The Jurassic Park 1993 film, adapted from Michael Crichton’s novel, starred Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum and became a box-office phenomenon that launched a franchise. In this story, its enduring power is the point: three decades on, one family’s love for the movie was strong enough to justify $4,000, 200 hours and a gate taller than their house.
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