Episode 22: JURASSIC PARK (1993)

"Hold onto your butts!" Join Quinn, Curtis, and special guest GRANT JEFFERY as we take a bite out of Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster classic, the O.G. JURASSIC PARK (1993). The boys discuss their favourite scenes, the movie's influences, philosophy, characters, Michael Crichton's original book, hot takes, and more. John is in the Shadow of the Valley this week, but expect more John for next week! Experience the wonder, experience the thrills, experience the dinosaurs! Welcome to Jurassic Park! Following this discussion, we run down through what we watched this week. Stay tuned for next week's episode as we enter the mist with our next John Carpenter film canon entry: THE FOG (1980). This episode is dedicated to Tammy Folk. N.B. The film actually had a budget of $63 million and grossed over $1 billion, not $63 million. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction to JURASSIC PARK (1993) 00:03:46 JURASSIC PARK (1993) Discussion (characters, themes, the book, tasty bits, hot takes) 00:40:00 Our Ratings 00:42:46 What We Watched This Week 01:00:00 Coming Up Next! MOVIES WE WATCHED QUINN: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts; C’mon C’mon; Don't Look Up; Oldboy (2003) CURTIS: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts; 3615 code Père Noël (Deadly Games); New Jack City; The Dark Crystal; Body Snatchers (1993); Labyrinth (1986); Andy Warhol's Blood for Dracula GRANT: Benedetta (2021); The Devils (1971); Garth Mirenghi’s Dark Place (2004) CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: Excerpts from JURASSIC PARK (1993); "Welcome to Jurassic Park" by John Williams (JURASSIC PARK OST) Outro: Excerpts from McDonald's JURASSIC PARK Dino-Sized Commercial (1993); JURASSIC PARK 1993 Teaser (VHS Capture) Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' John: johnnycakes.substack.com @johnnycakes on Letterboxd Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. For more Grant Jeffery and Jurassic Park IV, check out his website and the YouTube video: http://grantjeffery.ca/index.html#work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5CkoV5gF0g