Jurassic Park Trilogy

Jurassic Park (1993)

The brontosaurus-sized blockbuster from director Steven Spielberg, based on Michael Crichton’s best-seller and set on a Central American island where millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) has created the ultimate theme park attraction: live genetically engineered dinosaurs. Scientists Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) are among the guests for a test weekend that turns into a fight for survival when the beasts escape from captivity. 127 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

Using the old "alternate site a few miles away" trick, Steven Spielberg brings his biggest (in every sense of the word) film stars back for a thrilling and visually stunning follow-up. Dr. Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) and paleontologist girlfriend Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore) head an expedition to the dino-filled island, where the menaces range from a team of hunters sent to collect specimens to vicious velociraptors and titanic tyrannosaurs. With Vince Vaughn, Arliss Howard, Pete Postlethwaite. 129 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Jurassic Park III (2001)

The third installment of the dinosaur-drenched film series sees the return of Sam Neill as paleontologist Alan Grant, hired by divorced couple Paul (William H. Macy) and Amanda Kirby (Téa Leoni) to take them to a remote Central American island in order to find their missing teenage son. It turns out to be a bad move, as pteranodons, raptors, and other menacing critters rule the roost, terrorizing the expedition. Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan, and Laura Dern also star. 93 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.