The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers (WGA):

Michael Crichton (novel)
David Koepp (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 May 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Something has survived

Plot:

A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there while another team approaches with another agenda.

Plot Keywords:

Exploitation | Eccentric | Expedition | Mar Del Plata | Hunting Party

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Jeff Goldblum	...	Dr. Ian Malcolm
Julianne Moore	...	Dr. Sarah Harding
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Roland Tembo
Richard Attenborough	...	John Hammond
Vince Vaughn	...	Nick Van Owen
Arliss Howard	...	Peter Ludlow
Vanessa Lee Chester	...	Kelly Curtis Malcolm
Peter Stormare	...	Dieter Stark
Harvey Jason	...	Ajay Sidhu
Richard Schiff	...	Eddie Carr
Thomas F. Duffy	...	Dr. Robert Burke
Joseph Mazzello	...	Tim Murphy
Ariana Richards	...	Lex Murphy
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Carter (as Thomas Rosales)
Camilla Belle	...	Cathy Bowman

Also Known As:

Jurassic Park 2 (USA) (working title)
Jurassic Park: The Lost World (USA) (working title)
The Lost World (USA) (working title)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sci-fi terror and violence.

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | DTS

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre | Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35336) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12/9 | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 | Israel:PG | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

One ship at the San Diego docks is called "The Venture," the same name as the ship that brought the giant ape in King Kong (1933) to New York.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the T-Rex is on his trek through the city streets, a woman backs up her BMW, screaming. However, right before it hits another car, we see the driver is not the same woman, but a person looking back focusing on where they are going, even as the woman's screams are heard.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mrs. Deirdre Bowman: I love you. Thank you so much. Fabulous!
[a glass of white wine is poured]
Mrs. Deirdre Bowman: Thank you, Geoffrey.
Geoffrey: You're welcome.
Mrs. Deirdre Bowman: We'll also take a bottle of red, as well. Thank you.
Geoffrey: Certainly.
Mrs. Deirdre Bowman: Right. Now... Oh!
Mr. Paul Bowman: [handed a glass of wine] Thank you, Bernard.
Bernard: You're welcome.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Gojira (1954)

Soundtrack:

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, op. 13 'Pathetique'

Not Original, but worthy.

First sequel to Jurassic Park is not as good as the first movie but good enough to be considered worthy of its title. Jeff Goldblum is a welcoming returning presence, as well as Richard Attenboroge. The special effects are superior to the first but the idea is not as fresh as it once was. The movie does entertain, and with a history of sequels that are mediocre at best, this is one of the ones that do live up to expectation. Worth a look.