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The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Rating:PG-13 (for intense sci-fi terror and violence)
Genre:Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Action/Adventure
Release Date:May 23, 1997
Running time:134 minutes
Cast:Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, Pete Postlethwaite
Director:Steven Spielberg
Producer:Gerald R Molen, Colin Wilson
Writer:Michael Crichton, David Koepp
Distributor:Universal Pictures

Description: A few years back, venture capitalist John Hammond figured out how to recreate dinosaurs from DNA fragments encased in ember. He started a company called InGen, which placed the genetically engineered dinosaurs in a theme park on an island in Costa Rica. But the Jurassic Park systems broke down shortly before it could open, the dinosaurs got free and had to be destroyed, and the island was closed to the public. In the aftermath, everyone involved moved quickly to quash the story. InGen wanted to limit its liability. The Costa Rican government wanted to preserve its reputation as a tourist paradise. And the individual scientists who had been hired as consultants on the project were bound by the nondisclosure agreement to remain silent. But as Dr. Ian Malcolm is about to find out... something has survived.

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