10 Things You Didn't Know About Jurassic Park

10. Steven Spielberg Sneaked In Some Footage Of Jaws

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This entry is the epitome of the phrase; 'blink and you'll miss it'. Wayne Knight's performance in Jurassic Park as the disgruntled and treacherous Dennis Nedry wasn't exactly the most physically demanding role in the film (well, except for when he tries to tow his car through monsoon weather), and his constant proximity to several computer screens obviously gave Spielberg an irresistible opportunity to sneak in footage from one of his other films.

In the scene where Nedry is getting berated by Ray Arnold (played by Samuel L. Jackson) for being a lazy, complacent oaf, the computer engineer's surrounding wall of computers have various windows open, but one of them has a sneaky little video of Jaws playing out of direct focus. For a park that's the first of its kind, populated by prehistoric, dangerous dinosaurs, you'd have thought John Hammond would have been able to find a more competent computer engineer that didn't want to screw over its owner. But hey, at least the traitor had a good taste in films.

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