National Film RegistryLibrary of Congress · Inducted 2018
“The concept of people somehow existing in the age of dinosaurs (or dinosaurs somehow existing in the age of people) has been explored in film and on television numerous times. No treatment, however, has ever been done with more skill, flair or popcorn-chomping excitement than this 1993 blockbuster.”
Selected for preservation as culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Studio
Amblin Entertainment · 127 min
Box office
$1.03B worldwide on a $63M budget
Honors
Academy Awards — 3 wins, 3 nominationsSaturn Award — 2 winsHugo Award — 1 winKids' Choice Award — 1 winAll 7 wins · 3 nominations on record
Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing
Academy Awards: Best Visual Effects
Academy Awards: Best Sound
Saturn Award: Best Science Fiction Film
Saturn Award: Best Director
Hugo Award: Best Dramatic Presentation
Kids' Choice Award: Favorite Movie
Scholarship
Named in the title of 12 peer-reviewed works
Examples
The Making of Jurassic Park — Medical Entomology and Zoology, 1993
Jurassic Park — Liverpool University Press eBooks, 2020
Jurassic Park (franchise) — Alphascript Publishing eBooks, 2011
Sources: Wikidata · Library of Congress · OpenAlex. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Jurassic Park arrived from Universal Pictures in the summer of 1993, directed by Steven Spielberg and adapted from Michael Crichton's novel. It reshaped what audiences expected from blockbuster filmmaking, marrying groundbreaking CGI with practical effects to bring dinosaurs to the screen with unprecedented realism. The film became a cultural touchstone, spawning a franchise that continues decades later, and its influence on visual effects, sound design, and creature work remains foundational to modern cinema.
This cell centers on the Velociraptor, the film's most enduring antagonist and a creature whose intelligence and menace made it a defining presence in the story. Raptors are among the most sought-after subjects for collectors of Jurassic Park material, prized for their association with the film's tension and its lasting grip on popular imagination. A single frame of this creature carries the weight of the franchise's identity, offering a tangible piece of the movie that helped redefine what audiences believed possible on screen.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Jurassic Park (1993).
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear clean with no torn or missing perforations visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge between the picture area and the perforation row, appearing as a dual bilateral variable-area track consistent with Dolby Stereo optical encoding.
Edge print
Reversed text readable as 'EASTM' is visible at the lower right corner, consistent with a Kodak Eastman stock edge print read in mirror.
Base & colour
The base appears neutral to very slightly warm; the dye image shows good density with no obvious colour shift or fading visible.
Projection history
No splices, cue marks or prominent scratches are visible in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, consistent with a release print of Jurassic Park (1993).
Era check
The dual bilateral variable-area optical soundtrack, Eastman stock edge print, and positive colour print format are all consistent with a 1993 theatrical release print.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000063420
Original Film CaptureAs received
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