Jurassic Park (1993)
97%RT Audience Score: 91%
Awards & Nominations: Won 3 Oscars
44 wins & 27 nominations total
Jurassic Park is a spectacle of special effects and life-like animatronics, with some of Spielberg’s best sequences of sustained awe and sheer terror since Jaws.
Jurassic Park is like a wild ride through a prehistoric wonderland, complete with jaw-dropping special effects and animatronics that are so realistic, you’ll swear you’re standing right next to a T-Rex. It’s like Spielberg took all the best parts of Jaws and cranked them up to 11, leaving you on the edge of your seat with a mix of awe and terror. Trust us, you won’t want to miss this dino-mite adventure!
Production Company(ies)
Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment,
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Tehachapi Pass, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for intense science fiction terror
Year of Release
1993
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:2h 6m
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Language(s):English, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 11, 1993 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 28, 2003
Genre(s)
Adventure/Action
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $1,099,428,303
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $2,283,793,142
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 12
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 249,050,506
US/Canada gross: $404,214,720
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $839,657,123
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 26
US/Canada opening weekend: $47,026,828
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $97,686,722
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 85
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $63,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $130,867,077
Production budget ranking: 273
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $70,471,921
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $2,082,454,144
ROI to date (est.): 1,034%
ROI ranking: 116
Laura Dern – Dr. Ellie Sattler
Jeff Goldblum – Dr. Ian Malcolm
Richard Attenborough – John Hammond
Bob Peck – Robert Muldoon
Martin Ferrero – Donald Gennaro
Director(s)
Steven Spielberg
Writer(s)
Michael Crichton, Michael Crichton, David Koepp, Malia Scotch Marmo
Producer(s)
Kathleen Kennedy, Gerald R. Molen
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 3 Oscars
44 wins & 27 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Editing Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Visual Effects Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (133) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (122) | Rotten (11)
An economic necessity of securing a PG certificate for what is essentially a horror film has been allowed to intervene in the story-telling, so that the tone is constantly disrupted by an incongruous reassurance.
November 14, 2017
Adam Mars-Jones
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Jurassic Park is the most self-reflexive blockbuster ever made …
August 23, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
Charlotte O’Sullivan
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
A thrill ride worthy of a real-life amusement park.
August 22, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
David Gritten
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The effects have barely aged and the joy is timeless. Take a child who’s never seen it and watch their imagination expand before your eyes.
August 19, 2013 | Rating: 5/5
Olly Richards
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Jurassic Park is an astonishing success in one sense and one sense only: It is the monster of all monster movies, guaranteed to challenge weak bladders, flutter heartbeats and win automatic Oscars for the [tech crew].
July 31, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
Jurassic Park shows us a director in transition, and the film captures his transformation in its own kind of cinematic amber.
April 8, 2013
Bilge Ebiri
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
‘Jurassic Park’ has staying power because it is not afraid to be about something while also maintaining its sense of the spectacular, that is, the sensory aspects of drama and filmmaking.
June 27, 2022 | Rating: 5/5
Wayne Broadway
Black Girl Nerds
Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park uses marvelous visuals to suspend its audience and characters in awe and revelation.
February 14, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
The film set a strong tone for modern summer blockbuster films in 1993 and continues to be one of the most iconic movies ever to hit a silver screen in the summer months.
February 11, 2022
Cory Woodroof
Williamson Home Page
This is a classic movie. The entire cast was great and Spielberg was in the zone on this one.
June 25, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Brandon Collins
Medium Popcorn
This is a classic for good reason. It was a groundbreaking film that has magic that they haven’t been able to recreate in this franchise.
June 25, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Justin Brown
Medium Popcorn
A great blend of CG and gargantuan animatronic puppets breathes life into some of the most mortifying and convincing dinosaurs in the history of cinema.
September 14, 2020 | Rating: 10/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins…
Plot
Huge advancements in scientific technology have enabled a mogul to create an island full of living dinosaurs. John Hammond has invited four individuals, along with his two grandchildren, to join him at Jurassic Park. But will everything go according to plan? A park employee attempts to steal dinosaur embryos, critical security systems are shut down and it now becomes a race for survival with dinosaurs roaming freely over the island.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Jeff Goldblum’s character, Dr. Ian Malcolm, became a pop culture icon with his memorable quotes and unique personality in Jurassic Park.
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