Jurassic Park’s Five Best Moments

Jurassic World, the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise (though only a spiritual successor to the original), hits theatres next week. The first Jurassic Park film is one of the top grossing movies of all time, filled with iconic scenes and frightening moments. As our anticipation grows for a return to Isle Nublar, here are our five favorite scenes from the prehistoric picture.

Nedry Gets Sprayed in the Face

The Dilophosaurus was my favorite dinosaur from the movie, beating out even the T-Rex and Velociraptors. Unfortunately, there’s no evidence that the dinosaur had either the distinctive frills or the venom that made him such an awesome part of the movie.

The T-Rex Escapes

“Clever Girl”

“Clever girl” is Jurassic Park’s most famous line and I hear people quote the line on a near monthly basis. The next time you want to subtly call someone an emotionless, flesh eating dinosaur, try calling them a clever girl and see if they get the reference!

Hell’s Kitchen

For three minutes, I was convinced that Tim and Lex were dinosaur chow, as there was no way that two kids could ever outsmart the pack hunting velociraptors. This scene gave me and countless others nightmares as a kid. Ugh. Now I don’t want to head to my kitchen!

Deus ex Dinosaur

I have no idea why the tyrannosaur saved everyone at the end of the film. Maybe it was out of gratitude for them bringing a lawyer to the island for him to feast on. Maybe it was because he got lost and was trying to ask the humans for directions before the raptors attacked him. No matter what the reason, this rumble in the jungle firmly established the t-rex as the top dog…I mean dinosaur of Jurassic Park.

So what are some of your favorite moments from the original Jurassic Park? Are you looking forward to Jurassic World’s release next week? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!