Adaptations
Adventure thriller
Jurassic Park (1993): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Jurassic Park is a 1993 adventure thriller starring Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern. It is based on Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. It runs 2 hours 7 minutes and earned $1.1 billion worldwide on a $63 million budget. It won 3 Oscars, including Sound and Sound Effects Editing. Critics gave it 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and 68 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 8.2/10.
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- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 7m (127 min)
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Budget
- $63M
- Based on
- Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
The story
What Is Jurassic Park About?
The premise of Jurassic Park without spoilers, adapted from Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A team of specialists—paleontologist Alan Grant, botanist Ellie Sattler, and mathematician Ian Malcolm—are invited to tour Jurassic Park, a revolutionary theme park populated with cloned dinosaurs. However, their visit takes a dangerous turn when the prehistoric creatures escape, threatening the lives of the park's staff and the invited guests. They must use their individual expertise to survive the escalating chaos and confront the unforeseen consequences of bringing dinosaurs back to life.
Jurassic Park Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- dinosaur
- scientist
- national film registry
- creature feature
- helicopter
- sneeze
- severed arm
- jeep
- bipedal dinosaur
- dinosaur attack
- genetic engineering
- eaten alive
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- tyrannosaurus rex
- paleontology
- jurassic park
- blockbuster
- laboratory
- shaving cream
- ice cream
- walking stick
- experiment
- toilet
- dinosaur versus dinosaur
- rescue
- child in jeopardy
- car in a tree
- dinosaur skeleton
- survival
- theme park
- science goes awry
- chaos theory
- based on novel
- part computer animation
- shotgun
- hatching egg
- goat
- jungle
- scream
- betrayal
- biology
- electric shock
- vacation gone wrong
- dinosaur egg
- paleontologist
- human versus dinosaur
- brother sister relationship
- electric fence
- island
- lawyer
- famous score
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Cast & crew
Jurassic Park Cast
Jeff Goldblum leads the cast, with Laura Dern.
Ratings
Jurassic Park Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Jurassic Park 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and 68 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 8.2/10.
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IMDb 8.2 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 91% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 91%
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Metacritic 68 Metascore
User score 8.9
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TMDB 80% User score
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Plot
Jurassic Park Plot Summary
What happens in Jurassic Park from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Industrialist John Hammond has brought to life a groundbreaking theme park, Jurassic Park, situated on the fictional Isla Nublar, located off the coast of Costa Rica. Following the tragic death of a dinosaur handler at the hands of a Velociraptor, the park’s investors, led by lawyer Donald Gennaro, insist on getting expert opinions about the park’s safety measures. Gennaro reaches out to chaos theory mathematician Ian Malcolm, while Hammond enlists the expertise of paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant and paleobotanist Dr. Ellie Sattler. Eager to fund his research for the next three years, Alan reluctantly accepts Hammond’s generous offer to tour the park.
Full summary
The whole story of Jurassic Park, scene by scene
Box office
Jurassic Park Box Office & Budget
Jurassic Park grossed $1.1 billion worldwide on a $63 million budget, 18 times what it cost. $407.2 million came from the US and Canada and $697.2 million (63%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$1.1B
18× its budget
- US & Canada
- $407.2M
- International
- $697.2M
- Budget
- $63M
US & Canada 37%
Rest of the world 63%
Awards
Jurassic Park Awards & Nominations
Jurassic Park won 3 Oscars, including Sound and Sound Effects Editing. Its biggest night was the Oscars 1994, with 3 wins from 3 nominations.
3 wins8 nominations3 ceremonies
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Oscars 1994 3 wins · 3 nominations- Won Sound
- Won Sound Effects Editing
- Won Visual Effects
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Saturn Awards 1994 4 nominations- Nominated Best Actress
- Nominated Best Music
- Nominated Best Performance by a Younger Actor
- Nominated Best Supporting Actor – Jeff Goldblum
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BAFTA 1994 1 nomination- Nominated Best Sound
Videos
Jurassic Park Trailers & Videos
34 videos: 6 trailers, 6 clips, 13 featurettes and 9 behind-the-scenes videos.
- Trailer Trailer #1 (Fan Remaster)
- Trailer Teaser Trailer
- Trailer Theatrical Trailer #2
- Trailer 30th Anniversary Official Trailer
Quiz
How Well Do You Know Jurassic Park?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
Who is the visionary entrepreneur behind Jurassic Park?
Cars
Cars in Jurassic Park
5 cars on screen, including the 1992 Ford Explorer and the 1993 Jeep Wrangler.
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1993 Jeep Wrangler Main role -
Champ 530 STS Minor role -
1983 Ford LTD Wagon Minor role
Details
Jurassic Park Also Known As
37 alternative titles, including “Jurassic Park (Remastered)” and “Park Ha-Yura”.
- Also known as
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- Jurassic Park (Remastered)
- Park Ha-Yura
- Park iz doba jure
- حديقة جوراسية
- จูราสสิค ปาร์ค 1 : กำเนิดใหม่ไดโนเสาร์
- Jurassic Park 1
- 侏罗纪公园
- ジュラシック・パーク
- Parque Jurásico (Jurassic Park)
- Dzhurasik park
- Jurassic Park I
- Jurassic Park 3D
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- Յուրայի դարաշրջանի այգին
- Jurassic Park - O Parque dos Dinossauros
- Jurský park
- Парк Юрского Периода
- Jurassic Park (Parque Jurásico)
- Parque Jurássico
- Τζουράσικ Παρκ
- Park Jurajski
- จูราสสิค พาร์ค กำเนิดใหม่ไดโนเสาร์
- Парк из доба јуре
- פארק היורה
- Джурасик парк
- 쥬라기 공원
- Jurassic Park: O Parque dos Dinossauros
- Le parc jurassique
- Parc Juràssic
- Парк Юрського періоду
- 侏羅紀公園
- Parque Jurásico
- Juras laikmeta parks
- Juros periodo parkas
- Jurski park
- Công Viên Kỷ Jura, იურული პარკი
- پارک ژوراسیک
- जुरासिक पार्क
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FAQ
Jurassic Park FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Awards
Runtime, release date, cast, box office, ratings, the book behind it, awards and post-credit scenes of Jurassic Park, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Jurassic Park?
Jurassic Park runs 2 hours 7 minutes (127 minutes).
When was Jurassic Park released?
Jurassic Park was released on June 11, 1993.
Who is in the cast of Jurassic Park?
Jurassic Park stars Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern.
How much did Jurassic Park make at the box office?
Jurassic Park grossed $1.1 billion worldwide ($407.2 million domestic, $697.2 million international) on a budget of $63 million.
How is Jurassic Park rated?
Jurassic Park has 8.2/10 on IMDb, 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 68 on Metacritic and 80% on TMDB.
Is Jurassic Park based on a book?
Yes. Jurassic Park is adapted from Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
What awards did Jurassic Park win?
Jurassic Park won 3 awards from 8 nominations, including Sound at the Oscars 1994.
Does Jurassic Park have a post-credit scene?
No. Jurassic Park has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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