Jurassic Park (1993): Spielberg’s theme park movie
1993 • Steven Spielberg • 1.78:1 • Jump to Gallery ↓
Directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Michael Crichton’s novel, Jurassic Park follows a group of scientists and consultants who are invited to a remote island theme park where genetically engineered dinosaurs have been brought back to life. As a corporate test of the park’s viability approaches, a system failure causes containment protocols to collapse, allowing the dinosaurs to escape and endangering all the visitors.
This classic tale of technological hubris takes us to an island where the impossible has become possible. Dinosaurs are walking the Earth again. This is thanks to Stan Winston’s legendary full-sized animatronic puppets and Industrial Light & Magic‘s digital rendering of the creatures. It is a meeting of computer-generated imagery and practical effects that creates a perfect balance between fear and wonder.
Jurassic Park delivers its message about amoral, capitalist-driven technological progress with a big roar, redefining what visual spectacle blockbusters can achieve. Films became bigger than ever, almost as big as a Bronchiosaurus!
Technical Specs:
- The Story: A group of visitors arrives at a revolutionary theme park populated by genetically resurrected dinosaurs, only to find themselves fighting for survival when technology and human ambition spiral out of control.
- Actors: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob Peck, Martin Ferrero, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, Samuel L. Jackson, Wayne Knight.
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Year: 1993
- Cinematographer: Dean Cundey
- Origin: American Cinema
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Genre: Family / Adventure
