A T-Rex Terrorizes San Diego
The film’s most iconic sequence takes place not on the remote island, but in the middle of San Diego. In a bold narrative turn, a Tyrannosaurus rex is transported to the city, only to break free and unleash chaos across the urban landscape.
As the T-Rex stomps through the streets, causing widespread panic, a memorable moment unfolds: the dinosaur crashes into a video store, attacking a bus and sending civilians fleeing in terror.
Among the fleeing crowd, one man desperately tries to seek refuge inside a storefront. He doesn’t make it. At 1 hour, 53 minutes, and 20 seconds into the film, viewers can spot the terrified man, wearing glasses, as he’s caught by the T-Rex and devoured on the pavement.
What makes this moment more than just another on-screen casualty is the identity of the victim.
The Screenwriter Becomes Dino Food
In a self-referential twist, the man who gets eaten by the T-Rex isn’t a stuntman or an anonymous extra. It’s David Koepp, the film’s screenwriter. The scene is a cleverly placed cameo—a blink-and-you-miss-it joke from Koepp and Spielberg, adding a layer of self-aware humor to an otherwise tense sequence.
