7 Famous Movie Scenes That Only Existed To Save Money

7. Jurassic Park: The Jeep Chase

Hearts were in mouths when Jurassic Park's intense jeep chase sequence first played in cinemas around the world, but this dino-tastic set piece was only included because a famous scene from the book was deemed too expensive to adapt.

In Michael Crichton's novel, there's a chapter where Rexy is in hot pursuit of Alan Grant, Tim and Lex while they raft along a river. The dino takes to the water before being stalled by a falling tree, giving Robert Muldoon the chance to tranquillise her.

This is a fan-favourite scene that was scripted and storyboarded for the movie, but never filmed because Steven Spielberg had invested his budget elsewhere.

To appease Jurassic fans who wanted the river chase, Spielberg upped the ante in the jeep scene instead. The original plans was to have the vehicle speed off when Rexy's footsteps were heard, but it became an epic chase sequence instead.