Even before Michael Crichton’s book, Jurassic Park, became a bestseller in 1990, Steven Spielberg believed in the potential of the fictional park. As he read Crichton’s unpublished drafts, he honestly believed the story told the most realistic way for humans to bring back dinosaurs. Understanding that he had a winning idea, Crichton quickly moved to […]
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Top 10 Jurassic Park Toys
In June of 1993, a new film entered theaters which drew out both fear and imagination from viewers. The film, which brought the likes of the Tyrannosaurus rex and Dilophosaurus to life on the silver screen, was a massive success. Created with a budget of $63 million, the beloved Jurassic Park made $1,058,000,000 at the […]
10 Unfortunate Vintage Toys that Were Pulled from Store Shelves
In the last century, the toy aisle exploded to become one of the most profitable industries. While not every toy or company successfully becomes a long-lasting success, there are millions of toys produced each year. Most of these toys are played for hours on end with no negative effects. However, there have been multiple times […]
The Ten Most Expensive Jurassic Park Collectibles
Steven Spielberg and Michael Crichton joined forces to bring dinosaurs back to life in a way that was never seen before with the film, Jurassic Park. From the earliest stages of its development, Crichton’s story was destined for the silver screen since it had begun as a script. Spielberg also knew that audiences would fall […]
The Dinosaurs Found in Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
With the rousing success of Jurassic Park’s latest entries, Jurassic World and Fallen Kingdom, Universal Studios became determined to turn the franchise into a multimedia success. So, they increased the support for books, toys, and video games. Moreover, they strongly believed that Jurassic World could become a powerhouse as an animated series. By 2019, fans […]
Catching up on Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
Even before Isla Nublar became a Fallen Kingdom, plans to create an animated series, which would later become Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous began floating around. Despite the bitter taste that 2018’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom left in the mouths of fans, the film earned over a billion dollars worldwide. Thus, the plans for an animated […]
The Top Ten Dinosaurs from Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park is a unique science fiction movie franchise centered on dinosaurs, their confrontations with humans, and the quest to capture them for scientific inquiries. In Jurassic World, which was the fourth movie of the franchise, the dinosaurs took on both the protagonist and antagonist roles. With these roles, some dinosaurs became fans’ favorite for […]
Retrospective on the Jurassic Park Franchise
Michael Crichton’s masterpiece novel titled Jurassic Park in 1990 garnered a lot of attention and competition among some leading directors of the movie industry. The novel triggered a bidding war between Joe Dante, Richard Donner, Tim Burton, and Steven Spielberg. However, Spielberg appeared as the director of the original movie in 1993. In creating a […]