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As of 2000, the Jurassic Park franchise had generated over $5 billion in revenue, making it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. So since we're all waiting for its 2021 release, Jurassic World: Dominion, what better way to kill time than taking a look at some of the lesser-known facts about the franchise.
From malfunctioning T. Rexes to incredible attention to detail, here's a list of eye-opening Jurassic Park trivia that reveals the production in a whole new light. So unleash your inner geek, continue scrolling, and enjoy!
(h/t ranker)
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#1
T. Rex Occasionally Malfunctioned, Due To The Rain
"The T. Rex went into the heebie-jeebies sometimes. Scared the crap out of us. We'd be, like, eating lunch, and all of a sudden a T. rex would come alive. At first, we didn't know what was happening, and then we realized it was the rain. You'd hear people start screaming."
Lispel- Lotte 5 years ago
Imagine you are sipping on your coffee and suddenly you spit it out because someone from somewhere is screaming 'WHAT THE F....!!!'. Looking at your Coworker: 'The T-Rex?' He nods 'Yeah, the T-Rex. Again.'
Nameless 4 5 years ago
How much you wanna bet that at least one arm got munched following a malfunction?
Dinosaurs have been stomping across our screens for decades, but they were often portrayed by stop-motion creatures that were so clearly artificial, they looked like cheap toys.
So when computer-generated dinosaurs came around, delivering something that was visually unprecedented, people were ready for it. Also, images of dinosaurs as slow, stupid, swamp-bound creatures still persisted into the early 1990s, and Jurassic Park eliminated these paleo-stereotypes and rapidly ushered in a fresh vision of dinosaurs that scientists knew well but that had not yet been fully embraced by others.
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#2
Dennis Nedry From Jurassic Park Wearing Similar Outfits To Characters In The Goonies. Kathleen Kennedy Was The Producer On Both
Jake Stohr 5 years ago
Learning That Kathleen Kennedy decided to be more involved in Star Wars than either of these two other films saddens me greatly.
Some experts even think there may never be another dinosaur movie as important as Jurassic Park. Special effects, in their opinion, will continue to be fine-tuned, but the movies themselves aren't necessarily going to become something drastically different. If this is the case, good dinosaur movies will probably have to rely on solid storytelling.
#3
The Lost World Had An Intentional Godzilla Moment
The Japanese tourists running from the rampaging T. rex in the San Diego scene (an obvious homage to Godzilla movies) are saying, in Japanese, "I left Japan to get away from this?!"
Cordi Schmidt 5 years ago
I intentionally re-watched this scene just to find out...it actually is there but really muffled :D
Even scientists acknowledge its importance. "I think on balance Jurassic Park has been such a positive for paleontology. Of course, I could nitpick about the little inaccuracies but I think those are outweighed probably a million fold by the good that the movie has done," paleontologist Steve Brusatte told the BBC.
"I don't know if I would have a job now if Jurassic Park didn't exist."
#4
At The End Of Jurassic Park When The Remaining Crew Is About To Get Into The Heilcopter, The JP Logo Is Covered With Mud To Read "Your Ass Park". Condemning The Park In A Hilariously Brilliant Move
#5
In Jurassic Park When The T. Rex Comes Through The Glass Roof Of The Van In The First Attack, The Glass Was Not Meant To Break. It's No Wonder Those Kids' Screams Sounded So Genuine
Roxanne D'souza 5 years ago
Generally for movies, they have this specific material that looks like glass and is meant to break but since it isn't actually glass, it doesn't hurt/cut anyone. Each of the props are custom made for movies and most of them break in a specific way. So for a window, it can be created to break when the ends are tapped but will stay put when the centre is tapped. I'm assuming that's what went wrong here?
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Tony Dorr 5 years ago
No, it really wasn't. That has been stated from the beginning. It was supposed to bump against it a bit, but the plexi-glass (or whatever it is) was not supposed to fall in. It was due to one of the many mechanical issue they had with the T-rex.
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#6
Ariana Richards Got The Part Of Lex In Jurassic Park Because Of Her Scream
To cast Hammond's granddaughter, Lex, Spielberg auditioned a number of girls and asked them to record their screams. Ariana Richards recalled that she won the role because she was the only one whose taped scream was loud enough to awaken a sleeping Kate Capshaw (Spielberg's wife) and send her scurrying down the hall to see if her children were all right.
Yehudit Hannah Cohn 3 years ago
There is a grandmother and a mother in this story. Who did something to her child? Whose child? What was done?
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Mary Popps 5 years ago
She was brilliant in that movie, she makes me cry et gives me chills everytime !
#7
In “The Lost World: Jurassic Park”, The Random Citizen Who Gets Eaten By The T-Rex Is Named “Unlucky Bastard” In The Credits
Danieletc 5 years ago (edited)
That Unlucky Bastard wrote the Screenplay (adaption) for "Jurassic Park".
Barry Patterson 5 years ago
He is also the screen writer. I guess that is one way of getting out of paying him. Gulp!
#8
The Establishing Wide Shot Of The Dig Site In Jurassic Park III Was Actual Footage Of Jack Horner's Excavation, Filmed In Early Summer 2001. The Site Contained Several Large Fossils Of Tyrannosaurs And Some Hadrosaurs
#9
All Of The Cast Members Were Given A Raptor Model Signed By Steven Spielberg As A Gift Once The Film Had Wrapped
It looked very frightening, and Ariana Richards has it in her house to shock anyone coming in. "It's pretty big, maybe five feet long, maybe two feet high in a glass case," she said.
BeazleBug 5 years ago
Other fun fact: Those models are closer to actual size of velociraptors. In the movies they are much larger than reality, explained away with "...they aren't real dinosaurs- they are genetically engineered theme park monsters..."
Chris Kinney 5 years ago (edited)
Another fun fact: Spielberg knew that true Velociraptors were smaller, but thought the larger size would be more menacing on screen, then shortly before the movie premiered, Utahraptor Mongoliensis was discovered, and actually was the size of it's on screen counterpart!
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#10
Jack Horner Was So Vital To The Lost World, They Based A Character Off Of Not Just Him But Also On His Rival
Alan Grant, from the original Jurassic Park, was based on paleontologist Jack Horner (pictured), who both Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg consulted about dinosaur behavior. For The Lost World, the character Robert Burke is based on rival paleontologist Robert Bakker, with whom Horner has a friendly feud.
Their major disagreement is over the behavior of Tyrannosaurus rex. Horner argues that T. Rex was a scavenger, while Bakker insists that T. Rex must have been a predator. Horner reportedly asked to have Burke eaten by the T. Rex in The Lost World. Bakker was apparently flattered, and wrote back to Horner, saying "I told you T. rex was a hunter!"
Nevits Yibble 5 years ago
Looooong time fan of both of these guys (since the 80s). Horner is mostly alone in his view of tyrannosaur being more scavenger than hunter, but the evidence he presents to support his claim is intriguing as hell.
#11
In Jurassic Park (1993), The Insect Trapped In Amber (Copal) Is An Elephant Mosquito, The Only Mosquito That Doesn't Suck Blood; Therefore, It Couldn't Contain Any Dino DNA
Nupraptor 5 years ago
I presume the elephant mosquito is a stand-in for a prehistoric mosquito.
Yehudit Hannah Cohn 3 years ago
The point is that they could have chosen to use any other sort of mosquito as the example, and they chose the one that is impossible for the story.
Load More Replies... CbusResident 5 years ago
Also, biologists can say with certainty that while a mosquito getting trapped in amber might preserve the mosquito - and the DNA in the dino-blood it drank (had it been a blood-drinking species) - for some tens of thousands of years, there is simply no way that the biological material would still exist after tens or hundreds of millions of years.
Lyra Rey 5 years ago
Also, even if the DNA somehow was preserved for hundreds of millions of years, and scientists were able to extract a sample that wasn't contaminated by the mosquito's own DNA (imagine going to THAT park!), they wouldn't know what animal's DNA they were getting from the sample until they cloned it, at least in the beginning, because they wouldn't have been able to sequence different species' genomes yet. Imagine hoping for a T. rex and getting yet another type of prehistoric rat thing.
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Lyra Rey 5 years ago
Sorry, didn't mean to post and I can't figure out how to delete it.
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Courtney Christelle 5 years ago
Or maybe they used it because it was big and wouldn't get lost in the amber.
#12
The Crew Had To Have Safety Meetings About The T. Rex
The T.rex weighed 12,000 pounds and was extremely powerful. To alert the crew when the T. rex would come on, they used flashing lights because if someone stood next to it and the head went by at speed, it felt like a bus going by.
#13
The T-Rex In Jurassic World Is The Same T-Rex From Jurassic Park
We can see this from its scars on its neck where the velociraptors attacked it in Jurassic Park
Nameless 4 5 years ago
There's a popular idea that the reason why Rexy was able to keep up with a speeding jeep in the first movie and not get close to a woman running with heels is simple; She's an old lady.
XxInstantKarmaxX 5 years ago
Well if they kept the scars on it then they wanted you to know this XD
John Doe AKA "READ MY DAMN COMMENT OR REPLY BEFORE YOU DISLIKE!" 5 years ago
I'm pretty sure we all knew this even if some of us weren't certain because of the time gap.
kurisutofu 5 years ago
I don't think that's the reason. It's meant for the story / Easter egg. The new movie is probably full CGI anyway.
Load More Replies... Vic 5 years ago
VIN number on mech parts match? Check! Material of the outer covering match? Check! There you go :-p
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Steven Spielberg Wanted The Velociraptors To Be About 10 Feet Tall, Which Was Taller Than They Were Known To Be. However, During Filming, Paleontologists Uncovered 10-Foot-Tall Specimens Of Raptors Called Utahraptors
Mainecoonsandhuskies 5 years ago
does she/he raid your kitchen at 3am too?
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John Doe AKA "READ MY DAMN COMMENT OR REPLY BEFORE YOU DISLIKE!" 5 years ago
Then why didn't they just call them that.
#15
In Jurassic Park, You Can See Dr. Wu Erasing A Data Sheet In The Lab
Erasing lab data is highly improper and unethical in scientific settings, hinting at Dr. Wu's corrupt nature in later films.
BeazleBug 5 years ago
The fact he is using a pencil alone is enough to red flag any "scientist". There is a reason we are supposed to only use ink.
Kisses4Katie 5 years ago
I didn't know this- I'm about to start lab science and chemistry for a degree, so it is helpful!
Load More Replies... Nameless 4 5 years ago
"Ooooh, just give me like twenty or so years, then I'll show them!"
Load More Replies... John Doe AKA "READ MY DAMN COMMENT OR REPLY BEFORE YOU DISLIKE!" 5 years ago
From the start, the character seemed like a bit of an a*s when he said "we simply deny them that." Before I even saw him reappear in JW and I was kinda dumb when it came to movies.
#16
In Jurassic Park III, Mr. Kirby Pees Upstream From Where Billy Is Drinking
Mark 5 years ago (edited)
While this obviously isn't good you could be drinking from a crystal clear stream that looks so pure yet who know what has peed or poohed in it upstream!
Catlady6000 5 years ago
It's why people who rely on well water have it tested on a regular basis, at least supposed to in the rural U.S.
Load More Replies... Vernice Aure 5 years ago
Actually, Kirby is not in the stream, he is on the bank, peeing into a shrub by a tree.
#17
The Spinosaurus In 'Jurassic Park III' Was The Largest Animatronic Ever Built
The Spinosaurus was the largest animatronic ever built. It weighed 12 tons and was operated by hydraulics, which allowed it to operate while completely submerged in water.
According to an interview with William H. Macy, the film's animatronic Spinosaurus had a 1,000-horsepower motor and could turn its head at twice the force of gravity, with the tip of its nose moving at a speed of more than 100 miles per hour.
Randy Klefbeck 5 years ago
It is like Spielberg could not get over how awful his mechanical shark (named Bruce) looked and moved in the Jaws movies. He had to go full bore on these films to make up for that.
John Doe AKA "READ MY DAMN COMMENT OR REPLY BEFORE YOU DISLIKE!" 5 years ago
Fitting for the TRUE king of the dinosaurs.
#18
The Tyrannosaurus's Roars Were A Combination Of Dog, Penguin, Tiger, Alligator, And Elephant Sounds
Elli Rahim 5 years ago
Alligators roar? I thought those hissed? More importantly, what did the Fox say?
Paul K. Johnson 5 years ago
I would have thought the terrifying roar of the mighty penguin would have been enough by itself.
Katrina B. 5 years ago (edited)
Go listen to a jackass penguin (and yes that is their actual name!) make sounds. You'll get it then
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Dinonerdnuggets 4 years ago
And then we learned they could not roar, I promise its not a rick roll.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpipaUfcnmM
Matteggsbenedict gamer 4 years ago
those are actually true but the dog was used on the velociraptor the dog was de-barking if you search on youtube the sound designer gary rydstrom
XianJaguar 5 years ago
One day scientists are going to find out T-rex sounded more like a large chicken, LOL.
Dinonerdnuggets 4 years ago
Nope, they sounded more like they are constantly sniffing/growling at the same time.
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In Jurassic Park, The Dinosaur Is Heard Through Roars And Most Memorably, A Plastic Cup Of Water, Which Vibrates As The Predator Stomps Along
To create the shot they fed a guitar string through the car, down to the ground, and then had a guy lay under the car and pluck the guitar string
Scagsy 5 years ago
They had to keep re-shooting the scene because he couldn't resist going into Stairway
ProductofNZ 5 years ago
The lost world scene with the water ripples in the puddles was equally effective in my opinion.
#20
In Jurassic World The Jeep Used To Escape Was The Same Jeep That Brought People In Jurassic Park
Mica Fiverline 5 years ago
I actually caught that! Got suspicious when they showed the younger brother with a clear view of the number plaque!
#21
In The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Ship That Brings The T-Rex To San Diego Is Called The S.s Venture, Which Is A Reference To King Kong, In Which A Ship Called The S.s Venture Brought King Kong To New York
Paul K. Johnson 5 years ago
Maybe that ship should be de-registered? Seems whoever owns it doesn't have enough sense to turn down stupidly dangerous cargo contracts.
#22
Although The Scientists In Jurassic Park, 1993 Were Skilled Geneticists, They Misspelled Stegosaurus And Tyrannosaurus On The Cryogenic Storage Containers
Socat 5 years ago
Well... I guess that's indeed a big point of the movie ^^
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Elli Rahim 5 years ago
Geneticists are supposed to study and experiment with genes, not be spelling bee champions anyway.
#23
Jeff Goldblum Is More Heroic Than Dr. Ian Malcolm
In the shooting script, it was written that during the Tyrannosaur's escape, Dr. Ian Malcolm would simply get out of the car and run away, much as Donald Gennaro had done moments before. In fact, this is how Dr. Malcolm behaves in the scene as written in the book. When the time came to film the scene, it was Jeff Goldblum's idea to make his flight more heroic, by having him distract the Tyrannosaur so Dr. Grant could save the children.
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
I watched this with my son (10) a few months back. He hated that lawyer for ditching the kids, but liked the San Neil character, and the Jeff goldblum especially as we had just watched Thor ragnarok Lol!
Electric Ed 5 years ago
"s**t to them" for having an idea others thought so good they followed up? Pretty harsh.
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At The Time Of Its Release, Jurassic Park Was Breaking All Of The Records
The film opened on Friday, June 11, 1993, and broke box office records its first weekend, bringing in $47 million. It eventually went on to make more than $900 million worldwide.
Screenwriter David Koepp remembers the day it opened: "I was in New York and I walked to the Ziegfeld [Theatre] to see how it was doing. The guy comes out and announces to the big line, 'Ladies and gentlemen, the 7 o'clock show of Jurassic Park is sold out.' And people go, 'Oooh.' And he goes, 'Also the 10 o'clock show is sold out.' And they went, 'Ooooooh.' 'And also Saturday night's 7 and 10 o'clock shows are also sold out.' And I was like, 'I'm not an expert, but I think this is very good.'"
ProductofNZ 5 years ago
1993 people!!! Imagine seeing that on the big screen in the early 90s!
Caroline Driver 5 years ago
I saw this with a guy from Glasgow. He spent he whole film going 'Aw ma gawwwd!
Blakkur Sverrir 5 years ago
Am I the first ine to notice, tthat "David Koepp" is the " Unlucky Bastard" from above?
Kerri-ann Woolward 5 years ago
I did - once in the UK and once in a very empty cinema in Malta
Zei Kiljoy 5 years ago
I still remember my brother and dad seeing it in theaters. When they came home they were like 'she is not allowed to see it yet' 'cause I was like six at the time. My friend's mom had to go get her sister (some small emergency? I don't recall) and had to take us. I only got to see like a minute or two because we had to go in with her. A small kid was crying and screaming wanting to leave but his parents just sat there.
#25
The Guests' Encounter With The Sick Triceratops Ends Without Any Clear Explanation As To Why The Animal Is Sick. Michael Crichton's Original Novel And The Screenplay, However, Includes An Explanation
The Triceratops lacked suitable teeth for grinding food and so, like birds, would swallow rocks and use them as gizzard stones. In the digestive tract, these rocks would grind the food to aid in digestion. After six weeks, the rocks would become too smooth to be useful, and the animal would regurgitate them. When finding and eating new rocks to use, the animal would also swallow West Indian Lilac berries. The fact that the berries and stones are regurgitated explains why Dr. Ellie Sattler never finds traces of them in the animal's excrement.
Zenozenobee 5 years ago
They talk about the fact the berries are toxic but... are confused that they cannot find any berries in the triceratops poop ;). This is the explanation why the berries aren't in the excement.
Load More Replies... Nameless 4 5 years ago
I remember hearing a story of how a picture of Spielberg posing in front of the triceratops recently surfaced, and people thought he killed it and chewed him out for hunting an endangered species. 🤣
XxInstantKarmaxX 5 years ago
If there poisonous to dinosaurs and can easily be mistaken for rocks THEN WHY WOULD YOU PLANT THEM IN THE PARK !?!??!
Tardis42 5 years ago
That was intentional and mean to illustrate how little the people doing all this actually knew about what they were doing.
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In Jurassic World When Bryce Dallas Howard Rolls Up Her Sleeves And Ties Her Shirt At The Bottom To Say “I’m Ready”, She’s Wearing It The Same Way Laura Dern Did In Jurassic Park
Vernice Aure 5 years ago
One thing that bugs me about this scene is the shoes. Chris Pratt comments on Bryce's "ridiculous shoes", giving a great opening to yank the heels off the shoes. Rolling up her sleeves and tying her shirt doesn't do anything to prep her for a jungle trek. Flattening her shoes would be the logical thing to do.
Vicky Zar 5 years ago
Ever tried to walk on heel less heel shoes? That does not work.
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#27
Jurassic Park Became The Permenant Perception Of What Many Dinosaurs Looked Like
The Dilophosaurus's venom-spitting and neck-frill became so iconic that almost every other appearance of the animal in popular media, as well as most of the Dilophosaurus children's toys advertise at least one or both of these aspects. Some even leave out the dinosaur's striking double-crests. In reality, however, the spitting ability was made up by Michael Crichton, while adding the frill was Spielberg's idea. Real Dilophosaurus possessed neither of these traits, with the twin crests and its thin jaws (the latter of which isn't very evident in the movie's design) being its real discerning features.
Caroline Driver 5 years ago
I was just going to say this. Fast little bastards.
Load More Replies... Marcus Sampson 5 years ago (edited)
The one in the film was a juvenile. This was another effect on the public perception: most subsequent depictions put them at a similar size, when in fact they grow to be quite a bit larger than the film's raptors. The article is right abut the jaws: the real animal was very distinctive and weird looking.
Dinonerdnuggets 4 years ago
They might have, just a tiny bit, we found lots of featherless skin from a t-rex, meaning they were covered in scales and we have not found any t-rex feathers, we assumed just because the fact we found them on the avians.
Load More Replies... Jennie-Lind Normand 5 years ago
My daughter tells me this every time we watch Jurassic park, and we've seen this movie A LOT (kid has loved dinosaurs since she was 2)
Felipe StillChill 5 years ago
When I was playing with one of them toys, I was like "them eyebrows on fleeek"!
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
I'm kind of pleased to know this so I'm more aware they took liberties, but also coz that one freaked me out as a kid XD
Celtic Pirate Queen 5 years ago
*Permanent. We live in San Diego, and for some reason the plant "Bird of Paradise" reminds me of this creature. I'm really not sure why, but it is banned in our yard. Also - I loved it when Nedry got his comeuppance!
Elizabeth White 5 years ago
They were also on average 7 meters (about 23 feet) tall. The venom-spitting idea was to give them an advantage over their larger prey and other predators, but they were big enough not to really need that.
#28
Films In The Franchise Reference Another Spielberg Film
Jurassic Park: Shortly after Nedry makes his first appearance in the control room, during his argument with Hammond, one can clearly see Jaws playing in a small video window on one of Nedry's computer screens. That movie was, of course, also directed by Steven Spielberg.
Jurassic Park III: When the paleontologists enter the bar for dinner with the Kirbys, you can see a Jurassic Park (1993) pinball machine in the background.
Jurassic World: The great white shark being eaten in Jurassic World is a clear homage to Jaws.
Marcus Sampson 5 years ago (edited)
Real d**k move on the part of the park to use a great white shark to feed their mosasaur. That's like Sea World feeding anacondas to their orcas. Totally unnecessary, completely unsustainable, a crime against conservation, and for no other reason than to show off.
Demongrrrrl 5 years ago
It's a movie. Do they really need another reason?
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#29
In Jurassic Park, Hammond Says Multiple Times He "Spared No Expense", Dennis Nedry (Newman) Is The Only Part Of The Park That Was Underpaid And Was The Reason The Park Failed
ProductofNZ 5 years ago
Well...the other workers didn't outwardly complain. They could have been underpaid too!
Stannous Flouride 5 years ago
Most contractors that underbid usually just cheat and call it a "Cost overrun" after the client has already invested so much money that they have no choice but to keep it alive. The F-35 is a perfect example of this.
Kisses4Katie 5 years ago
Haha my brother and I alway joked on this. Hammond: "I spared no expense" me and my bro: "EXCEPT ON YOUR PROGRAMMER"
#30
Grant Fashioning A Functioning Seat-Belt With Only Two Latches And No Latch Plate Foreshadows A Later Scene Where The Dinosaurs Are Suddenly Able To Breed, Despite That They Were All Originally Female
Nupraptor 5 years ago
It makes more sense when you think of it as him using two "female" seat belt buckles without a "male" counterpart.
Load More Replies... Dave P 5 years ago
well there are two known lizard species where they females can inject their own DNA into their eggs and reproduce without males, in one species there hasnt been a documented male since the 70's, the other has branched off into two sub-species, one with males and one without (which has bad genetic disease problems and is on the decline). Michael Criton said these lizards were his inspiration for that bit in his book.
Celtic Pirate Queen 5 years ago
WOW - you certainly didn't pay much attention. AND please - how often have you grabbed the wrong seatbelt from the seat next to you (should be his left, but you take it as your right)? And the fact the "females" were breeding was VERY clearly explained. Frog DNA was used to fill the gaps in the DNA sequence and frogs can spontaneously switch sexes in a one sex environment.
Matteggsbenedict gamer 4 years ago
i have one thing to say about this "Life uuh...Finds a Way"
Caroline Driver 5 years ago
Ah, yes. subtle. I'd not heard this one, but I can see that it's true.
Suzanne Harris 5 years ago
That has absolutely nothing to do with parthenogenesis, the mechanism by which females are able to reproduce without any male influence.
#31
In “Jurassic Park: The Lost World” (1997) Malcolm Argues With Hammond About Playing Down The Deaths Of Three People, Even Though Four People Died In The Original Film. This Was Because No One Knew What Happened To Dennis Nedry
Jackson Gohn 5 years ago
Five people died in the original. Jophery Brown Donald Genarro Dennis Nedry Ray Arnold Robert Muldoon
#32
In The Flintstones (1994), A Playground Is Shown Named Jurassic Park. Steven Spielberg Was An Executive Producer For The Film
Suzanne Harris 5 years ago
I want to know who is adamantly downvoting all of your comments.
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#33
In The First Jurassic Park There Are Only 15 Minutes Of Actual Dinosaur Footage In The Film: Nine Minutes Are Stan Winston's Animatronics, And Six Minutes Feature Ilm's CGI
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Actual dinosaur footage? Do they mean the dig site or is this the next level in big foot tapes?
Your local gay frog 3 years ago
Probably like the dino costumes that they made for the movie 🎬 🤔
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Jurassic Park (1993) When Hammond Insists On Pouring The Champagne And Says “I Know My Way Around The Kitchen” But Uses The Cheap Glasses, Instead Of The Champagne Glasses Are To The Left Of The Shot
Much like Jurassic Park, he has the best intentions but isn’t as capable as he presents
#35
In A Scene In "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" There Are Fake Movie Posters Featuring Tom Hanks In Tsunami Sunrise, Robin Williams In Jack And The Behnstacks, And Arnold Schwarzenegger In King Lear
#36
Jurassic Park (1993) When Gennaro Is Arriving To The Mining Site, Rostagno Says "Tengo Mil Pesos Que Dicen Que Se Cae"
This translates to "I've got 1,000 pesos saying he falls." moments later, Gennaro trips and falls.
#37
In Jurassic Park When During The T-Rex Chase The Mirror Of The Jeep Says "Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear"
Paul K. Johnson 5 years ago
It was hilarious and the entire point of that shot. It's not a secret. It was so in your face that you couldn't miss it.
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
It was like an integral shot for marketing and trailers wasn't It? If not pre release, then definitely post
Jackson Gohn 5 years ago
They repeat the shot in the lost world. When Ian and Sarah are driving in San Diego.
#38
In Jurassic Park (1993), The Mouse Was Put Over The Play/Pause Button To Try To Hide The Fact That This 'Live Feed' Was In Fact A Video. However, The Progress Bar Can Still Be Seen Moving
Nevits Yibble 5 years ago
Spielberg does have an annoying habit of assuming his audience is dim witted at times. I recognized this as a video when I saw the movie for the first time (how could anyone not). I thought it was a lazy FX blunder that could've easily been avoided.
#39
In "Jurassic Park" [1993], After Nedry Is Attacked By The Dilophosaur, The Barbasol Can Containing The Stolen Dinosaur Embryos Is Quickly Covered In Mud. In Paleontology, One Of The Recognized Ways That An Organism May Become Fossilized Is Through The Rapid Burial Of Its Remains
![In "Jurassic Park" [1993], After Nedry Is Attacked By The Dilophosaur, The Barbasol Can Containing The Stolen Dinosaur Embryos Is Quickly Covered In Mud. In Paleontology, One Of The Recognized Ways That An Organism May Become Fossilized Is Through The Rapid Burial Of Its Remains](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/5f2d4ef914142_cruadsc52zd41__700.jpg "In \"Jurassic Park\" [1993], After Nedry Is Attacked By The Dilophosaur, The Barbasol Can Containing The Stolen Dinosaur Embryos Is Quickly Covered In Mud. In Paleontology, One Of The Recognized Ways That An Organism May Become Fossilized Is Through The Rapid Burial Of Its Remains")
Mark 5 years ago
I wondered at the time if that was going to form the basis of a sequel seeing as it looked like they made a big deal out of showing it.
Kristin Ingersoll 5 years ago
IMDB trivia says Spielberg did that on purpose. But then Michael Creighton wrote a sequel that went in a different direction, so he went there too.
Load More Replies... Elli Rahim 5 years ago
Imagine being the paleontogist years later digging that up and finding the embryos nestled in the ghostly outline of the oxidized can!
#40
Robert Muldoon Was The Gamekeeper/Head Of Security In Jurassic Park(1993). The Name Muldoon Originates From The Irish Maoldún Meaning Chief Of The Fortress
#41
A List To All The Visual References That Jurassic World (2015) Did To Jurassic Park (1993)
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
I'd always rewatch 1 or 3 of the original park ones any day :) I tried 2, but nah not for me
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Mark 5 years ago
Yeah thats sexist, shove the kids in front of the dinosaurs and let my girlfriend get up there too, why does it always have to be me!
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997, Early In The Movie Ian Malcolm Criticizes Nick Van Owen For Calling Out Sarah Harding's Full Name
Inferring it is redundant since "How many Sarah's are on the island". Later when searching for Nick, he calls out Nicks full name
#43
In ‚jurassic Park World: The Fallen Kingdom‘ The Elevator To Lockwoods Basement Has The Passcode 7337. J.a Bayona, The Director Of The Movie, Had His First Big Success With His Shortfilm Named ‚7337‘
Suzanne Harris 5 years ago
Some people catch these things all of the time. I don't catch them unless they're shoved into my waiting arms.
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#44
In The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) The Worker Next To Ian Malcolm Who Is Trying To Contact Sarah Harding Via Satellite Phone Is Holding The Handset With The Earpiece Facing Away From His Ear
ProductofNZ 5 years ago
The worker's name is Eddie Carr. He sacrificed his life to save the lives of others. A moment of silence for Eddie....
Mark 5 years ago (edited)
The Rex was just fed, so it won't stalk us for food. Just fed? I assume you're talking about Eddie? You might want to show a little respect, the man saved our lives by giving his. Then his troubles are over. My point is, predators don't hunt when they're not hungry.
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In Jurassic Park When Lex Falls Through The Ceiling, The Stunt Double Accidentally Looks Up, So Instead Of Filming The Scene Again, They Superimposed Lex’s Face Over The Stunt Double
#46
In Jurassic World, They Lure The Rex To The Fight With A Flare
This is because it's the same one from Jurassic Park that Alan Grant lured away from the children. They then taught it to feed in the Jurassic World exhibit, lighting flares when the goat was raised into the enclosure.
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What do you think ?
Mark 5 years ago (edited)
It's interesting to see the scene when it first attacks the car with no sound on. Now, don't get me wrong the physical effects are very good for it's age but with the sound off you can really notice the "clunky" movement of the T-Rex at times. Just goes to show how much sound contributes to the overall ambience of a movie. My other biggest criticism is when we first see the T-Rex in it's enclosure there is obviously ground it is standing on, yet once it pushes the car over the edge there is nothing but a sheer drop on the other side, so where exactly was it standing in the first place?
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
I think that's why he attacked on a rainy night. Body realism confidence issues ^-^
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Miss Cris 5 years ago
A question to dear pandas: do you prefer films whose special effects are mostly machines or those in which they are digital draws?
Dorothy Cloud 5 years ago
it's fun to learn all these little facts. It'll be more fun to watch the next time.
Mark 5 years ago (edited)
It's interesting to see the scene when it first attacks the car with no sound on. Now, don't get me wrong the physical effects are very good for it's age but with the sound off you can really notice the "clunky" movement of the T-Rex at times. Just goes to show how much sound contributes to the overall ambience of a movie. My other biggest criticism is when we first see the T-Rex in it's enclosure there is obviously ground it is standing on, yet once it pushes the car over the edge there is nothing but a sheer drop on the other side, so where exactly was it standing in the first place?
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
I think that's why he attacked on a rainy night. Body realism confidence issues ^-^
Load More Replies... Miss Cris 5 years ago
A question to dear pandas: do you prefer films whose special effects are mostly machines or those in which they are digital draws?
Dorothy Cloud 5 years ago
it's fun to learn all these little facts. It'll be more fun to watch the next time.
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