‘Jurassic Park’ Finally Gets R-Rated Treatment With New Short Film

Jurassic Park just got dark.

Now that a new Jurassic World movie has been announced, which is said to be the start of “a new Jurassic era,” fans are wondering what direction the long-running franchise will take, especially with a director like Gareth Edwards at the helm, who gave us the sci-fi indie flick Monsters (2010), the Godzilla (2014) reboot, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016).

Looking at Edwards’ previous films, it’s likely that Jurassic City (2025) — the rumored title — certainly has the potential to be the grittiest and darkest entry in the series. While we don’t know what the film will be about, taking into account all the information we do have, it sounds like it’s another sequel and not a prequel of some kind, as previously suspected.

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What this new “Jurassic era” looks like remains to be seen, but things may get dark for Jurassic Park. While the first two films, Jurassic Park (1993) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), are no strangers to moments of genuine horror (from Jurassic Park III onwards, the series feels more popcorn action than sci-fi thriller), they still have that “Spielbergian” family-friendly appeal.

However, turn your attention to the two books by Michael Crichton — Jurassic Park (1990) and The Lost World (1995), which the first two films are based on — and you’ll realize the franchise first started life as an incredibly violent sci-fi horror. And now, amid all the Jurassic City news, the original 1993 film has been given the R-rated treatment it deserves.

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InGen 2D, a Jurassic YouTube fan channel, has uploaded a new short animated film titled “Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park ANIMATED — The Fate of Dennis Nedry,” which brings to life the scene in which Dennis Nedry is trying to reach Isla Nublar’s East Docks in his gas jeep during the thunderstorm before encountering the deadly Dilophosaurus.

However, this is not based on the scene from the film but, just as the title says, on the scene from Crichton’s novel. While Nedry’s last moments in live action are disturbing enough (he’s squirted in the eyes with the Dilophosaur’s blinding venom before its “older brother” attacks him moments later inside the jeep), the book is, unsurprisingly, far more detailed.

Check out the short film below:

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This short film certainly gives food for thought where an adaptation more closely linked to Crichton’s best-selling novels is concerned. Clearly, we aren’t the only ones wanting Jurassic Park to go dark — Jurassic World (2015) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022) director Colin Trevorrow has even hinted at the possibility of a future film in the series being R-rated.

With all that said, it’s doubtful the franchise would take this route as the films are, in part at least, family-friendly blockbusters that have collectively grossed over $6 billion worldwide to date, which has a lot to do with their accessibility. Either way, a separate continuity, perhaps a television series targeted towards older audiences, would probably do well.

Be sure to check out InGen 2D’s other Jurassic Park short animated films.

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Lately, the Jurassic franchise is the gift that keeps on giving.

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020 — 2022) is getting a follow-up in the form of another animated series titled Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (2024), which is heading to Netflix this year. We’ve also seen the trailer for the upcoming first-person, action-adventure video game Jurassic Park: Survival (TBA), which takes place directly after the 1993 film.

But movies, television shows, and video games aren’t the only way to get up, close, and personal with InGen’s dinosaurs. Be sure to check out Jurassic World: The Exhibition, Jurassic World Live Tour, and the Universal Studios theme park attractions such as Jurassic Park River Adventure and Jurassic World: The Ride.

And remember — if it’s not Jurassic Park, it’s extinct. Unless it’s Jurassic World.

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