 The original idea for Jurassic Park came from  Michael Crichton (qv)s attempt in 1983 to write a screenplay  about a Pterodactyl being cloned from an egg. The screenplay and  movie never came to fruition. Originally, Crichtons novel was  rejected by his "people", a group of about 5 or 6 personal  acquaintances who always read his drafts before he sends them off.  After several rejections, Crichton finally figured out what was  wrong: he had originally intended for the story to be through the  eyes of a child who was at the park when the dinosaurs escaped,  which his peers felt was too ridiculous, and could not identify with  the character. Crichton re