[Jurassic Park (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Michael Crichton]], with a screenplay written by Crichton and [[David Koepp]]. The film centers on the fictional Isla Nublar, an islet located off [[Costa Rica]]'s Pacific Coast, where a billionaire philanthropist and a small team of genetic scientists have created a [[Animal theme park|wildlife park]] of [[cloning|cloned]] [[dinosaur]]s.
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'''''Jurassic Park''''' is a 1993 film. That's about it.
  
  
 
==Plot==
 
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Dinosaurs. Island. John Hammond.  
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[[John Hammond (Jurassic Park character)|John Hammond]] ([[Richard Attenborough]]), the founder and CEO of [[Biological engineering|bioengineering]] company InGen, has created a [[Animal theme park|theme park]] called Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar, a tropical island near [[Costa Rica]], populated with cloned [[dinosaur]]s. After a park worker is killed by a ''[[Velociraptor]]'', the park's investors, represented by lawyer Donald Gennaro ([[Martin Ferrero]]), demand that experts visit the park and certify it as safe. Gennaro
 
  
 
==Cast==
 
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==Production==
 
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No idea why production comes before development.
  
 
===Development===
 
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[[File:MichaelCrichton 2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Michael Crichton]]'s book attracted the attention of director Steven Spielberg even before publishing. The author was also responsible for the film's first scripts.|alt=Michael Crichton wearing a suit.]]
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Universal's bid for JP and other studios/directors
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[[Michael Crichton]] originally conceived a [[screenplay]] about a graduate student who recreates a dinosaur; he continued to wrestle with his fascination with dinosaurs and cloning until he began writing the novel ''[[Jurassic Park (novel)|Jurassic Park]]''.<ref>{{cite video | people = Crichton, Michael | title = Michael Crichton on the Jurassic Park Phenomenon | medium = DVD | publisher = Universal | date = 2001}}</ref> Even before publication, [[Steven Spielberg]] learned of the novel in October 1989 while he a
 
  
 
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Universal paid Crichton a further $500,000 to adapt his own novel,<ref>{{cite news | title = Leaping Lizards | publisher = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = December 7, 1990 | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318785,00.html | accessdate=February 17, 2007 | first=Tim | last=Appelo}}</ref> which he had finished by the time Spielberg was fi
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"Michael can I make your book into film pls"
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"yes"
  
 
===Filming===
 
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[[File:Jurassic Park car.jpg|thumb|right|Replica of the [[Ford Explorer]]s featured in the film at [[Universal Studios Japan]].|alt=A utility car painted in green, yellow and red colors in a jungle park environment.]]
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5D and a tripod
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After 25 months of pre-production, filming began on August 24, 1992, on the [[Hawaii]]an island of [[Kauai|Kaua{{okina}}i]].<ref>Shay, Duncan, p. 65 and 67.</ref> While [[Costa Rica]] was considered as a location given it is the story's setting, Spielberg's concerns on infrastructure and accessibility made him choose a place where he had already worked before.<ref name=dawn /> T
 
  
 
===Post-production===
 
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Special effects work continued on the film
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Visual Effects, Practical, Post, edit, foley
  
 
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{{Main|Jurassic Park (film score)}}
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John Williams
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[[File:John Williams tux.jpg|thumb|100px|left|John Williams]]
 
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Composer [[John Williams]] began scoring the film at the end of February,
 
  
 
==Dinosaurs on screen==
 
==Dinosaurs on screen==
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[[File:StanWinstonTRex.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The life-sized animatronic ''Tyrannosaurus'' on the set. It is the largest sculpture ever made by Stan Winston Studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/blog/jurassic-park-t-rex-sculpting-a-full-size-dinosaur|title=Jurassic Park's T-Rex - Sculpting a Full-Size Dinosaur|date=2012-12-15|publisher=Stan Winston School of Character Arts|accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref>|alt=A life-sized Tyrannosaurus robotic model, with hydraulics  where the dinosaur's feet would be, touches a car in a mov
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Tyrannosaurus Rex and stuff
  
 
==Release and promotion==
 
==Release and promotion==
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Universal took the lengthy pre-production to carefully plan the ''Jur
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===Theatrical re-releases===
 
===Theatrical re-releases===
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[[File:Jurassic Park 3D.jpg|thumb|right|The theatrical poster for the 3D re-release of ''Jurassic Park''|alt=A car approaches a gate adorned with the Jurassic Park logo. Atop the gate is a text reading "3D", and at the bottom of the poster, the release date "04.05.13".]]
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JP 2011 (blu-ray limited UK theatres) JP3D
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In anticipation to the Blu-ray release, ''Jurassic Park'' had a [[Digital cinema|digital print]] released in UK cinemas on September 23, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jurassic Park Is Back On The Big Screen|date=26 August 2011  |work=Empire|author=White, James|url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=31877|accessdate=August 31, 2011}}</ref> It wound up gro
 
  
 
==Reception==
 
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===Box office===
 
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''Jurassic Park'' became the highest grossing film released worldwide up to that time, beating Spielberg's ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' which previously held the title (though it did not top ''E.T.''
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Couple-a graaaand
  
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===Critical response===
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Reviews, 10/10 mate
  
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''Jurassic Park'' received widespread critical acclaim.<ref name="metacritic" /> High praise was heaped on the visual effects, although there was some criticism leveled at departures from the book.
 
  
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===[[American Film Institute]] recognition===
 
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* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)]] – Nominated
 
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* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes]]:
 
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** "Life will find a way." – Nominated
 
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* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills]] – #35
 
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In March 1994, ''Jurassic Park'' won all three [[Academy Award]]s it was nominated for: [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]], [[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing|Be
 
  
 
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[[File:Jurassic Park Discovery Centre.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance to the Jurassic Park Discovery Center at [[Islands of Adventure]].|alt=The gateway to a facility reading "Jurassic Park" at the top, "Discovery Center" at the bottom, and a rocky panel with a Tyrannosaurus skeleton in-between.]]
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In the years following its release, ''Jurassic Park'' has frequently been cited by film critics and industry professionals as one of the greatest movies of the action and thriller genres. The [[American Film In
 
  
 
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TLW, JP3 and JW
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Revision as of 17:01, 5 December 2014

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Jurassic Park
A black poster featuring a red shield with a stylized Tyrannosaurus skeleton under a plaque reading "Jurassic Park". Below is the tagline "An Adventure 65 Million Years In the Making".
Theatrical release poster
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 [1]
Box office$1,029,153,882[1]

Jurassic Park is a 1993 film. That's about it.


Plot

Dinosaurs. Island. John Hammond.

Cast

Main article: List of Jurassic Park characters
  • Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant, a leading paleontologist.
  • Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Sattler, a paleobotanist.
  • Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm, a mathematician and chaos theorist.
  • Richard Attenborough as John Hammond, InGen's billionaire CEO and the park's creator.
  • Ariana Richards as Alexis "Lex" Murphy, Hammond's granddaughter.
  • Joseph Mazzello as Timothy "Tim" Murphy, Hammond's grandson.
  • Bob Peck as Robert Muldoon, the park's game warden.
  • Martin Ferrero as Donald Gennaro, a lawyer who represents Hammond's concerned investors.
  • Wayne Knight as Dennis Nedry, the disgruntled architect of the park's computer systems.
  • Samuel L. Jackson as Ray Arnold, the park's chief engineer.
  • Cameron Thor as Dr. Lewis Dodgson, the head of InGen's rival, BioSyn.
  • Miguel Sandoval as Juanito Rostagno, the Mano de Dios amber mine's proprietor.
  • Gerald R. Molen as Dr. Gerry Harding, the park's veterinarian.
  • BD Wong as Dr. Henry Wu, the park's chief geneticist.
  • Richard Kiley as himself, providing audio narration for the park's main tour.
  • Greg Burson as Mr. D.N.A., the animated DNA strand that explains the miracle of cloning.

Production

No idea why production comes before development.

Development

Universal's bid for JP and other studios/directors

Writing

"Michael can I make your book into film pls" "yes"

Filming

5D and a tripod

Post-production

Visual Effects, Practical, Post, edit, foley

Music

John Williams

Dinosaurs on screen

Tyrannosaurus Rex and stuff

Release and promotion

yes

Theatrical re-releases

JP 2011 (blu-ray limited UK theatres) JP3D

Reception

Box office

Couple-a graaaand

Critical response

Reviews, 10/10 mate


Accolades

Year Award Category Nominees Result
1993 Bambi Awards[2] International Film Jurassic Park Won
1994 66th Academy Awards[3] Best Sound Editing Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns Won
Best Sound Mixing Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy and Ron Judkins Won
Best Visual Effects Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri Won
Saturn Awards[4] Best Director Steven Spielberg Won
Best Science Fiction Film Jurassic Park Won
Best Special Effects Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri Won
Best Writing Michael Crichton and David Koepp Won
Best Actress Laura Dern Nominated
Best Costumes Nominated
Best Music John Williams Nominated
Best Performance by a Young Actor Joseph Mazzello Nominated
Best Performance by a Young Actor Ariana Richards Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Jeff Goldblum Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Wayne Knight Nominated
Awards of the Japanese Academy[5] Best Foreign Film Jurassic Park Won
BAFTA Awards[6] Best Special Effects Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri Won
Best Sound Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy and Ron Judkins Nominated
BMI Film Music Award[7] BMI Film Music Award John Williams Won
Blue Ribbon Awards[8] Best Foreign Language Film Steven Spielberg Won
Bram Stoker Award[9] Screenplay Michael Crichton and David Koepp Nominated
Cinema Audio Society[10] Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy and Ron Judkins Nominated
Czech Lions[11] Best Foreign Language Film Steven Spielberg Won
Grammy Awards[12] Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television John Williams Nominated
MTV Movie Award[13] Best Action Sequence Nominated
Best Movie Jurassic Park Nominated
Best Villain T. rex Nominated
Mainichi Film Concours[14] Best Foreign Language Film (Fan Choice) Steven Spielberg Won
Motion Picture Sound Editors[15] Best Sound Editing Won
People's Choice Awards[16] Favorite Motion Picture Jurassic Park Won
Young Artist Awards[17] Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Drama Joseph Mazzello Won
Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture Drama Ariana Richards Won
Outstanding Family Motion Picture - Action/Adventure Jurassic Park Won
Hugo Awards[18] Best Dramatic Presentation Jurassic Park Won

Legacy

IOA, JP Jeeps, Jurassic Con etc

Sequels and merchandise

TLW, JP3 and JW

Home media

VHS, Laserdisc, DVD, Blu-Ray etc


External links

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named mojo
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  3. ↑ "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 22, 2011. 
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named sat
  5. ↑ "17th Annual Japanese Academy Awards" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 2014-01-15. 
  6. ↑ "1993 BAFTA Awards and Nominations". bafta.org. Retrieved March 25, 2012. 
  7. ↑ Borzillo, Carrie (1994-05-28). "BMI Gives Awards to Television, Movie Music". Billboard. 
  8. ↑ ルビー・モレノ快進撃 「月はどっちに出ている」3冠 (in Japanese). The Association of Tokyo Film Journalists. Retrieved 2014-01-15. 
  9. ↑ "Past Bram Stoker Nominees & Winners". horror.org. Retrieved March 25, 2012. 
  10. ↑ "The Cinema Audio Society Awards For Outstanding Achievement In Sound Mixing 1993 - 2002". Cinema Audio Society. Archived from the original on 2004-06-08. Retrieved 2014-01-15. 
  11. ↑ "Český lev 1993 - Přehled ocenění" (in Czech). Czech Film and Television Academy. Retrieved 2014-01-15. 
  12. ↑ Moon, Tom (January 7, 1994). "Sting, R.e.m., Houston Grab Grammy Bids Nominations Predictably Conservative; Mariah Carey, Michael Bolton Blocked From Big Awards". metrolyrics.com. Retrieved March 25, 2012. 
  13. ↑ "1994 MTV Movie Awards". mtv.com. Retrieved March 25, 2012. 
  14. ↑ "48th 日本映画大賞". Mainichi Shinbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-15. 
  15. ↑ Cox, Dan (March 20, 1994). "Spielberg pix sound great at MPSE's Golden Reels". Variety. Retrieved 2014-01-15. 
  16. ↑ "People's Choice Awards 1994 Nominees". People's Choice Awards. Retrieved March 25, 2012. 
  17. ↑ "15th Annual Young Artist Awards". youngartistawards.org. Retrieved March 25, 2012. 
  18. ↑ "The Hugo Awards: 1994 Hugo Awards". thehugoawards.com. Retrieved March 25, 2012. 
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