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Jurassic Park’s T-Rex is missing a tooth in one shot - and you can find it if you pause the movie at just the right time
The T-Rex in Jurassic Park lost a tooth during the Ford Explorer attack scene (and we have the timestamp to prove it)
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I’ve watched Jurassic Park so many times that I know it by heart. As a kid, it was one of my favorite films, and it still holds up well today. However, despite having the movie burned into my brain, I recently discovered something that I had missed. According to Tim Murphy actor Joseph Mazzello, there was a problem with the T-Rex in the Ford Explorer attack scene, and director Steven Spielberg wasn’t able to fix it.
“With the T-Rex, there was a malfunction on set,” Joseph Mazzello revealed during a Jurassic Park spotlight panel at C2E2 2026. “When that scene happens where the plexiglass from the top of the jeep, when the T-Rex comes down on us, and it’s supposed to kind of like push the plexiglass down on top of us and we’re kind of holding the plexiglass and we’re in between us and the dinosaur. Eventually something went wrong.”
The actor continued, “I was told by a fan actually that the reason it happened is because the T-Rex got waterlogged, and that sounds maybe right, because one take, it came down further than it was supposed to, and faster than it was supposed to, and instead of just pushing the plexiglass, it snapped it in half. And the T-Rex’s tooth fell out. Steven spent a half hour trying to get this tooth back in, and eventually got frustrated and said forget it, we’re just going to keep going. So, if you go back and watch the movie, there is one shot of the T-Rex where her front tooth is missing. And so, if you have Blu-ray or the digital copy, pause it on that scene, and you will see it.”
I just checked, and sure enough, there is a missing tooth when the T-Rex is pushing the plexiglass against Tim and Lex. It’s around the 1:06:20 timestamp (give or take a few seconds depending on if your copy of the film has extra bumpers in the intro). The shot is from Tim and Lex’s point of view, and the tooth gap can be seen near Lex’s sneakers.
Still, even with one tooth missing, that Rex was pretty scary, and he still has more than enough jaws to make up for it.
About C2E2
Comics, cosplay, gaming, authors, and anime abound in the only pop culture convention in the heart of Downtown Chicago! We've gathered your favorite celebrities, unique exhibitors, incredible comic creators, and larger-than-life literary authors into one place to celebrate the fandoms you love. From the halls of Artist Alley to the depths of the Show Floor, our goal is to provide a space of creativity and fun, but most importantly, one that cultivates a sense of belonging, safety, and inclusiveness.
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