Jurassic Punk

Dec 16, 2022

1h 30m

★ 6.4

It took a rebel to change the movies.

Overview

Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams is a pioneer in computer animation. His digital dinosaurs of Jurassic Park transformed Hollywood in 1993, but an appetite for anarchy and reckless disregard for authority may have cost him the recognition he deserved.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Wild One Films

Jurassic Punk Trailers

Cast

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Steve Williams

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Phil Tippett

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Jamie Hyneman

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Mark A.Z. Dippé

Self

Tom Bertino

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Geoff Campbell

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Stefen Fangmeier

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Douglas S. Kay

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Bill Kimberlin

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Van Ling

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Michael J. Natkin

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John Schlag

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