A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.
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Film Cast:

• Dr. Alan Grant: Sam Neill
• Dr. Ellie Sattler: Laura Dern
• Dr. Ian Malcolm: Jeff Goldblum
• John Hammond: Richard Attenborough
• Robert Muldoon: Bob Peck
• Donald Gennaro: Martin Ferrero
• Dr. Henry Wu: BD Wong
• Tim Murphy: Joseph Mazzello
• Lex Murphy: Ariana Richards
• Arnold: Samuel L. Jackson
• Dennis Nedry: Wayne Knight
• Gerry Harding: Gerald R. Molen
• Juanito Rostagno: Miguel Sandoval
• Lewis Dodgson: Cameron Thor
• Volunteer #1: Christopher John Fields
• Volunteer Boy: Whit Hertford
• Mate: Dean Cundey
• Worker in Raptor Pen: Jophery C. Brown
• Helicopter Pilot: Tom Mishler
• ‘Mr. D.N.A.’ Voice (voice): Greg Burson
• Worker at Amber Mine: Adrian Escober
• Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice): Richard Kiley
• Lab Technician (uncredited): Brad M. Bucklin
• Archeologist (uncredited): Laura Burnett
• Customer at San Jose restaurant (uncredited): Michael Lantieri
• Miner – Dug Out Mosquito (uncredited): Gary Rodriguez
• Control Room technician (uncredited): Lata Ryan
• Driver of Grant, Sattler & Malcolm’s Jeep (uncredited): Brian Smrz
• Raptor #1 (uncredited): Rip Lee Walker
• InGen Helicopter Pilot (uncredited): Robert ‘Bobby Z’ Zajonc

Film Crew:

• Original Music Composer: John Williams
• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Producer: Kathleen Kennedy
• Associate Producer: Colin Wilson
• Editor: Michael Kahn
• Production Design: Rick Carter
• Screenplay: David Koepp
• Foley Recordist: Christopher Boyes
• Director of Photography: Dean Cundey
• Orchestrator: Alexander Courage
• Producer: Gerald R. Molen
• Sound Designer: Gary Rydstrom
• Casting: Janet Hirshenson
• Casting: Jane Jenkins
• Novel: Michael Crichton
• Supervising Sound Editor: Richard Hymns
• Visual Effects: Phil Tippett
• Negative Cutter: Louis Rivera
• Dialogue Editor: Michael Silvers
• Foley Artist: Dennie Thorpe
• Sound Effects Editor: Tim Holland
• Set Decoration: Jackie Carr
• Art Direction: William James Teegarden
• Stunt Double: Patricia Tallman
• Associate Producer: Lata Ryan
• Casting Associate: Michael Hirshenson
• Sound Effects Editor: Teresa Eckton
• Stunts: R. A. Rondell
• Stunts: Brian Smrz
• Foley Editor: Sandina Bailo-Lape
• Music Arranger: Chris Boardman
• Additional Photography: Lloyd Ahern II
• CG Animator: Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams
• Camera Operator: Raymond Stella
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Mark A.Z. Dippé
• Visual Effects Producer: Janet Healy
• Music Editor: Kenneth Wannberg
• General Manager: Jim Morris
• Second Assistant Director: Michele Panelli-Venetis
• Second Unit Director: Gary Hymes
• Boom Operator: Robert Jackson
• Stunts: Norman Howell
• Construction Foreman: John R. Elliott
• Scoring Mixer: Shawn Murphy
• Production Office Coordinator: Angela Heald
• Stereoscopic Editor: Derek N. Prusak
• Stunts: Gary McLarty
• First Assistant Director: John T. Kretchmer
• Stunts: Gary Epper
• Location Manager: Ken Levine
• Production Controller: Jane Goe
• Makeup Supervisor: Christina Smith
• Stunts: Donna Evans
• Stunts: Laura Dash
• Sound Recordist: Ron Judkins
• Unit Production Manager: Paul Deason
• Mechanical Designer: Evan Brainard
• Second Second Assistant Director: Kenneth Silverstein
• Aerial Coordinator: Robert ‘Bobby Z’ Zajonc
• Gaffer: Jack S. Schlosser
• Costume Supervisor: Sue Moore
• Script Supervisor: Ana Maria Quintana
• Systems Administrators & Support: William F. Hamilton
• Transportation Coordinator: Denny Caira
• Construction Coordinator: John Villarino
• Set Designer: John Berger
• Foley Artist: Marnie Moore
• Assistant Art Director: Lauren Cory
• Still Photographer: Murray Close
• Transportation Captain: Hal Lary
• Sculptor: Yarek Alfer
• Property Master: Jerry Moss
• Visual Effects Editor: Michael Gleason
• Sound Effects Editor: Ken Fischer
• Helicopter Camera: David B. Nowell
• Visual Effects Editor: Chris O’Connell
• Greensman: Jeff Brown
• Dolby Consultant: Douglas Greenfield
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gary Summers
• Chief Lighting Technician: Mark Walthour
• Head Greensman: Dan Ondrejko
• Costumer: Kelly Porter
• ADR Editor: Laurel Ladevich
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Judith Weaver
• Visual Effects: Kim Blanchette
• Compositors: Brian N. Bentley
• Stunts: Pat Romano
• Carpenter: Alvin S. Cabrinha Jr.
• Propmaker: Victor Anderson
• Dialogue Editor: Sara Bolder
• Foley Editor: Mary Helen Leasman
• Location Scout: Rory Enke
• ADR Mixer: Dean Drabin
• Art Direction: John Bell
• Standby Painter: Tony Leonardi
• Set Painter: Maureen Kropf
• Editorial Coordinator: David Tanaka
• Art Department Coordinator: Caroline Quinn
• Leadman: Tim Donelan
• Production Illustrator: Tom Cranham
• First Assistant Camera: Calmar Roberts
• Key Grip: Ron Cardarelli
• Craft Service: Tim Gonzales
• Driver: Tino Caira
• Camera Loader: Stephen Sfetku
• Post Production Assistant: Robert West
• Production Assistant: Kimberly Verros
• Projection: Timothy Greenwood
• Security: Mark Travis
• Software Engineer: Bruce Lamond
• Stand In: Don Feldstein
• Stunts: Nathalie B. Bollinger
• Unit Publicist: Marsha Robertson
• Layout: Robert Peluce
• Color Timer: Dale Caldwell
• Best Boy Grip: Sid Lucero
• Electrician: Roger Thompson
• Lighting Technician: Henry Charleston
• Rigging Gaffer: Patrick Marshall
• Key Rigging Grip: Bud Heller
• Executive In Charge Of Production: Patricia Blau
• Production Accountant: Pam Kaye
• Production Coordinator: Mark Lohff
• Production Manager: Jason Pomerantz
• Production Supervisor: Jules Roman
• Digital Compositors: Ryan Keely
• I/O Supervisor: Rachel Decker
• Visual Effects Art Director: TyRuben Ellingson
• Assistant Production Coordinator: Sherry Marshall
• Assistant Property Master: Ken Peterson
• Negative Cutter: Gary Burritt
• Musician: Tom Boyd
• Assistant Accountant: Elena Holden Tuens
• Swing: Scott W. Leslie
• Casting Assistant: Susanna Griffith
• Set Dresser: Luigi Mugavero
• Dolly Grip: Dave Wachtman
• Grip: John Coker
• ADR Recordist: Ann Hadsell
• Second Assistant Camera: Jolanda R. Wipfli
• Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Steve Chandler
• CG Animator: Geoff Campbell
• Senior Animator: Randal M. Dutra
• Visual Effects Camera: Terry Chostner
• Textile Artist: Phyllis Thurber-Moffit
• Assistant Camera: John Connell
• Assistant Dialogue Editor: Donna Jaffe
• Special Effects Technician: Thomas R. Homsher
• Stereoscopic Supervisor: Sherin Varghese
• Visual Effects Production Assistant: Meredith Garrison
• Assistant Editor: Roberto McGrath
• Assistant Location Manager: Sam Lee
• Payroll Accountant: Kristen J. Nye
• Pilot: J.W. ‘Corkey’ Fornof
• Production Secretary: Lynne Cannizzaro
• Rotoscoping Artist: Erick Aragon
• Stereoscopic Technical Director: Brian Hawkins
• Stunts: Rusty Hanson
• Stunts: Les Larson
• Stunts: Larry Davis

Movie Reviews:

• Rob: If you somehow missed this movie and have never seen it then watch it immediately. As a young boy of 9 on my way to the cinema I wasn’t at all prepared for the on-screen awesomeness I was about to witness, one of the defining movies of my childhood and of the modern age. With special effects that simply blew any and all previous dino movies out of the water, compelling story and the odd comic moment such as the Mr Arnolds arm it really did make that evening something I will remember forever. So successful it went on to spawn 3 sequels, the second was enjoyable, the third not so much. The newest Chris Pratt one, I’ll leave that for you but its worth a watch, especially if you want to wash the taste of the 3rd one out of your mouth. It gave me nightmares for weeks, really really wonderful nightmares.
• Gimly: I love it. There are movies coming out right now, 25 years later, with triple the budget (even _Jurassic_ movies) where the effects just cannot hold a candle to _Jurassic Park_. If that was the **only** thing it had going for, it would be enough for me to recommend this movie for all, but make no mistake, _Jurassic Park_ is **great** with or without them (but thank God it’s with).

  _Final rating:★★★★ – Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._

• moovies: “Life finds a way… to let us enjoy dinos in theaters”

  Filthy rich millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) is about to open a dinosaur theme park. He invites a couple of experts to satisfy his investors. During a preview tour things go awfully wrong.

  While ‘Jurassic Park’ is too simplistic to be a perfect movie it is blockbuster cinema at its very best. Spielberg grabs you by the throat from the get go and you instantly know you’re in for quite a ride.
  The story is simple but effective. Author Michael Crichton did his very best to make the cloning dinosaurs part plausible. When you have living giant meat-eaters in your amusement park it’s not hard to come up with something which causes things to go south so fast before you can say T-rex.

  The movie works because it doesn’t take itself too seriously. The characters are somewhat underdeveloped but their main purpose is to serve as dino treats. The Ian Malcolm character (Jeff Goldblum) is of little use but he’s funny. Grumpy Dr. Grant (Sam Neill) is the perfect counterpart. You can’t help but root for these characters.

  What makes the movie stand out are the ground-breaking special effects. Even to this day it’s remarkable what ILM and Stan Winston’s crew achieved. Although a ‘Jaws’ approach would have perhaps worked better (Love the shot of the T-rex’ leg in the mud) the dinos look so realistic.

  What ‘Jurassic Park’ does have in common with ‘Jaws’ is John Williams’ score. Although not as ominous and iconic as ‘Jaws’, Williams went for wonderment this time around. Perhaps not regarded as his most famous work it’s amazing. When the experts travel to the island Williams’ score does indeed give you a sense of wonderment. The scene where the visitors first lay eyes on the dinosaurs is movie magic.

  Rereleased for its 25th anniversary it’s safe to say we rarely have had more fun in the cinema than while watching ‘Jurassic Park’.

• nsinger99: This is my idea of a perfect movie. I mean, it’s not perfect, perfect, but it’s pretty close. To start off the score is just amazing and iconic and really drives the awe of this film. And these characters are developed so quickly but are also so good. All of the actors give fantastic performances. Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, and Richard Attenborough give classic performances and even the supporting actors like Wayne Knight, Samuel L. Jackson, and especially Bob Peck as Muldoon. What really struck me this time I watched it was how the action really doesn’t even start until halfway through the movie, and then from there the action is nonstop.

  I think that since it was paced like this, it allows us to get attached to the characters which makes the action so much more impactful and suspenseful. And even with that first hour that is primarily dialogue, it’s still so engaging since the script is tightly written, it has some compelling conversations on the control that humans have, is well shot, and has some humor that feels natural in the dialogue and is in character. The humor is never forced in situations that are tense unless it’s expected form that character, like Ian Malcolm.

  And then that second half… my God, it’s so good. This isn’t an action movie to me, it’s a suspenseful thriller. There’s no humans fighting dinosaurs, exploding cars and planes, and the action is used relatively sparingly. The CGI is also used sparingly and only when it is needed. Both the practical effects and CGI look great still. Speilberg really crafted amazing characters, tense scenes like with the Tyrannosaurus breakout and the Raptors in the kitchen, and iconic shots. This was my favorite movie as a kid because of the cool-looking dinosaurs, and is still one of my favorites because of it’s insanely great characters and suspenseful scenes.