In a movie about “man vs. nature,' the weather was getting dangerous behind the scenes.
The Big Picture Ray Arnold delivers some bad news to his boss, that the park’s outgoing tour, eagerly anticipating a preview of real dinos, has to be cut short. A tropical storm is brewing, with a trajectory that will have it make a direct hit on their island, and whoever's out unprotected won’t be safe from wind or flooding. Other than insider sabotage, the in-movie storm doesn’t help when the park goes dark, turning a wildlife amusement park into a Mesozoic Era death trap.
In the making-of-doc, Return to Jurassic Park, cinematographer Dean Cundey confirms filming in Costa Rica was indeed an early idea, but Spielberg was worried about the landscape and the accessibility of traveling or bringing in equipment. The director then decided on Kauai, having already filmed there for the opening to Raiders of the Lost Ark, where the steep Kalalea Mountain is seen in the transition from the Paramount Pictures logo into the movie when Indy walks in.
Iniki was a Category 4 hurricane, one of the most powerful to hit Hawaii, blowing with intense wind and slamming waves onto the shore. Storm Stories, a TV show on the Weather Channel, documented the events that took place on September 11, 1992. Before the storm got too severe, Spielberg decided the waves that were growing taller each time they rolled through were a missed opportunity if they didn’t capture footage of it.
The Weather Almost Stopped ‘Jurassic Park’ From Finishing Filming While no one on the Jurassic crew got harmed on that long night, that was the only good news, as the hurricane’s aftermath brought new challenges. The sets were destroyed, but it mattered little to the sheer destruction of homes on the surrounding land, which had been flattened. The movie’s crew, thanks to their various skills, helped keep the hotel running.
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