Who wrote the 1990 novel 'Jurassic Park'?
Jurassic Park (novel) Jurassic Park (novel) Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton, divided into seven sections (iterations). A cautionary tale about genetic engineering, it presents the collapse of an amusement park showcasing genetically recreated dinosaurs to illustrate the mathematical concept of chaos theory and its real world implications. A sequel titled "The Lost World", also written by Crichton, was published in 1995. In 1997, both novels were re-published as a single book titled "Michael Crichton's Jurassic World", unrelated to the film of the same name. In 1993, Steven Spielberg adapted the book into the blockbuster film "Jurassic
Jurassic Park In May 1990, Universal acquired the rights, with the backing of Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. Crichton put up a non-negotiable fee for $1.5 million as well as a substantial percentage of the gross. Universal further paid Crichton $500,000 to adapt his own novel (Malia Scotch Marmo, who was a writer on Spielberg's 1991 film "Hook", wrote the next draft of "Jurassic Park", but was not credited. David Koepp wrote the final draft, which left out much of the novel's exposition and violence, and made numerous changes to the characters). Universal desperately needed money to keep their company alive, and partially succeeded