History Film / JurassicPark1993

** Like in the book, Dennis Nedry gets eaten by a ''Dilophosaurus'' sometime after he shut down the park's security systems.

* DeusExMachina: It appears the protagonists [[spoiler:are about to be killed by the raptors when the ''T. rex'' appears and attacks the raptors, allowing them to escape]]. This in itself isn't that far fetched but what is is the fact that [[spoiler:the ''T. rex'' appears rather suddenly and is already in the Visitors' Center, despite there being no way she could have appeared by surprise the way she did]]. The original ending had the characters use their wits [[spoiler:to kill the raptors themselves, but Spielberg decided having the ''T. rex'' return to kill them would've been [[RuleOfCool a cooler ending]], and few would disagree.]]

* QuakingWithFear: Lex's enjoyment of a spoonful of jelly('jello') is interrupted by the terrifying sight of a [[spoiler:veliciraptor]]. Her shaking in fear is emphasised by the spoonful of dessert consequently jiggling.

* VillainousRescue: Grant, Sattler, and the kids are cornered by the ''Velociraptors'', who are just about to attack [[spoiler:when Rexy comes out of nowhere and slaughters them.]]

** Gerry Harding, who is a prominent character in the later half of the novel and the park's leading veterinarian, is reduced to a single scene.

** The scene with the sick ''Triceratops'' was patterned on a similiar scene in Creator/KarelZeman's ''A Journey to the Beginning of Time'', involving a dead ''Stegosaurus''. Spielberg wanted to recreate that same sense of a dinosaur as something you could reach out and touch, or even climb on.

* SpannerInTheWorks: As in the novel, Nedry's scheme -- for all its cleverness and preperation -- is ultimately undone by an x-factor neither he nor Dodgson could've anticipated: A tropical storm hitting Isla Nublar the night of the heist.

-->'''Ricard Kiley:''' One of the earliest carnivores, we now know ''Dilophosaurus'' is actually poisonous, spitting its venom at its prey, causing blindness and paralysis, allowing the carnivore to eat at its leisure.

* TwoDonorClone: The dinosaurs were cloned from degraded DNA samples that were spliced with frog DNA to fill in the gaps. This turns out to allow the all female population to reproduce as some frogs can change sexes.

* TerrifyingTyrannosaur: It's expected that Jurassic Park would have a ''T. rex'' as the star attraction for guests (especially kids) to enjoy. And this film reminds us of why ''T. rex'' has a terrifying reputation, with Rexy breaking out of her paddock and attacking a jeep in an attempt to eat the kids inside. It redefined the ''T. rex'' species for generations to come, giving the king of the dinosaurs iconic attributes such as [[BadVibrations thundering footsteps]], MightyRoar, and [[LivingMotionDetector bad eyesights]].

--->'''Ricard Kiley:''' One of the earliest carnivores, we now know ''Dilophosaurus'' is actually poisonous, spitting its venom at its prey, causing blindness and paralysis, allowing the carnivore to eat at its leisure.

''Jurassic Park'' is a 1993 science fiction adventure film directed by Creator/StevenSpielberg and the first of its [[Franchise/JurassicPark eponymous film franchise]], [[FilmOfTheBook based on]] the [[Literature/JurassicPark novel of the same name]] by Creator/MichaelCrichton, who was also brought on to pen the screenplay for the film.

* DeathByIrony: Happens less so than in [[Literature/JurassicPark the book,]] but it does happen:

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse
** We never hear of the sick ''Triceratops'' after her scene, nor do we find out why she got sick in the first place. [[Literature/JurassicPark The novel]] [[AllThereInTheManual explained that]] [[spoiler:while the ''[[AdaptationSpeciesChange Stegosaurus]]'' wasn't actively eating the poisonous berries, she ''was'' swallowing pebbles (to aid digestion, they're called gastroliths); the berries which fell off their bushes left enough residue to sicken her.]] This was dropped from the film (possibly due to time constraints). Instead you hear that it was NOT the poisonous plants, which leaves the poor ''Triceratops''' fate unknown.

* DoorHandleScare: After being chased through the facility by a group of raptors, the two kids run inside a room and close the door. Grant claims they are safe [[TemptingFate as long as the raptors don't learn how to open doors]]. Cue the doorknob turning.

* DisastrousDemonstration: John Hammond, who boasts that he "spared no expense," invites renowned paleontologists Allan Grant and Ellie Settler to endorse the park on behalf of the paleontological field. Chaotician Ian Malcolm is brought in to oversee/calculate the potential shortcomings and risks of the park. Lawyer Donald Gennaro is sent by the company to reassure investors that the enterprise is not a waste of money or time. Hammond's grandchildren, Timmy and Lex are on the island to test the interest of the parks target demographic. As the story progresses, a monetary dispute results in lead programmer Dennis Nedry shutting off the park's security, which leads to Malcolm, Grant, Lex, Timmy, and Gennaro getting attacked by an escaped ''T. rex'', which seriously wounds Malcolm, and eats Gennaro. A ''Dilophosaurus'' then has a chance encounter with Nedry and eats him. The ''Velociraptors'' also escape their enclosure and kill another programmer and the park's game warden, and nearly kill the survivors if it wasn't for the ''T. rex's'' timely intervention. Grant then tells Hammond he refuses to endorse the park as they flee in a jeep.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: During the lunch argument between Hammond and Ian. When Ian expresses his disapproval towards the genetic engineering that was used to create the dinosaurs, Hammond tries to justify his actions by suggesting that he could use it to bring back a species on the ''brink'' of extinction, like condors. Ian simply shoots this down by pointing out that while it was human negligence that brought about the near-extinction of condors, it was an act of God that brought about the extinction of dinosaurs.

* TheWorldsExpertOnGettingKilled: Muldoon is said to know more about the ''Velociraptor'' than anyone, and gives a lot of exposition about how dangerous they are, but [[spoiler:is quickly outsmarted and killed by said raptors after they get loose. Even two injured kids managed to outsmart the raptors than him.]] This is in contrast to his original depiction in the novel, where he actually kills several raptors and survives to the end.

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** In the middle of the first film, Sattler and Hammond eat melting ice cream and talk about flea circuses. It's really quite touching.

* DavidVsGoliath: The ''Tyrannosaurus'' takes on the last two raptors, allowing the humans to escape.

* DinkyDilophosaur: The TropeMaker. On top of giving it a frill and the ability to spit poison -- which is definitely ''not'' supported through fossil evidence -- the movie also made the Dilophosarur much smaller than the real thing, and this version is the one that caught on in popular culture. However, it's arguably justified here. Before Nedry is attacked he says of the ''Dilophosaurus'', "I thought you were one of your big brothers," implying that it's just a baby one. The behind the scenes explanation is that Speilberg didn't want another big theropod to distract from the ''T. rex'' and raptors.

** Barbasol shaving cream is prominently featured as part of the scheme to steal dinosaur embryos. In 2015, Barbasol sold ''Film/JurassicWorld'' themed cans! (This is also a change from the book, in which the shaving cream was Gillette.)

* ArcWords:
** "Life finds a way"

** A much more, uh, literal variation is done with Arnold. After being attacked by a raptor, Ellie bumps up against a cabinet, and Arnold's hand comes down and appears to grab her shoulder. She sighs in relief, only to turn and discover it's ''just'' his arm.

** Ellie and Muldoon have this reaction when they leave the bunker and realize that the raptors have escaped.

** More downplayed, but the movie's ''Dilophosaurus'' compared to the book's version. While both are vicious predators, in the novel, [[spoiler:Nedry]] is terrified of their calls, and tries to flee before he even sees them. It helps that the novel's ''Dilophosaurus'' are more accurate to the real animal, described as standing ten feet tall and capable of lifting a man with their jaws, while the version in the film is only about dog-sized and gets treated like an annoying stray puppy...[[spoiler:until she literally reveals her true colors]]. She's a baby, though, while the one in the novel was an adult.

** For that matter, the claw should have been reduced to fragments/dust by the punishment it had gone through from Grant hurriedly climbing down a tree, if not from hitting the ground when he threw it. It could be a cast replica and not an actual fossil.

* DinkyDilophosaur: TropeMaker, though it's arguably justified here. Before Nedry is attacked he says of the ''Dilophosaurus'', "I thought you were one of your big brothers," implying that it's just a baby one. The behind the scenes explanation is that Speilberg didn't want another big theropod to distract from the ''T. rex'' and raptors.

* TerrifyingTyrannosaur: It's expected that Jurassic Park would have a ''T. rex'' as the star attraction for guests (especially kids) to enjoy. And this film reminds us of why ''T. rex'' has a terrifying reputation, with Rexy breaking out of her paddock and attacking a jeep in an attempt to eat the kids inside. It redefined the ''T. rex'' species for generations to come, giving the king of the dinosaurs iconic attributes such as [[BadVibration thundering footsteps]], MightyRoar, and [[LivingMotionDetector bad eyesights]].