Jurassic Bark

Jurassic Bark

Year: 2018

Runtime: 70 mins

Language: English

Director: Jason Wright

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1

Crisis: investors demand safety and expert review

After a Velociraptor kills a dinosaur handler, the park's investors threaten to pull funding unless safety can be certified. Gennaro invites chaos theorist Ian Malcolm to assess the park, while Hammond extends invitations to Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler. The trio travels to Isla Nublar for an on-site evaluation.

Isla Nublar
2

DNA cloning revealed and female-only dinosaurs

Park visitors learn that dinosaurs are cloned from DNA found in mosquitoes preserved in amber, with frogs used to fill genetic gaps. To prevent breeding, scientists manipulate chromosomes to make dinosaurs female. The group sees living Brachiosaurus and Parasaurolophus, signaling the park's potential and risks.

Isla Nublar – Jurassic Park facilities
3

Ethics debate over cloning and risks

During a park lunch, the group debates the ethics of cloning and the hubris behind the park project. Malcolm warns about the unintended consequences of genetic engineering, while Grant and Sattler question whether humans can coexist with dinosaurs.

Isla Nublar
4

Grandchildren join the tour

Hammond's grandchildren, Lex and Tim, join the park tour aboard self-driving Ford Explorers, with Hammond overseeing from the control room. The children’s presence adds a personal stake to the safety discussion. The touring vehicles navigate the park's mapped routes.

Isla Nublar
5

Nedry's bribery and embryo theft

Led by a bribe from Dodgson, Nedry plans to steal frozen dinosaur embryos. He disables the park's security system to reach the embryo storage and hides the specimens in a Barbasol can. The security breach initiates a cascade of failures.

Isla Nublar – Embryo storage
6

Power cut and dinosaur chaos

Nedry's sabotage plunges the park into darkness, disabling electric fences near the T. rex paddock and stranding the visitors. The Tyrannosaurus rex escapes, attacks a tour vehicle, injures Malcolm, and devours Gennaro as Grant and the kids flee. The situation demonstrates how fragile the park's safety systems are.

Isla Nublar – T. rex paddock
7

Nedry's fate

Nedry attempts to reach the docks but loses his way in the rain, crashes his Jeep, and is killed by a venom-spitting Dilophosaurus. His death removes one major saboteur but leaves the park in greater peril. The incident foreshadows the island's escalating danger.

Isla Nublar – jungle roads
8

Survivor search and rescue attempts

Sattler teams with game warden Muldoon to search for survivors and the remaining dinosaurs. They locate Malcolm just as the Tyrannosaurus returns, prompting a tense retreat. The group's safety becomes the immediate priority as the island spirals toward chaos.

Isla Nublar
9

Egg shells and breeding realization

Grant, Tim, and Lex reach higher ground and encounter a herd of Brachiosaurus. They notice broken eggshells and conclude the dinosaurs may be breeding thanks to amphibian DNA. This discovery heightens the stakes about the park's reliance on genetics.

Isla Nublar
10

Gallimimus stampede and predator hunt

The group witnesses a Gallimimus stampede, hunted by the Tyrannosaurus. The scene underscores the predators' dominance and the chaos caused by the security failures. It also demonstrates the danger the children face inside the park.

Isla Nublar – plains
11

Reboot plan and Velociraptor release

Hammond and engineer Ray Arnold attempt to reboot the park's systems after Nedry's sabotage. Arnold heads toward a maintenance shed to complete the reboot, but he doesn't return. The shutdown has already released the Velociraptors, setting up the deadly pursuit.

Maintenance tunnels / Control Room
12

Rescue attempt: Arnold’s fate revealed

Sattler and Muldoon move to locate survivors and Arnold, discovering the doctor's severed arm. This grisly find confirms the system breach and raises the stakes as the Velociraptors close in. Muldoon is killed during a later encounter.

Maintenance corridors
13

Kitchen chase and treetop refuge

The Velociraptors pursue the children and Sattler through the visitor center's kitchen, requiring quick thinking to lock one in a freezer. Grant, Sattler, and the kids then take shelter in a tree to avoid the predators. The group regroups and moves toward the control room.

Visitor Center / Jungle canopy
14

Control room showdown and rescue

Lex uses the control room to restore the park's systems and contact Hammond. The group is cornered by the remaining Raptors until the Tyrannosaurus arrives and kills the Raptors, allowing them to escape. Hammond arrives in a jeep with Malcolm and leads the way to departure.

Control Room / Visitor Center
15

Escape and aftermath

Hammond, Malcolm, Grant, and the others depart Isla Nublar by helicopter, leaving the park's fate unresolved but with a decision not to endorse it. The scientists reflect on the lessons learned and the dangers of unrestrained scientific ambition.

Isla Nublar – helicopter departure

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