It was 29 years ago that a movie came out and changed the course of film history. Jurassic Park, based on the novel by Michael Crichton and directed by Steven Spielberg, came roaring into theaters in June 1993 and ushered in a whole new era of visual effects-driven filmmaking. Not since the halcyon days of Ray Harryhausen’s pioneering work with stop-motion animation had anyone attempted to realistically put dinosaurs on the big screen, using groundbreaking new advancements in the still relatively new field of computer-generated imagery along with the latest developments in animatronics and other traditional effects techniques.
Spielberg also enlisted a cast of relatively low-key stars, among them Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Samuel L. Jackson (who was not quite yet the iconic figure he is today), and esteemed British director-actor Richard Attenborough. This allowed audience to avoid focusing on a single superstar performer and help keep their attention...
Spielberg also enlisted a cast of relatively low-key stars, among them Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Samuel L. Jackson (who was not quite yet the iconic figure he is today), and esteemed British director-actor Richard Attenborough. This allowed audience to avoid focusing on a single superstar performer and help keep their attention...
- 6/13/2022
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
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