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Hawaii

Jurassic Park (1993)

Most dinosaur scenes in Jurassic Park were shot on soundstages, but Steven Spielberg wanted the Triceratops scene to be filmed on location in Hawaii; it was the first dinosaur seen by any of the actors. Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy began recruiting members of the design team three years prior to film's release in order to give them ample time to let their imaginations run wild in Hawaii.

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