Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III is a 2001 motion picture, and a sequel of ' and the highly successful original Jurassic Park. The film was directed by Joe Johnston and stars Sam Neill, Téa Leoni and William H. Macy.

Plot summary

It is some four years after the second film, The Lost World. The public is aware of the existence of cloned dinosaurs on Isla Sorna. Taking advantage of this, an illegal para-sailing operation "Dino-Soar" has been set up to give coastal tours of the island. A young boy, dinosaur enthusiast Eric Kirby (Trevor Morgan), and family friend Ben Hildebrand, decide to go parasailing. However, the boat is apparently attacked by dinosaurs or pterosaurs and left unmanned, heading toward some rocks. Erik and Ben detach the tow rope and drift towards the island.

Related Topics:
Cloned - Dinosaur - Trevor Morgan

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Meanwhile, the viewers revisit Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern). Both have continued their paleontological careers but are working independently now; Ellie has married and has children; Grant is still digging, now with young Billy Brennan, and has made some interesting discoveries about the Velociraptor, even producing a replica voice box.

Related Topics:
Sam Neill - Laura Dern - Velociraptor

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Grant is approached by Paul (William H. Macy) and Amanda Kirby (Téa Leoni), apparently thrill-seekers, who want Grant to give them an aerial tour of Isla Sorna. Mr. Grant is reluctant at first but once again, the promise of funding for his dig gets the better of him.

Related Topics:
William H. Macy - Téa Leoni

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Meanwhile, three mercenaries (Udesky, Cooper, and Nash) apparently hired by Kirby use a plane dressed like a dinosaur for target practice.

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Another plane, carrying Billy, Grant, the Kirby?s and the mercenaries arrives at Isla Sorna. Grant soon figures out something's not quite right, when the Kirby?s try to land the plane. When the plane lands, it is quickly attacked by the Spinosaurus, a finned dinosaur, killing Cooper and Nash and stranding the group on the island. The Spinosaurus then proceeds to kill a Tyrannosaurus rex. The film portrays the Spinosaurus as being bigger than the T-rex, whereas in real life Spinosaurus was shorter than T-rex, unless the T-rex in the film was a young one.

Related Topics:
Spinosaurus - Tyrannosaurus rex

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Grant finds out the Kirby?s are in fact searching for their lost son. Grant decides to head back toward the shore.

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Along the way, the group encounters the parasails, as well as the remains of Ben Hildebrand. Eric, however, seems to have escaped safely. Billy salvages the parasails. Also discovered nearby are a nest of Raptor eggs.

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The group approaches an old laboratory, similar to the one seen in the village at the end of The Lost World. However, they are quickly attacked by Velociraptors. During the resulting chase, Udesky is killed, and Grant becomes separated from Billy and the Kirbys. He is rescued from a pack of Raptors by young Eric, who has been living on the island for two months.

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Eventually, everybody is reunited, but they soon find themselves being chased by the Spinosaurus. Able to find shelter in another building, Grant finds out that Billy stole some Raptor eggs, explaining the earlier attack. He is furious with Billy.

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The group attempts to reach a boat docked in a nearby river. However, they have to pass through a massive aviary and are attacked by Pteranodons. Billy apparently dies trying to save Eric.

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Grant and the Kirby?s board the boat, encountering some Brachiosaurs, Stegosaurs, and Ankylosaurs grazing in a field.

Related Topics:
Brachiosaur - Stegosaur - Ankylosaur

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At night, they find some Spinosaur dung, containing the remains of the mercenaries. Among them is a cell phone, swallowed by the Spinosaurus. Grant washes the cell phone and attempts to contact Ellie, but only gets out."The river... Site B!" as the Spinosaur attacks again. Paul manages to distract the Spinosaurus while Grant fires a flare gun, scaring the dinosaur away.

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The group is close to the shore when suddenly the Raptors reappear, wanting their eggs back. The eggs are given back to the Raptors, and using his raptor voice box Grant fakes a signal that momentarily confuses the Raptors, who then run away when they hear the approach of helicopters.

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The group arrives at the beach to see a military detachment awaiting them. As they board a helicopter, Grant finds Billy, still alive but badly injured. As the helicopter heads toward an aircraft carrier, some Pteranodons fly by, looking for a new nesting ground.

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