Jurassic Park
NZ release: 20 September 1993
Violence Rated on: 19 December 1994
What’s it about?
After a group of experts are invited to a mysterious island holding a theme park of cloned dinosaurs, an unforeseen power failure lets the carnivorous creatures loose, putting everyone’s lives at risk.
The facts
- Directed by Steven Spielberg (E.T., Shindler’s List)
- Starring Sam Neill (Hunt for the Wilderpeople), Laura Dern (Marriage Story), Jeff Goldblum (Independence Day), Richard Attenborough (Gandhi), Bob Peck (The Edge of Darkness), Martin Ferrero (Heat), BD Wong (Mulan), Joseph Mazzello (Bohemian Rhapsody), Ariana Richards (Tremors), Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction), and Wayne Knight (Space Jam)
- English and Spanish languages
- Runtime: 128 minutes
Why did it get this rating?
This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.
Violence and frightening scenes
The film contains some scenes with blood, injuries, and death which may be frightening for young viewers.
- A man is eaten by a T-Rex while sitting on the toilet with his body flailing as the T-Rex shakes him around, though it is mostly done in a comedic way.
- One man is dragged inside a cage and killed by a raptor. He screams in agony and his helpless face is shown.
- A raptor tackles a man to the ground, and we see it biting his face briefly, before the camera cuts and it is implied that he is killed brutally offscreen.
- In one scene, a woman finds a man’s severed arm, implying the mad was killed. We can see blood and flesh inside the arm.
Coarse language
The film contains occasional coarse language, with words “b*tch,” “sh*t,” and “ass” used.
When content stays with you:
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