Jurassic Park: the novel vs. the 1993 film
How Spielberg's film reshaped Michael Crichton's 1990 novel: a softer Hammond, reshuffled characters, cut set pieces and two very different endings.
Spoilers: full6 min read
Dinosaurs, chaos theory and a very bad business plan.
Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton's novels Jurassic Park (1990) and The Lost World (1995), plus the original 1993 film: the science behind the story, what changed between page and screen, and how the dinosaurs were brought to life.
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The business lessons people draw from Jurassic Park
Why a dinosaur thriller keeps turning up in leadership talks: complex systems, overconfidence, insider risk, fragile safeguards and launch pressure.
Spoilers: light7 min read
How the 1993 film was made: animatronics, go-motion and the CGI leap
Stan Winston's robots, Phil Tippett's go-motion plans, ILM's early CG test, the Dinosaur Input Device, a baby elephant's roar and three Oscars.
Spoilers: none6 min read
The Lost World (1995): Crichton's only sequel
Why Michael Crichton wrote his only sequel, why Ian Malcolm takes the lead, what Site B is about and how the book differs from the 1997 film.
Spoilers: light6 min read
Andy's picks
A few things Andy loves — more to come.
Book
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton, 1990)
Transformative for Andy growing up.
Movie
Jurassic Park (1993)
The original film, just as transformative as the book.