Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+17)
Critics 68Audiences 85GoodWatch 76
Box office
17×its budget
- Budget
- $63 M
- Worldwide
- $1.1 B
Worldwide it earned $995 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 7 min
Longer than most adventure movies, +24 min on the typical 103
typical 103127Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 74 countries, rent or buy in 59 more
+64
Released
1993
June 11, 1993
33 years ago
Genres
AdventureScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
United States
Academy Awards1994
- Sound1994Won
- Sound Editing1994Won
- Visual Effects1994Won
BAFTA Awards1993 to 1994
- Best Special Visual Effects1994Won
- Best Special Visual Effects1993Won
- Best Sound1994Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards1994
- Best Action Sequence1994Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismThought-Provoking22 people
Sam NeillGrant
Laura DernEllie
Jeff GoldblumMalcolm
Richard AttenboroughHammond
Bob PeckMuldoon
Martin FerreroGennaro
BD WongWu
Joseph MazzelloTim
Ariana RichardsLex
Samuel L. JacksonArnold
Wayne KnightNedry
Gerald R. MolenHarding
Miguel SandovalRostagno
Cameron ThorDodgson
Christopher John FieldsVolunteer #1
Whit HertfordVolunteer Boy
Dean CundeyMate
Jophery C. BrownWorker in Raptor Pen- TMTom MishlerHelicopter Pilot
Greg BursonMr. D.N.A. (voice)- AEAdrian EscoberWorker at Amber Mine
Richard KileyJurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)
Directing · 8
- Steven Spielberg Director
- Gary Hymes Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- John T. Kretchmer First Assistant Director
- Ana Maria Quintana Script Supervisor
- Kenneth Silverstein Second Second Assistant Director
- Carla McCloskey Second Unit First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- David Koepp Screenplay
- Michael Crichton Screenplay, Novel
Production · 23
- Kathleen Kennedy Producer
- Gerald R. Molen Producer
- Jane Jenkins Casting
- Janet Hirshenson Casting
- Ken Levine Location Manager
- Paul Deason Unit Production Manager
Camera · 13
- Dean Cundey Director of Photography
- Raymond Stella Camera Operator
- Cal Roberts First Assistant Camera
- Murray Close Still Photographer
- Dave Wachtman Dolly Grip
- David B. Nowell Helicopter Camera
Editing · 7
- Michael Kahn Editor
- Gary Burritt Negative Cutter
- Roberto McGrath Assistant Editor
- Dale Caldwell Color Timer
- Derek N. Prusak Stereoscopic Editor
- David Tanaka Editorial Coordinator
Sound · 27
- John Williams Original Music Composer
- Gary Rydstrom Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Richard Hymns Supervising Sound Editor
- Christopher Boyes Foley Recordist, Assistant Sound Designer
- Shawn Murphy Scoring Mixer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Gary Summers Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 27
- Rick Carter Production Design
- Masako Masuda Set Designer
- John Berger Set Designer
- Jerry Moss Property Master
- Mark 'Crash' McCreery Concept Artist
- William James Teegarden Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Fríða Aradóttir Hair Supervisor
- Monty Westmore Makeup Supervisor
- Christina Smith Makeup Supervisor
- Lynda Gurasich Hair Supervisor
- Mitchell Ray Kenney Costumer
- Kelly Porter Costumer
Visual Effects · 18
- Dennis Muren Visual Effects Supervisor
- Mark A.Z. Dippé Visual Effects Supervisor
- Phil Tippett Visual Effects
- Michael Lantieri Special Effects Supervisor
- Steve Williams CG Animator
- Randal M. Dutra Senior Animator
Lighting · 7
- Mark Walthour Chief Lighting Technician
- Steve Chandler Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Patrick Marshall Rigging Gaffer
- Jack S. Schlosser Gaffer
- Bud Heller Key Rigging Grip
- Roger Thompson Electrician
Other crew · 38
- George Lucas Post Production Supervisor
- Patricia Tallman Stunt Double
- Donna Evans Stunts
- Stan Winston Special Effects
- Brian Smrz Stunts
- Gary Epper Stunts
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