Jurassic Park III (2001)

Director:

Joe Johnston

Writers (WGA):

Michael Crichton (characters)
Peter Buchman (written by) ...

Release Date:

18 July 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

This Time It's Not Just A Walk In The Park!

Plot:

A decidedly odd couple with ulterior motives convince Dr. Alan Grant to go to Isla Sorna (the second InGen dinosaur lab.), resulting in an unexpected landing...and unexpected new inhabitants on the island.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Dinosaur | Raptor | Search | Predator

Awards:

4 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Sam Neill	...	Dr. Alan Grant
William H. Macy	...	Paul Kirby
Téa Leoni	...	Amanda Kirby
Alessandro Nivola	...	Billy Brennan
Trevor Morgan	...	Erik Kirby
Michael Jeter	...	Mr. Udesky
John Diehl	...	Cooper
Bruce A. Young	...	M.B. Nash
Laura Dern	...	Dr. Ellie Sattler
Taylor Nichols	...	Mark Degler
Mark Harelik	...	Ben Hildebrand
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Enrique Cardoso
Blake Michael Bryan	...	Charlie (as Blake Bryan)
Sarah Danielle Madison	...	Cheryl Logan
Linda Park	...	Hannah

Also Known As:

JP3 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Jurassic Park 3 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Jurassic Park 3: The Extinction (USA) (working title)
Jurassic Park: Breakout (USA) (working title)
Return to the Island: Jurassic Park 3 (USA) (working title)
The Extinction: Jurassic Park 3 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | SDDS | DTS-ES

Certification:

Iceland:10 | Malaysia:U | New Zealand:PG (TV rating) | New Zealand:PG (DVD rating 2005) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38315) | Brazil:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Billy has a lucky backpack. The character Sarah Harding in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) also has a lucky backpack.

Goofs:

Continuity: In one sequence, the Spinosaurus, whilst pursuing the main characters, smashes through a huge metal reinforced fence to get to them. Seconds later the main characters run in a small wooden hut and the Spinosaurus isn't able to break into it. How can it smash a steel fence open yet not be able to even slightly damage a wooden hut?

Quotes:

[first lines]
Enrique Cardoso: Here you go, my friend.
Ben Hildebrand: Make sure you get as close as you can! I'll give you something extra if you make it a good trip!
Enrique Cardoso: Hey, I'm gonna get you close, my friend, but not too close, eh. You don't want to be eaten.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Without a Paddle (2004)

Fun!

I expected this to be a very bad movie. I mean Jurassic Park III ??? Comon! It has all been done before how can they possibly come up with a new movie with a believable story. But the movie turned out to be actually pretty good.

One of the reasons why this movie became successful for me was because of the different approach. "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World" took itself very serious and tried to create a somewhat believable story, while Jurassic Park III had far more humor in it and it was obvious that the makers didn't tried to create a breathtaking movie with lot's of tension and a realistic story, but a fun entertaining non-sense movie instead.

The story is also better then I expected, at least it's original and it has some nice moments in it. It's a big plus that finally those dinosaur-birds (sorry, don't remember their name) appear in the movie. The raptors are also cooler then ever. They're not as scary as in the first and second movie, but at least they look better in this one. And that goes for all the dinosaurs. There are some more nice new dinosaurs in this one but I won't mention them all.

It's great to see Sam Neill return as Dr. Alan Grant and same goes for Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Sattler (although here role is pretty small but yet important) Alessandro Nivola is a great addition to the cast as Billy Brennan. The other characters are more for the comedy elements which works pretty well.

So my conclusion: An entertaining movie that is good for a few laughs and a good movie with some nice scene's and better then ever special effects for the dinosaurs.

I'm actually looking forward to "Jurassic Park IV"!

7/10