Jurassic Park (1993), and the struggle to bring dinosaurs to the screen

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Tv & Film, Film History

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The original Jurassic Park movie was set to land a few years earlier than it did. Announce in 1990, director Steven Spielberg would move on to making Hook while some of the art team were moved to Death Becomes Her. The reason for the delays? How on earth do you bring dinosaurs to life. Even when that was cracked, though, there was a moment during the shoot when real life peril outweighed dino danger. Even when the film was done, there was the looming threat of Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to cinema with Last Action Hero. It wouldn't turn out to be much of a blockbuster battle... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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