The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997
Directed by Steven Spielberg
- Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
- 129 min
- PG-13
Something has survived.
Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ladylove and a wildlife videographer join an expedition to document the lethal lizards' natural behavior in this action-packed thriller.
- Animal harm
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Classical in form, resolved, earnest and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
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- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Jeff GoldblumIan Malcolm
- Julianne MooreSarah Harding
- Pete PostlethwaiteRoland Tembo
- Arliss HowardPeter Ludlow
- Richard AttenboroughJohn Hammond
- Vince VaughnNick Van Owen
- Vanessa Lee ChesterKelly Curtis
- Peter StormareDieter Stark
- Harvey JasonAjay Sidhu
- Richard SchiffEddie Carr
Crew
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- David KoeppScreenplay
- Michael CrichtonNovel
- Janusz KamińskiDirector of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Michael KahnEditor
- Gerald R. MolenProducer
- Colin WilsonProducer
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