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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]
Official Poster

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.

Plot

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.

Cast

Production

Development

Writing

Filming

Post-production

Music

Dinosaurs on screen

Release and promotion

Theatrical re-releases

Reception

Box office

Critical response

Accolades

Legacy

Sequels and merchandise

Home media

External links

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