Episode 117 - JURASSIC PARK

Even before you saw Jurassic Park, you felt its impact. Steven Spielberg's hyper-intuitive knowledge of movie audiences hatched a phenomenon that transcended pop culture, inspiring an evolutionary leap in filmmaking technology while revitalizing the field of paleontology for years to come.

Life found a way to bring Jack Stovold back to the 'cast, and together we share our memories and (chaos) theories regarding this cinematic milestone. Hold on to your butts for more Mesozoic musings as Jurassic June continues!

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Jurassic Park (1993)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Gerald R. Molen
Written by Michael Crichton and David Koepp
Based on the novel by Michael Crichton
Starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob Peck, Martin Ferrero, Wayne Knight, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, and Samuel L. Jackson

Episode 116 - THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK

Calling all dino-lovers and chaos theory adherents! This month we're examining cinematic prehistory, and what better place to start than with a T-Rex rampage through San Diego? The Lost World: Jurassic Park works hard to one-up its predecessor in terms of sheer spectacle, and experiments with an action hero who doubles as a consistent and thorough naysayer.

Also in this episode, Nate Tapp returns to warn us of the horrific consequences of resurrecting unpredictable primordial beasts. Welcome...to Jurassic June!

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Gerald R. Molen, and Colin Wilson

Written by David Koepp

Based on The Lost World by Michael Crichton

Starring Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, Richard Schiff, Arliss Howard, Vanessa Lee Chester, Peter Stormare, Richard Attenborough, and Pete Postlethwaite

Episode 28 - JURASSIC PARK III

Even if it wasn't a sequel to one of the biggest game-changing blockbusters in cinema history, Jurassic Park III would still stand as a bellwether for the state of popcorn flicks circa 2001.  A modicum of heavily rushed (yet ridiculously detailed) exposition begets a daisy chain of action setpieces that showcase the awkward growing pains of early 21st-century CGI.  It's a cinematic how-to manual that gives its audience exactly what it wants, and none of what it doesn't already expect.

As moviegoers prepare for a return to prehistory in the series' fourth installment, we invite special guest Daniel Borders-Ashe to investigate whether the Jurassic Park III formula still satisfies.

Jurassic Park III (2001)
Directed by Joe Johnston
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Larry Franco
Written by Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, and Jim Taylor
Starring Sam Neill, Téa Leoni, William H. Macy, Alessando Nivola, and Trevor Morgan