The scary elements are noted, but the examiner recognises a key aspect of the roles of the two child characters in the film, “with one of the children being resourceful when the other is scared, one pointing out the excitement at a time when the other is fearful”. They saw that Jurassic Park came from a long dynasty of monster movies, such as King Kong or the original The Lost World, and that the CG effects would be of huge appeal to families.
The examiner report we publish here makes a clear argument for a PG certificate on a number of counts. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the adventure that was ’60 million years in the making’ was an interesting classification case for the BBFC thanks to the intensity and impact of those giant dinos. The BBFC received Jurassic Park for classification in May 1993.
