Eight years after the Isla Nublar incident, Dr. Alan Grant is approached by Paul and Amanda Kirby, a supposedly wealthy couple who offer to fund his research in exchange for an aerial tour of Isla Sorna.

: The Kirbys are actually a middle-class divorced couple whose 12-year-old son, Eric, has been missing on the island for eight weeks.

Released in 2001, is the third installment in the original trilogy, directed by Joe Johnston rather than Steven Spielberg. It shifts from the "science-gone-wrong" philosophical roots of the first two films toward a faster-paced, 92-minute survival adventure on Isla Sorna . Plot & Core Conflict

: Their plane crash-lands after a Spinosaurus attack, leaving the group stranded with no transport and high-tech predators on their trail. New Prehistoric Threats

The film is noted for introducing species that challenged the established hierarchy of previous movies:

Jurassic Park III: Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray] (2001) - DVD Movie Guide