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Steven Spielberg went outside during a real hurricane to film Jurassic Park’s iconic storm scene
A hurricane hit the Jurassic Park set, and director Steven Spielberg filmed and included the footage in the 1993 film
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Remember that storm scene from the first Jurassic Park film? Shortly before the power goes out, there is a scene where you see hurricane winds along the island’s coast. If you thought that footage looked authentic, it’s because it was. Just as a storm disrupted the fictitious Jurassic Park, a real hurricane also temporarily shut down production of the 1993 film.
Director Steven Spielberg and the Jurassic Park cast were filming on Kauaʻi, Hawaii when Hurricane Iniki hit on September 11, 1992. “We went through a hurricane when we were shooting. Another eventful day,” Tim Murphy actor Joseph Mazzello remembered during a Jurassic Park spotlight panel at C2E2 2026. “And it hit on my birthday,” Lex Murphy actress Ariana Richards added.
“At first, we were going to evacuate, and then Steven was just like, ‘Oh no, I’ve been through these things before. We’re just going to stay.’ Category five hurricane. The biggest one at that point that had ever hit the United States,” Mazzello continued. “But Steven took the opportunity to actually film the hurricane as it was approaching to get some b-roll for the movie because there’s supposed to be a storm in the movie. And that kind of dedication from a director.”
“It’s the camera operator’s dedication,” Dennis Nedry actor Wayne Knight joked. “Yeah, you’re probably right. He was probably at a monitor. He was out there though,” Mazzello replied. “He was out there like in the tick of it. I just felt like that was something. Man, I need to love what I do as much as this guy loves what he does.”
Filmmaking, as Ian Malcolm would say, finds a way.
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