Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park
Promotional Poster for Jurassic Park(1993)
Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction adventure
film directed
by Steven
Spielberg. It is the first
installment of Jurassic Park. It is based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Michael
Crichton, with a
screenplay written by Crichton and David
Koepp. The film
centers on the fictional Isla Nublar, an islet located off Central America's Pacific Coast, near Costa
Rica, where a
billionaire philanthropist and a small team of genetic scientists have created
a wildlife
park of cloned dinosaurs.
Before Crichton's novel was published, four studios put in
bids for the film rights. With the backing of Universal
Studios, Spielberg
acquired the rights for $1.5 million before publication in 1990; Crichton was
hired for an additional $500,000 to adapt the novel for the screen. David Koepp
wrote the final draft, which left out much of the novel's exposition and
violence and made numerous changes to the characters. Filming took place in
California and Hawaii between August and November 1992, and post-production
rolled until May 1993, supervised by Spielberg in Poland as he filmed Schindler's List. The dinosaurs were created with groundbreaking computer-generated imagery by Industrial Light & Magic and with life-sized animatronic dinosaurs built by Stan
Winston's team.
Following an extensive $65 million marketing campaign, which
included licensing deals with 100 companies, Jurassic Park grossed
over $900 million worldwide in its original theatrical run. It surpassed
Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial to become the highest until Titanic (1997). Jurassic Park was well
received by critics, who praised its special effects, John Williams' musical score, and Spielberg's direction. The film won
more than 20 awards (including 3 Academy
Awards), mostly for its
technical achievements. Following a re-release in 2011, and a 3D reissue in 2013 to celebrate its 20th
anniversary, Jurassic Park became the 17th film to surpass $1
billion in ticket sales, and is currently one of the highest-grossing films of
all time.
Jurassic Park is
considered by many to be one of the greatest films of all time, as well as a
landmark in the development of computer-generated imagery and animatronic
visual effects. The film was followed by three commercially successful
sequels, The Lost World:
Jurassic Park (1997), Jurassic Park III (2001), and Jurassic
World (2015).
Credits to Jurassic Park Wiki - Wikia for additional information and images.
Credits to IMDb for information references.
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