1993 was a massive year of success for director Steven Spielberg. He not only won the long out of his reach Oscar for Schindler’s List, but he also once again proved he was the box office king with Jurassic Park. With a year like that, and an already twenty plus year career, Spielberg needed a break. But while on his sabbatical, he asked original Jurassic author Michael Crichton to write a sequel to the most successful film of the early 90s.
How much of the Lost World book was actually used in 1997’s adaptation The Lost World Jurassic Park, amongst many other topics, are discussed in this review of the oft derided sequel that even though Joe Johnston had said he was up for the director chores, Spielberg decided he’d do it himself.
Take a listen, and be sure to tune in next week as one of the three men on this retrospective podcast holds Jurassic Park III as his favorite of the series.