Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park is a novel written by Michael Crichton and published in 1991, which was later adapted as a movie directed by Steven Spielberg. Written as a cautionary tale on unconsidered biological tinkering (in much the same spirit as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein), it explores the consequences of an attempt to re-create certain species of dinosaur to serve as amusement park attractions.

Movie

Steven Spielberg later directed the Jurassic Park movie, filming at the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Kauai in September 1992. Opening in 1993, it starred Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. Many plot points from the novel were changed or dropped, and the cautionary aspect of the novel was reduced. A subplot involving animals escaping to the mainland was dropped, and the cast of dinosaurs was made smaller and more manageable. Many secondary characters were also dropped. Many scenes are left intact from the novel, but have the species of the relevant dinosaurs changed. The film was extremely popular though, grossing $919,700,000 worldwide, the highest ever at the time, and the sixth-highest worldwide box office take for a feature film as of 2004.

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Steven Spielberg - Hawaii - Oahu - Kauai - September - 1992 - 1993 - Sam Neill - Laura Dern - Jeff Goldblum - As of 2004

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Largely credited for the movie's success were its special effects, created by Industrial Light and Magic. Through the use of CGI and conventional mechanical effects, the dinosaurs in the film appeared relatively lifelike, unlike previous effects films like '. Jurassic Park marked the Hollywood effects industry's transition from conventional optical effects to digital techniques.

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Special effects - Industrial Light and Magic - CGI - Optical effect

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The movie won Academy Awards for Visual Effects, Sound Effects Editing, and Sound, and spawned three sequels, ' (1997) and Jurassic Park III (2001). Jurassic Park IV (IMDb) is currently in production and planned for release in 2006. There are rides based on Jurassic Park in the Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando and California.

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Academy Awards - Visual Effects - Sound Effects Editing - Sound - Jurassic Park III - Jurassic Park IV - Universal Studios

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