Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg loves monsters. He's directed movies about sharks (Jaws, 1975) and Nazis (Schindler's List, 1993) and done two movies starring Tom Cruise. It makes perfect sense,...

Michael Crichton and David KoeppMichael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park was published in 1990. Crichton, as a novelist, was famous for novels that explored sci-fi quandaries, like finding a spacesh...

Universal Pictures and Amblin EntertainmentAmblin' ManBefore sharks, aliens, and Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg's first movie in 1968 was a hippie love story called Amblin'. So when Spielberg foun...

When Animatronics Ruled the EarthJurassic Park was a special effects spectacular. Steven Spielberg called all the effects wizards in showbiz to work on Jurassic Park, including Denis Muren, the lea...

John WilliamsHas anyone ever seen Steven Spielberg and John Williams in the same room together? They might be the same person, because these two work together a lot. Williams has scored over two do...

Make it a Dino Double—Actually, a TripleIn case you somehow missed the fact that Jurassic Park spawned three sequels over the course of twelve years, we're here to remind you that this movie was...