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Jurassic Park · 2001

Jurassic Park III

Grant dragged back to Isla Sorna

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Quick recap

Short on funding for his raptor research, Alan Grant agrees to guide a flight over Isla Sorna paid for by Paul and Amanda Kirby. The Kirbys lied: they're divorced and looking for their son Eric, missing on the island for eight weeks after a parasailing accident. The plane crashes, and a Spinosaurus chases the group and kills a T. rex. Billy has stolen raptor eggs, so the raptors hunt them. In the aviary, a Pteranodon carries Eric to its nest, and Billy saves him with the parasail. On the coast, Grant uses a replica raptor larynx and hands back the eggs. Ellie Sattler, reached by satellite phone, sends the Marines. Everyone is rescued, and the Pteranodons fly off the island.

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Hidden details

  1. CameoEllie comes back by phone

    Laura Dern didn't want to return just for a cameo. Spielberg suggested Ellie play a key part in the rescue, and she agreed.

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  2. Behind the scenesThe Spinosaurus ripped its head off

    The Spinosaurus animatronic was 44 feet long and weighed 13 tons. It was so powerful it actually tore the T. rex's head off while filming the fight.

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  3. Behind the scenesThe aviary was in the book

    The Pteranodon aviary and the river attack come from the original 1990 novel. Both were left out of the first film.

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  4. Behind the scenesShot without a finished script

    The script was rewritten five weeks before filming and never got a final draft. Director Joe Johnston nearly quit, and the cast adjusted scenes on set.

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