Jurassic Park (1993) – Filming Locations
Adventure / Science Fiction · Directed by Steven Spielberg · Starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.
Where was Jurassic Park filmed?
- Kauai, Hawaii, United States, Kauai – Opening sequence where the Velociraptor is transported in its containment cage through the jungle. The lush Hawaiian rainforest provided the ideal tropical setting for Isla Nublar's dense vegetation and dangerous creature encounters
- Kauai, Hawaii, United States, Kauai – Aerial shots and ground-level scenes of the island's jungle and valleys where dinosaurs roam. The dramatic cliffs and valleys of this protected area served as the primary exterior location for establishing shots of Isla Nublar
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, Honolulu – Scenes with the characters arriving in Hawaii and various interstitial shots. Honolulu served as the departure point and logistical hub where production crew and equipment were based
- Burbank, California, United States, Burbank – Visitor center interiors, laboratory sequences, and control room scenes where most indoor sequences were filmed. The majority of interior scenes were filmed on studio soundstages in Burbank, where animatronics and special effects could be carefully controlled