Jurassic Park: Free Film Screening @ Libbey Bowl

JURASSIC PARK | THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 | DOORS 6:30

1993 | Run Time: 2 hr 2 min | Adventure | PG-13

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Unleashed into theaters during the summer of 1993, Jurassic Park is a milestone in moviemaking whose rampaging dinosaurs are still a wonder of visual effects wizardry. Paleontologists Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. While the park's mastermind, billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), assures everyone that the facility is safe, they find out otherwise when various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt.

The film won 20 awards, including three Academy Awards for technical achievements in visual effects and sound design. Since its release, many film critics and industry professionals have regarded Jurassic Park as one of the greatest films ever made. Its groundbreaking use of computer-generated imagery is widely seen as a turning point that shaped the visual effects techniques used in modern cinema.

“Steven Spielberg’s meaty dino-fest is as delicious as ever.” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

“The Blockbustersaurus rex, the king of all blockbusters.” – Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter

“These beasts are hungry.” – David Denby, Vulture

THE DETAILS

• This event is FREE to attend. You can check-in at any entrance to the Bowl.
• Doors open at 6:30PM
• Plan to arrive early. Pack snacks, bring layers and a blanket (especially if you want to sit on the grass!)
• Libbey Bowl has eleven wheelchair accessible seats. To learn more, visit ojai.ca.gov/CivicAlerts
• We encourage walking, biking, and carpooling. Bike racks are available onsite.
• If driving, street parking is available. Please follow local street signs.
• Forgot to RSVP? No problem, come and check-in with our team when you get there.

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2026 SUMMER SERIES: WILD IS THE NIGHT…

Join us weekly through July and the second half of August for FREE at Libbey Bowl.

• Thursday, July 2 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople
• Firday, July 10 | Selena y Los Dinos
• Firday, July 17 | Cookie Queens
• Firday, July 24 | Best in Show
• Thursday, August 20 | Arrival
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Founded in 1988, the mission of the Ojai Film Society (OFS) is to present quality independent, foreign, documentary, and classic films to the Ojai Valley, outdoors, in community for FREE. We are a 501c3 non-profit that proudly reaches over 3,000+ attendees annually through our FREE Summer Series at Libbey Bowl, making us one of the largest free event series in the Valley. Learn more at ojaifilmsociety.org.

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