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Named in honor of Crichton’s Jurassic Park legacy, Crichtonsaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur from Late Cretaceous China. Now it’s inspiring new adventures in "Jurassic World Evolution 3.”

On the spookiest day of the year, the night shift awaits 🩸 As we count down to October 31st, we’ve unearthed an ER Halloween watchlist, teeming costumes, chaos, and unexpected emergencies. Tell us your favorite Halloween shift👇

Five unsettling Michael Crichton reads for Halloween. Which one gets under your skin? The Andromeda Strain 🦠 Sphere 🪼 Prey ⚠️ Congo 🛕 Jurassic Park 🦖

Behind the suspense was careful preparation. On the set of “Coma” in 1977, Los Angeles City Hall stood in for the film’s sinister Jefferson Institute. Michael Crichton, who wrote and directed the adaptation of Robin Cook’s medical thriller, spent less than a minute with his cinematographer before telling the crew, “Okay, we don’t need any rehearsal on this one. Let’s go for a take.” One and a half takes later, they moved on. Producer Martin Erlichman, best known for discovering Barbra Streisand and guiding her career for more than six decades, saw that confidence up close. As he put it, “He has it all worked out in advance.” _ Martin Erlichman. Image Courtesy of IMDB. Michael Crichton and Martin Erlichman. Photo by Bruce McBroom - © 1978 Bruce McBroom #Coma #MichaelCrichton #Crichton #MartinErlichman #SciFi

Long before they reunited for “Disclosure,” Michael Crichton directed Michael Douglas in “Coma.” Douglas, the Oscar-winning producer of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and Best Actor winner for “Wall Street,” took the costarring role in the 1978 medical thriller at a turning point in his career. In his memoir, “One Helluva Ride,” he remembers Michael wanting the opening scene, packed with the kind of medical dialogue that would later become a staple on “ER,” filmed in a single shot. Douglas says the experience taught him to arrive on set knowing “every word, every comma, cold.” Sixteen years later, the two reunited for “Disclosure,” which Michael produced from his bestselling novel. _ Michael Douglas in “Coma” (1978). #MichaelCrichton #Crichton #MichaelDouglas #Coma #Disclosure

Happy Birthday, #MichaelCrichton Author, filmmaker, physician, and endlessly curious mind. His imagination gave us timeless stories and questions about science, ambition, and responsibility that still resonate. Which Crichton story first sparked your imagination?

Birthday candles seem manageable after facing a T. rex with a flare 🔥 Did you know Jeff Goldblum suggested giving Malcolm a heroic moment during the T. rex breakout in Jurassic Park, drawing the dinosaur’s attention so Grant could get the children to safety. One flare, one very large predator, and a chaos theorist putting himself directly in the path of chaos. From that rain-soaked escape to the terrifying trailer sequence in “The Lost World”, Goldblum gave us plenty of reasons to hold our breath—and somehow still made us laugh. Happy birthday to Jeff Goldblum, who brought Michael Crichton’s Dr. Ian Malcolm to unforgettable life on screen. _ “The T. rex Escapes the Paddock” from Jurassic Park. Video Courtesy of Universal Pictures. #JeffGoldblum #ActorBirthday #JurassicPark #90sMovie #90sActor @UniversalPics

Few people understood Michael Crichton’s imagination quite like Steven Spielberg, and it all started with a tour of the Universal lot. Spielberg was a young contract director at Universal when Michael sold “The Andromeda Strain” to the studio, and his first assignment was to show the new author around. That friendship grew into a creative partnership that brought “Jurassic Park” to the screen and helped bring “ER” to television, turning bold ideas into stories that captivated audiences around the world. _ Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg on the set of “Jurassic Park.” Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg from the NOVA documentary "The Real Jurassic Park". Courtesy of NOVA. #MichaelCrichton #StevenSpielberg #MovieMaker #JurassicPark #ER

Some doors should stay closed. Some discoveries should stay buried. If Backrooms unsettled you, descend into Sphere. An isolated team. An impossible discovery. A thousand feet of ocean between you and safety.