Directed by Steven Spielberg Written by Michael Crichton   David Koepp   Cast Jeff Goldblum ... Ian Malcolm Julianne Moore ... Sarah Harding Pete Postlethwaite ... Roland Tembo Arliss Howard ... Peter Ludlow Richard Attenborough ... John Hammond Vince Vaughn ... Nick Van Owen Vanessa Chester ... Kelly Curtis (as Vanessa Lee Chester) Peter Stormare ... Dieter Stark Harvey Jason ... Ajay Sidhu Richard Schiff ... Eddie Carr Thomas F. Duffy ... Dr. Robert Burke Joseph Mazzello ... Tim Ariana Richards ... Lex Thomas Rosales Jr. ... Carter (as Thomas Rosales) Camilla Belle ... Cathy Bowman Cyd Strittmatter ... Mrs. Bowman Robin Sachs ... Mr. Bowman Ross Partridge ... Curious Man Ian Abercrombie ... Butler David Sawyer ... Workman Geno Silva ... Barge Captain Alejandro Miranda Cruz ... Barge Captain's Son (as Alex Miranda) Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc ... InGen Helicopter Pilot Bob Boehm ... Cargo Helicopter Pilot Bradley Jensen ... Cargo Helicopter Pilot Alan D. Purwin ... Cargo Helicopter Pilot (as Alan Purwin) Ben Skorstad ... Cargo Helicopter Pilot Rick Wheeler ... Cargo Helicopter Pilot Kenyon Williams ... Cargo Helicopter Pilot Gordon Michaels ... InGen Worker J. Scott Shonka ... InGen Worker Harry Hutchinson ... InGen Worker Billy Brown ... InGen Worker (as Bill Brown) Brian Turk ... InGen Worker Jim Harley ... Harbor Master Colton James ... Benjamin Carey Eidel ... Benjamin's Dad Katy Boyer ... Benjamin's Mom David Koepp ... Unlucky Bastard Eugene Bass Jr. ... Attorney Bari Buckner ... Screaming Woman Patricia Bethune ... Screamer (as P. B. Hutton) David St. James ... Screamer Mark Brady ... Screamer Marjean Holden ... Screamer Jacqueline Schultz ... Screamer (as Jaqueline Schultz) Domini Hofmann ... Screamer (as Domini Hofmann de Salgado) Thomas Stuart ... Screamer C. Ransom Walrod ... Ship Driver (as Ransom Walrod) David Gene Gibbs ... Police Helicopter Pilot Michael N. Fujimoto ... Asian Tourist Paul Fujimoto ... Asian Tourist Darryl A. Imai ... Asian Tourist Darryl Oumi ... Asian Tourist Vincent Dee Miles ... Screaming Hunter Bernard Shaw ... CNN Reporter / Self Uncredited Cast Sean Michael Allen ... Tourist #2 Paul Burke ... Bus Driver Christopher Caso ... InGen Guard Michael Chinyamurindi ... Waiter Tory Christopher ... InGen Worker Michael Fallavollita ... Mechanic with wrench Elliot Goldwag ... Senior Board Member Larry Guardino ... Senior Board Member Brett Harman ... Tourist #5 Henry Kingi ... Dinosaur Hunter Brian Lally ... Tourist #3 David Lea ... San Diego Pedestrian Sali Lewally ... Waitress Linda Li ... Notary Public J. Patrick McCormack ... Board Member Johnny Meyer ... San Diego Pedestrian Michael Milhoan ... Obnoxious Tourist Kenneth Moskow ... Tourist #4 Mark Pellegrino ... Tourist #6 Bob Quinn ... Dock Construction Worker Chad Randall ... Hunter Eli Roth ... Subway Man James Ryan ... Hunter Theodore Carl Soderberg ... Dock Worker Steven Spielberg ... Popcorn-Eating Man Produced by Bonnie Curtis   Kathleen Kennedy   Gerald R. Molen   Colin Wilson   Original Music by John Williams

Additional Info Premiere: May 19, 1997 Theatrical Release: May 23, 1997 DVD Release: October 10, 2000 Blu-ray Release: October 25, 2011 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Universal Pictures (presents) Amblin Entertainment Digital Image Associates Distributors Universal Pictures   (1997) (USA) (theatrical) Fox Network   (1998) (USA) (TV) Starz   (1998-) (USA) (TV) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2015) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.2 / 10 Our Rating 5.9 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.8 / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #370 / 20,869 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 12 total ratings Average 9 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Crap 2 total ratings Site Ranking #366 In Time (2011) #367 The Exorcist (1973) #368 American Gangster (2007) #369 Predator (1987) #370 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) #371 Arrow: Season 1 (2012) #372 Arrow: Season 3 (2014) #373 Arrow: Season 5 (2016) #374 Arrow: Season 7 (2018)