Back on the set of the famous film by Steven Spielberg, and on 5 misadventures that almost ended in disaster…
A T-Rex coming to life, a much too narrow hangar door or even a real storm… If Jurassic Park is considered today as a veritable monument of cinema, its conception and filming have not always been easy for Steven Spielberg and its teams.
A look back at 5 incidents or misadventures that gave the actors or technicians a hard time on the set of the famous feature film, and which sometimes almost turned into a disaster.
Much too big!
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The result ? A robot 11 meters long and 5.4 meters high. The problem ? The hangar the T-Rex was designed in just wasn’t big enough. Its ceiling height therefore had to be increased, and its door modified so that the monster could leave its lair once the work was finished.
He is alive !
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While the water absorbed by the dinosaur began to alter its weight, thus forcing the technicians to wipe it regularly, several short circuits also led to situations that were original to say the least, where the monster’s head began to move on its own. ! Enough to make the creature even more real than life for all those who were there.
Dilophosaurus venom
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Indeed, even after the shooting, the goo that had been sprayed on his face had changed the color of his skin somewhat, giving it a purple tint. A real problem for the teams in the series Seinfeldin which the actor was filming in parallel, and who had to correct this little unexpected makeup.
In the middle of a storm
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The disaster will all the same have allowed the actors to create real links between them. As for Spielbergfiring on all cylinders, he took the opportunity to box the stormy sequences of the film.
Clawed by a raptor
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A little stunned by the shock, but safe and sound, Mazeello quickly reassured Spielberg by declaring that he was fine. To comfort him, the team then decided that the moment was ideal for him to blow out his candles.