Jeff Goldblum Jokes About His Iconic Jurassic Park Shirtless Scene

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Actor Jeff Goldblum has joked about his iconic Jurassic Park shirtless scene in a new interview with him and other members of the blockbuster film’s cast. It’s almost been thirty years since Steven Spielberg introduced the world to the big screen wonders of author Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park. The film was an immediate success, earning praise for its blend of fantasy, adventure, and horror, alongside CGI effects that had never been seen before.

Unsurprisingly, the film was an immediate Oscar contender, taking home three trophies. In the years that followed, Jurassic Park became a franchise, with its first sequel arriving in 1997. Spielberg stayed onboard as director, but the film simply didn’t have the appeal that the first one did four years earlier. Perhaps this was due to the novelty of CGI dinosaurs having worn off. Several months after the release of The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Titanic arrived, allowing audiences to eagerly take in CGI’s latest spectacle. Whatever the reason for the sequel’s middling performance, love for the originalJurassic Park has never faltered. In fact, certain aspects of it have only gained recognition over the years.

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One such example is a scene featuring Dr. Ian Malcolm’s (Jeff Goldblum) injured, semi-shirtless pose after narrowly escaping being eaten by a T-Rex. In the years since the film’s release, the pose has become synonymous with Goldblum, to the point where everything from T-shirts to coffee mugs can be found bearing the image. Malcolm's Jurassic Park pose remains endearing and in a recent interview with the originalJurassic Park cast via Vanity Fair, Goldblum addressed the pose and its