7 Insane Things That Were Cut From Jurassic Park Movies

7. The T-Rex River Chase

One of the most intense scenes from Michael Crichton's novel was cut from Jurassic Park because even Steven Spielberg movies have budgetary constraints.

The sequence in question looks like it would have been a real adrenaline fest. Alan Grant, Tim and Lex are rafting their way down a river when the T-Rex shows up to give chase, wading into the water to pursue the gang.

Spielberg and his creative team originally planned to include this pulse-racing set piece, but it was dubbed too expensive to film. The combination of practical effects and CGI required to pull it off raised a few too many pulses at the studio, which had already invested heavily in the movie. Bringing dinosaurs back to life isn't cheap, you know.

Storyboards which surfaced on the Jurassic Time YouTube channel have given fans a look at how this scene would have played out. From the look of things, it was all Lex's fault. The T-Rex was sleeping soundly until she decided to heckle it.

Fortunately for the group, a falling tree stops the T-Rex in her tracks, giving Robert Muldoon the chance to tranquillise the creature.

In an attempt to appease the hardcore Jurassic Park fans who would be outraged at this sequence's omission, Spielberg padded out the scene where Rexy chases after the jeep. The original plan was to have it drive away as soon as the beast's footsteps were heard, which isn't nearly as exciting.