Jurassic Park’s Most Dangerous Hazard Was Actually A Real-Life Problem

The first Jurassic Park movie kicked off a trilogy that would become a franchise, and the film’s biggest danger was actually a real-life problem as well. Jurassic Park was expected to become a big movie before it was even truly Jurassic Park, with director Steven Spielberg acquiring the rights to Michael Crichton’s novel before its 1990 publication date. When the film premiered in 1993, it was the highest-grossing film of its time off a $63 million budget and extensive marketing campaign. The certified hit is still remarkable for its groundbreaking CGI to create the terrifying, realistic-looking dinosaurs, but one hazard in the film was made naturally.