Jurassic Park
1993 film by Steven Spielberg · Released June 9, 1993
Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Michael Crichton and David Koepp, based on Crichton's 1990 novel of the same name. Starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough, the film follows a group of visitors struggling to survive after sabotage disables the security systems of a dinosaur theme park, releasing the dinosaurs. Spielberg acquired the film rights before the novel's publication for $1.5 million through Universal Pictures, with Crichton receiving an additional $500,000 to adapt the story. David Koepp wrote the final screenplay, streamlining the novel and revising several characters.
Cast ages when filming began (August 24, 1992)
- Richard Attenborough, as John Hammond: 68
- Jeff Goldblum, as Ian Malcolm: 39
- Samuel L. Jackson, as Ray Arnold: 43
- Sam Neill, as Alan Grant: 44
- Laura Dern, as Ellie Sattler: 25
- Ariana Richards, as Lex Murphy: 12
- Wayne Knight, as Dennis Nedry: 37
- BD Wong, as Henry Wu: 31
- Joseph Mazzello, as Tim Murphy: 8
- Martin Ferrero, as Donald Gennaro: 44
- Bob Peck, as Robert Muldoon: 47
- Cameron Thor, as Lewis Dodgson: 32
- Gerald R. Molen: 57
- Dean Cundey: 46
- Miguel Sandoval, as Juanito Rostagno: 40
- Richard Kiley, as the voice of the Jurassic Park tour vehicle guide: 70