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A 30th anniversary breakdown of Jurassic Park covering everything from casting to that Jell-O scene.
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In this episode
- Why the casting choices made Jurassic Park work so well
- The sound design and practical effects that still hold up today
- An honest look at the sequels and how they compare
- The difference between a Brontosaurus and a Brachiosaurus, settled
About this episode
Pause your work on that archeological dig and play this episode! Mark welcomes Emmy Award-winning casting director Julie Schubert to the show to join him on an adventure 65 million years in the making as they celebrate the 30th anniversary of Spielberg’s groundbreaking, thrilling, and über-successful movie Jurassic Park. The two rave about the dinosaurs (another shoutout on the podcast to Stan Winston!), the cast, the deaths, the sound effects, and the jiggling Jell-O! Plus, they discuss the sequels, and wonder what the difference is between a Brontosaurus and a Brachiosaurus?
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About Release Date Rewind
Movie nerd, filmmaker, and anniversary celebrator Mark J. Parker brings a friend on each episode to discuss movies (and sometimes TV shows) that are hitting milestone anniversaries of release that month. Think 20th anniversary, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, you get it!
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