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Dr. John Hammond [a] is a fictional character in the Jurassic Park franchise. He is introduced in Michael Crichton 's 1990 novel Jurassic Park , which began the franchise. Steven Spielberg directed the 1993 film adaptation of the same name , casting Richard Attenborough as Hammond.
Spielberg enlisted fellow director Richard Attenborough to play John Hammond, the park's creator. Appears in: Jurassic Park (novel and film), The Lost World (film), Jurassic World (statue), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (painting) Portrayed by: Richard Attenborough; John Hammond is the wealthy owner of Jurassic Park and founder of InGen.
Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton; [2] it is a cautionary tale about genetic engineering that presents the collapse of a zoological park which showcases genetically recreated dinosaurs to illustrate the mathematical concept of chaos theory [3] and its real-world implications.
The series would have centered on John Hammond's attempts to finish Jurassic Park and open it to the public, while InGen's corporate rival Biosyn is simultaneously planning to open their own dinosaur theme park in Brazil, which ultimately ends with their dinosaurs escaping into the jungles.
In Crichton's novel, Dr. Ian Malcolm, along with paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant and paleobotanist Dr. Ellie Sattler, is hired as a consultant by InGen CEO John Hammond to provide opinions on Jurassic Park, a theme park on the remote island of Isla Nublar that features genetically recreated dinosaurs. Malcolm is the most pessimistic about the ...
The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 science fiction film and sequel to Jurassic Park, loosely based on Crichton's novel. The film, which was directed by Steven Spielberg , who also directed the first Jurassic film, was a commercial success, breaking many box-office records when released, but received mixed reviews.
Behold, below we've gathered 38 of the best Dumbledore quotes about life, love, friendship, Muggles, and, of course, magic. Related: 'Harry Potter' Actor Michael Gambon Dead at 82. Dumbledore ...
Jurassic Park also did very well in international markets and was the first film to gross $500 million overseas, surpassing the record $280 million overseas gross of E.T. [302] [303] In Brazil, it also set an opening weekend record with a gross of $1,738,198 from 141 screens. [298]