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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Steven Spielberg |
| Stars: |
Sam Neill |
| Actors: |
Samuel L. Jackson |
| Genre: |
Science-Fiction/Fantasy |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Futuristic · Blockbuster · Animals · Based On A Novel · Dinosaurs · Essential Cinema · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Collector's Edition; DTS Surround 5.1 |
| UPC: |
096898140935 |
| Release Date: |
1993 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 7min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Widescreen Collector's Edition, 2hr 7min Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (October 10, 2000) UPC: 025192003226 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 7min Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (February 05, 2002) UPC: 096898976138 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
David Koepp |
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Professional Reviews
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(06/11/1993, p.1D, Mike Clark): "...Utterly convincing, the film has two of the best thrill set pieces ever..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Steven Spielberg directed this blockbuster thriller based on the popular book by Michael Crichton. Millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) asks two dinosaur experts (Laura Dern and Sam Neill) to act as consultants on his entrepreneurial endeavor--an amusement park with DNA-cloned live dinosaurs as the main attraction. The paleontologists, along with a mathematician (Jeff Goldblum) and Hammond's two grandchildren, takes a run-through tour of the park. But soon the joyride turns to terror when an impending hurricane, an unscrupulous engineer (Wayne Knight), and the rebelling dinosaurs begin to destroy the park. Spielberg considered the most popular star of the film to be a computer-generated Tyrannosaurus rex. The special effects in general are spectacular. <br> <br> As Hollywood's preeminent director, Spielberg was used as a kind of financial savior for Universal Studios, which was hurting economically prior to the dinosaurian venture. Spielberg made a deal with Universal--his dream project, SCHI... |
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