Generally relates to the first movie of a series created from the writings of Michael Crichton involving the recreation of dinosaur life in present day. Could refer to the series in whole or part.
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Was there a dinosaur-counter in the original Jurassic Park movie?
I remember seeing Jurassic Park when it first came out. And I remember a scene describing a counter that kept track of the number of dinosaurs, so the operators could detect escapees. I remember the sense of doom when, in a later scene, they…
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How did the T-Rex reach the vehicles in Jurassic Park?
In the T-Rex scene in Jurassic Park, our hero eats the goat and then she breaks the wires on the passenger side of the vehicles.
However, when Dr. Grant and Lex rappel off the edge of the cement in the breakthrough, they are still on the same…
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What was the "Dinosaur Supervisor" actually supposed to do in Jurassic Park?
I was wondering around the internet and I came across a wonderful image that made me laugh for half an hour.
The joke was funny, but it rose a doubt in my head. What is the real job of a dinosaur supervisor in a movie like Jurassic Park?
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Lex Falling Through The Ceiling in Jurassic Park
When Lex falls through the ceiling in Steven Spielberg's 1993 classic Jurassic Park, we clearly hear her screaming. However, as we hear her screaming, we do not see her mouth visually moving. How does that work? Am I missing something?
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What is this glitch in Jurassic Park?
Watching the movie, Jurassic Park, even the first time I saw it, there's a glaring glitch when the characters Dr. Grant & Ian Malcolm, are waving the flare in the T-Rex scene.
There's a reflection of the flare, which I presumed was some kind of…
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Could Isla Sorna support its dinosaur inhabitants in the Jurassic Park movies?
With a size of about 150 square miles, would the island from the 2nd and 3rd movies have had the necessary vegetation to support its herbivorous dinosaurs for very long? Or for that matter, enough herbivores to support the carnivores who'd also need…
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Why did the Jurassic Park gas-powered jeeps have amber tail lights?
Beyond the electric tour vehicles, Jurassic Park operates a number of gas-powered jeeps.
Two scenes in particular...
rescuing Dr. Malcolm from the T-Rex and Nedry attempting his escape
...show jeeps with bright, strong amber tail lights, instead…
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