Jurassic Park (1993 Film)

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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. 
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  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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