The Lost World: Jurassic Park is the 105th episode of Screen Junkies comedy series Honest Trailers. It was written by Spencer Gilbert, Dan Murrell, Erica Russell and Andy Signore. It parodies the 1997 sci-fi adventure sequel film The Lost World: Jurassic Park. It was narrated by Jon Bailey as Epic Voice Guy. It was published on June 9, 2015, to coincide with the theatrical release of Jurassic World. It is 4 minutes 37 seconds long. It has been viewed over 5.3 million times.
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"Wait, are we supposed to be rooting for the dinosaurs or the people?" ~ Honest Trailers - The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Script[]
From the director (Steven Spielberg) who managed to avoid unnecessary sequels up to this point (shows the posters for Jaws 2, Jaws 3-D, and Jaws: The Revenge), comes a completely unnecessary sequel, only this time... it's the second time.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Shouldn't that title be the other way around? No? Okay...
You loved Jurassic Park for its awe-inspiring wonder, subtle humor, and likable characters; now, get ready for a generic "run away from dinosaurs" movie, with more deaths, more dangling vehicles, and more giant practical T. rex heads... passing next to things (montage of T. rexes roaring next to windows), pushing into things (shows a T. rex poking its head into Harding's tent), and moving behind things (shows Harding watching a T. rex's shadow through her tent), because those heads cost a ton, and Spielberg is going to get his money's worth, dammit.
Meet a cast of humans who still haven't learned one thing from the first time...
Hammond: I'm not making the same mistakes again.
Malcolm: You're making all new ones.
...featuring the return of your favorite wisecracking side character from Jurassic Park (shows Malcolm chuckling in the previous film), as a boring, neurotic dad...
Malcolm: (to Kelly) Gee, that hurts my feelings. Did your mom tell you to say that?
...who's just there to rattle off the trailer lines...
Malcolm: Mommy's very angry.
...proving once and for all that a little Goldblum goes a long way.
Hammond (Jurassic Park): You'll have to get used to Dr. Malcolm. He suffers from a deplorable excess of personality...
Malcolm: ... ... ...
Along for the ride is Ian's... daughter (?)...
Nick: Do you see any family resemblance here?
...a gymnast and total slob who's personally responsible for the low point of the franchise.
Kelly: Hey, you! (swings on a pole to knock a Velociraptor through a window)
Okay, second-lowest point.
"Alan" Raptor (Jurassic Park III): Alan.
Then, get to know Ian's paleontologist girlfriend Sarah; she's the worst. Watch as this bumbling Miss Magoo constantly harasses the dinosaurs; steals a baby T. rex that gets Toby from The West Wing (Eddie Carr) killed; walks around with T. rex blood on her jacket, even though she's supposed to know better...
Harding: Tyrannosaurus has got the largest proportional olfactory cavity of any creature in the fossil record... / (as a T. rex sniffs her jacket) Oh, no.
...and generally makes life harder on everyone else around her.
Malcolm: Sarah!
Nick: Sarah!
Malcolm: Sarah!
Nick: Sarah Harding!
Wait, are we supposed to be rooting for the dinosaurs or the people?
Stare helplessly as the creatures who were once treated with reverence and restraint are transformed into over-the-top killing machines, where the mighty T. rex becomes a generic monster, and the claustrophobic raptor kitchen scene from the first film becomes Jurassic Benny Hill. (shows a Velociraptor chasing Malcolm and Harding as a knockoff of "Yakety Sax" plays with cartoon sound effects)
So try to enjoy the ride, then try to enjoy the climax to the ride that feels like it was bolted on from a different movie, as Spielberg runs out of things for dinosaurs to do in the jungle, and ships one off to San Diego for a 20-minute Godzilla parody, in an extended dinosaur money shot that we all thought had killed the franchise. But we had no idea what was coming...
"Alan" Raptor (Jurassic Park III): Alan.
Billy Brennan: (as Grant wakes up) Alan!
Starring: Uhm Ahem Ahh Yes Yes (Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm); Julianne Less (Julianne Moore as Dr. Sarah Harding); Vince Yawn (Vince Vaughn as Nick Van Owen); Santa Claws (Richard Attenborough as Dr. John Hammond); McKayla Maroney Is Not Impressed (Vanessa Lee Chester as Kelly Curtis); Pete Post-le-the-wait. Postlethwaite. Postlethewaite-y. Ugh, Screw It. Kobayashi (Pete Postlethwaite as Roland Tembo); Headipus Rex (a Tyrannosaurus rex); and A Whale's Vagina (San Diego).
2 Jurassic 2 Furious
Honest title for The Lost World - 2 Jurassic 2 Furious. Title design by Robert Holtby.
Charlie Rose: You believe it'll be bigger and better than Jurassic Park?
Michael Crichton: I can't imagine anything being bigger than that.
Charlie Rose: Jurassic Park?
Michael Crichton: Yeah. But I don't know... I-It will be... as good as it is.
Charlie Rose: Yeah.
Michael Crichton: You know?
Yep, pretty much. (shows the T. rex rampaging through San Diego)
Trivia[]
- Screen Junkies have produced Honest Trailers for many movies in the Jurassic franchise, including Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park 3, Jurassic World and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
- In addition, there is an episode of Honest Game Trailers that parodies the many Jurassic Park Games that have been released over the years. It features a special guest appearance by Jurassic Park actor Jeff Goldblum!
- This Honest Trailer features the clip of a dinosaur saying Alan from the film Jurassic Park 3, which is a running joke in Honest Trailers. For more information, see the page about the Alan raptor.
- An Honest Trailer Commentary for this episode was recorded and was available on the Screen Junkies Plus until the website/app was discontinued. Screen Junkies don't currently have any way of releasing the video.
Reception[]
Honest Trailers - The Lost World: Jurassic Park has a 98.0% approval rating from YouTube viewers. Time remarked that the Honest Trailer "finds plenty of flaws to point out in the film" and "asks the important question: Are we supposed to be rooting for the dinosaurs or the people?” The Wrap highlighted the "Jurassic Benny Hill" joke, as did Geeks of Doom who wrote the video "proves that ANYTHING is funny with Benny Hill music as they speed up a raptor chase scene in hilarious fashion." SlashFilm noted that the Honest Trailer "takes some pretty good digs as the dinosaur adventure sequel, but it’s not as petty, meandering or long as the Everything Wrong video."
Production credits[]
Video thumbnail for Honest Trailers - The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Voiceover Narration by Jon Bailey
Title design by Robert Holtby
Series Created by Andy Signore & Brett Weiner
Written by Spencer Gilbert, Dan Murrell, Erica Russell & Andy Signore
Edited by Dan Murrell & Anthony Falleroni
External links []
- Before You See Jurassic World Watch The Honest Trailer For The Lost World - Time article
- Honest Trailers: ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ - Geeks of Doom article
- ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ in New Honest Trailer Is ‘2 Jurassic 2 Furious’ (Video) - The Wrap article
- The Honest Trailer For ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ Makes Us Want More Goldblum Everything - Uproxx article
- Honest Trailer For THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK - Geek Tyrant article
- 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park' Honest Trailer Roots Against the Humans - The Hollywood Reporter article
- VOTD: ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ Honest Trailer - Slash Film article
- Watch: Honest Trailer For ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park,’ Steven Spielberg’s Generic Run-Away-From-Dinosaurs Movie - IndieWire article