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Jurassic Park  is a 1993 American  science-fiction   adventure film  directed by  Steven Spielberg  and produced by  Kathleen Kennedy and  Gerald R. Molen . The first installment in the  Jurassic Park  franchise, it is based on the 1990  novel of the same name  by  Michael Crichton  and a screenplay written by Crichton and  David Koepp . The film is set on the fictional island of  Isla Nublar , located off  Central America 's Pacific Coast near  Costa Rica , where a billionaire philanthropist and a small team of genetic scientists have created a  wildlife park  of  cloned   dinosaurs . Before Crichton's novel was published, four studios put in bids for its film rights. With the backing of  Universal Studios , Spielberg acquired the rights for $1.5 million before its publication in 1990; Crichton was hired for an additional $500,000 to adapt the novel for the screen. Koepp w...

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Peter Coyote , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott (Thomas), a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed "E.T.", who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and his siblings help E.T. return to his home planet, while attempting to keep him hidden from the government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial ------------------------------ A  medal  or medallion is, strictly speaking, a small, flat, and round (at times, ovoid) piece of metal that has been  sculpted ,  molded ,  cast ,  struck ,  stamped , or some way marked with an  insignia ,  portrait , or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organi...

Ant-Man  (Scott Lang) is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . Created by  David Michelinie  and  John Byrne , Scott Lang first appeared in  The Avengers  #181 (March 1979) and in  Marvel Premiere  #47 (April 1979) as the second superhero character to use the  Ant-Man  name in the  Marvel Universe . He is a reformed thief and an electronics expert. He was a member of the  Avengers , a featured character in the comic-book series FF, and in 2015 became the title character in the series Ant-Man. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant-Man_(Scott_Lang) ------------------------------- Hope Pym is a fictional character appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . The daughter of  Hank Pym  and  Janet van Dyne  in the  MC2  universe, she is first depicted as the supervillain Red Queen. ...

Jurassic Park  is a 1993 American  science-fiction   adventure film  directed by  Steven Spielberg  and produced by  Kathleen Kennedy and  Gerald R. Molen . The first installment in the  Jurassic Park  franchise, it is based on the 1990  novel of the same name  by  Michael Crichton  and a screenplay written by Crichton and  David Koepp . The film is set on the fictional island of  Isla Nublar , located off  Central America 's Pacific Coast near  Costa Rica , where a billionaire philanthropist and a small team of genetic scientists have created a  wildlife park  of  cloned   dinosaurs . Before Crichton's novel was published, four studios put in bids for its film rights. With the backing of  Universal Studios , Spielberg acquired the rights for $1.5 million before its publication in 1990; Crichton was hired for an additional $500,000 to adapt the novel for the screen. Ko...

Chocolate frogs  are a very popular sweet made from chocolate in the form of a frog. They come with a collectible card of a famous witch or wizard in each pack. The frogs are made of seventy percent  Croakoa . Presumably, this substance is what allows them to act like an actual frog. Chocolate Frogs also come in a white chocolate variety. A popular game for Hogwarts students is to let a bunch of Chocolate Frogs hop around, and to grab the normal ones while avoiding the white ones. In  1991 , a chocolate frog was seen on a table in the  Great Hall  at the  Sorting Ceremony . The same year Hermione Granger gave Harry a large box of Chocolate Frogs for Christmas. When  Harry Potter  was in the Hogwarts infirmary after his skirmish with  Professor Quirrell  and  Voldemort  in  1992 , he received many treats from his friends and admirers. Whilst Harry was unconscious, someone consumed all of the chocolate frogs. During...

Jurassic Park  is a 1993 American  science-fiction   adventure film  directed by  Steven Spielberg  and produced by  Kathleen Kennedy and  Gerald R. Molen . The first installment in the  Jurassic Park  franchise, it is based on the 1990  novel of the same name  by  Michael Crichton  and a screenplay written by Crichton and  David Koepp . The film is set on the fictional island of  Isla Nublar , located off  Central America 's Pacific Coast near  Costa Rica , where a billionaire philanthropist and a small team of genetic scientists have created a  wildlife park  of  cloned   dinosaurs . Before Crichton's novel was published, four studios put in bids for its film rights. With the backing of  Universal Studios , Spielberg acquired the rights for $1.5 million before its publication in 1990; Crichton was hired for an additional $500,000 to adapt the novel for the screen. Ko...