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James Balmont

30 Years Ago, A Gory Sci-Fi Thriller Beat Steven Spielberg to the Punch


In the spring of 1993, anticipation for the biggest blockbuster in 65 million years was at a fever pitch. Michael Crichton’s best-selling techno-thriller Jurassic Park was still flying off shelves after two-and-a-half years in print, and teasers for Steven Spielberg’s megabucks movie adaption had both dino-crazies and normies foaming at the mouth. But just as the mega-hit was about to smash its way into cinemas, another industry icon was about to pull off an audacious stunt with a notorious B-movie capitalizing on the frenzy.

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