Original Jurassic Park raincoat and movie props on display

As the theatrical release of Jurassic World is fast approaching, it seemed an opportune time to share these latest Jurassic Park film franchise finds currently on display at Universal Studios Hollywood. Here's a selection of screen-used wardrobe and prop pieces from the archives featured in three of the dinosaur-themed movies photographed on May 8, 2015.

Authentic Jurassic Park costume and props on display

Included in the exhibit is Bob Peck's raincoat and dinosaur egg props from the original 1993 film, plus a tranq gun prop from 1997's The Lost World: Jurassic Park and the satellite phone used by Tea Leoni as 'Amanda Kirby' in 2001's Jurassic Park III.

Jurassic Park movie poster

I believe Mitchell Ray Kenny was Costume Designer on the original 1993 movie that started them all and this is the raincoat worn by Jurassic Park's game warden, 'Robert Muldoon'.

Original Jurassic Park raincoat

worn by Bob Peck as Robert Muldoon

If you're a fan of the dinosaur movie franchise, be sure to check out all these other fantastic original props and models from the Jurassic Park movies on display too.

Animatronic Triceratops dinosaur from Jurassic Park III on display...

With a fresh new sequel in the works for the Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World which will debut in 2015, it's no wonder that Universal Studios Hollywood would want to continue to showcase some cool props to keep interest high in the dinosaur sci-fi movies.

Animatronic Triceratops and John Hammond cane prop
from the Jurassic Park movies

Not only was this baby triceratops animatronic from 2001's Jurassic Park III on display at the NBC Universal Experience exhibit on April 15, 2014, but there was also the cane used by Sir. Richard Attenborough as 'John Hammond' in 1997's sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, with its distinctive prehistoric mosquito preserved in amber, from which the scientists were able to retrieve the dinosaur genetic DNA in the first movie.

Jurassic Park III movie poster

If you're a fan of the movies, be sure to check out all these other Jurassic Park models and props on display.

I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more Jurassic Park memorabilia in the future, from the first trilogy and from the new installment.

The latest costumes and props from Universal Studios Hollywood's movie and TV archives...

It's been a while since I've ventured to Universal Studios Hollywood's treasure trove of movie memorabilia, so I thought I'd stop by the Universal NBC Experience attraction and see what classic costumes, models and props they had on offer and I wasn't disappointed.

Original film and TV costumes, props and concept artwork 

on display at Universal Studios Hollywood

Far from it, in fact there were so many new additions to the ever-changing movie museum that I was in movie enthusiast heaven. The exhibit was a veritable cornucopia of film treasures from recent and classic Universal films, plus NBC television shows.

Original props from The Blues Brothers on display

They once again had props from 1980's cult classic musical comedy and if you're a fan be sure to check out more costumes and props from The Blues Brothers here at Hollywood Movie Costumes and Props, including outfits worn by John Candy and James Brown.

Original props featured in One Day

Also on display were actual props from 2011's romantic drama One Day. Be sure to check out costumes worn by Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess in One Day.

Jurassic Park dinosaur maquette and concept art

The exhibit also included this Stegosaurus maquette and concept art which helped create the ground-breaking CGI dinosaurs in 1993's blockbuster Jurassic Park.

Vacuum cleaner and wedding album props from TV's Monk

For television enthusiasts there were props from shows like 2002 to 2009 detective show, Monk, and a Mae West style dress from Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In show, which ran from 1967 to 1973.

Original outfits from TV's Alice Through the Looking Glass 

and Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

They had some fantastic costumes from the world of television, including a dress from 1966's Alice through the Looking Glass, plus more contemporary sports props from Friday Night Lights.

Signed cast American football and Joe Doyle McCoy's 

Youth League Allstar trophy from Friday Night Lights

The exhibit also had some classic pieces, like this zig-zag dress worn by Julie Andrews in 1967's Throughly Modern Millie and Bud Abbot's suit from 1951's Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man.

Classic costumes from Throughly Modern Millie and 

Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man

As you can see, there was so much to take in. Thankfully I had my trusty camera to hand, so stay tuned in the days to come for even more details and photos of fantastic costumes, props and movie memorabilia including:

Outrageous ABBA-esque outfits from Mamma Mia: The Movie worn by Julie Walters and Stellan Skarsgard
Cool props from The Mummy movie franchise
Matt Damon's outfit and props from The Bourne Identity
The Grinch's Santa suit and props from Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas 
Props from super-powered TV show Heroes
Russell Crowe's pajama costume from A Beautiful Mind
Tom Hanks NASA training jumpsuit and module miniature from Apollo 13
Joaquin Phoenix Commodus costume and throne from Gladiator
Sci-fi props from TV's Caprica
Props from the movie comedy sequel American Reunion
Television props from Crossing Jordan
Sheriff's uniform and bridge device prop from Eureka
Original spy movie props from Johnny English Reborn
Columbo's signature clothes worn by Peter Falk in the detective mystery series
Wedding outfits from U.S. version of The Office comedy series
Jimmy Fallon's split cowboy sketch costume

All these costumes and props were photographed on display at Universal Studios Hollywood's NBC Universal Experience attraction in the theme park's lower lot on April 26, 2012.

Velociraptor model and props from Jurassic Park...

Fans of Jurassic Park will love this life-size replica of a Velociraptor used in the movie. These cloned predators wreaked havoc in Steven Spielberg's 1993 movie that made the world believe that dinosaurs once again walked the earth.

Animatronic Velociraptor dinosaur from Jurassic Park

Creature and special effects guru, Stan Winston, was responsible for the animatronic dinosaurs in the Jurassic Park Trilogy. This model was used for close up and positional shots, whilst computer generated effects were used to create the illusion of live-action moving dinosaurs.

Jurassic Park movie poster

Original Jurassic Park props and script on display

Also a part of the exhibit at Universal Orlando's Horror Make-Up Show on September 23, 2010, were this dinosaur egg, raptor claw and original script used in the production of the movie.

You can also check out more great Jurassic Park models, props and vehicles on display at Universal Studios Hollywood here at Hollywood Movie Costumes and Props.

Authentic props, masks and more at Universal Orlando's Horror Make-Up Show...

With Halloween seemingly only a heartbeat away, it seems only appropriate to showcase all the original props, costumes, models, masks and make-up effects that I was able to enjoy on my recent visit to Universal Studios Orlando theme park.

Universal Orlando's Horror Make-Up Show

In addition to all the fantastically gruesome props in the lobby, if you stick around for the hilarious live show you'll also see more movie secrets, like informative make-up special effects, animatronic mask examples and a ton of movie clips from Universal's horror vaults.

Original Universal Studios horror and fantasy props on display

Included in the horror showcase were actual props, prosthetic masks, models and more from the following classic and recent movies:

Fantastic masks, props and costumes from Hellboy II: The Golden Army

A scary Chucky animatronic from Child's Play

Masks and models from horror classics like The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula, The Phantom of the Opera, Frankenstein, The Wolfman and more

Props and costumes from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho

A Jurassic Park Velociraptor dinosaur

Gory make-up sculpture from An American Werewolf in London

Michael Myers mask from Halloween

Creature effects from John Carpenter's The Thing

Fantastical Lord of Darkness mask from Ridley Scott's Legend

Original props from The Mummy

Alien design for the Mutant from This Island Earth

Jim Carrey's prosthetic make-up from The Grinch

And in the gift shop as you exit the show, don't miss the original costumes worn in the Terminator 2: 3D movie attraction

Hellboy II: The Golden Army costume, mask and prop exhibit

They also had this creepy clown figure from Universal's special themed Halloween Horror Nights on display.

Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights Clown

You may be wowed by the exhilarating rides and other attractions at the theme park, but you really shouldn't miss this fun show and interesting exhibit, which really are well worth seeing in person.

Keep it here in the coming days for more photos and details of all the wonderful movie memorabilia photographed on display on September 23, 2010, which will hopefully provide some inspiration for Halloween.

Behind-the-scenes of the Jurassic Park movies...

It's amazing what you can discover by visiting Universal Studios in Hollywood. Amongst their wonderful costume and prop exhibits they had the secret of how they created some of the dinosaur footprints in the Jurassic Park movies.

Jurassic Park dinosaur footprint shoes and stamps on display

Photographed on June 21, 2010, these are raptor and dinosaur shoes and stamps used by the crew to create dinosaur tracks on set for 1993's Jurassic Park and 1997's The Lost World movies.

Jurassic Park movie poster

Also on display was this Stegosaurus maquette used in the production of Jurassic Park: The Ride.

Jurassic Park Stegosaurus maquette

The Lost World: Jurassic Park dinosaur models and movie vehicles...

Steven Spielberg's 1993 movie, Jurassic Park, captured everyone's imagination with its ground-breaking CGI created prehistoric world and not only spawned two sequels, but also a ride at Universal Studios.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park Velociraptor maquette

Adapted from the novels by Michael Crichton, the original film and the 1997 sequel, The Lost World, feature an array of dinosaurs, including the deadly Velociraptors, which helped to start the world-wide craze for dinosaur themed toys.

Dinosaur maquettes for Jurassic Park

The Velociraptor and Stegosaurus (on the right) models pictured above were used to help create the special effects in the Jurassic Park movies, whilst the Tyrannosaurus Rex maquette was created as a scale model version for the Jurassic Park Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park movie poster

Original vehicles and props from 

The Lost World: Jurassic Park film

These actual vehicles and props from The Lost World were photographed on the backlot Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood on July 16, 2009.