10 Movie Scenes Too Crazy For Cinema

6. Blowing Up Dinosaurs In Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park Pterodactyl
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The filmmakers behind the 2001 sequel asked the US military if they could borrow specific jets for a scene where they would battle mid-air against a flock of pterosaurs.

The military liaison officer refused on the grounds that the dinosaurs would just explode: ‘[The A-10 Thunderbolts] are tank killers. A flying dinosaur is no match for an A-10. It would only cause the audience to feel pity for the dinosaur.’

It is probable that this decision was made due to audience responses to the ending of the DOD-sponsored Godzilla (1998), where the monster is shot dead with missiles by Marine Corps jets.

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