Based on Crichton's 1987 novel, Sphere follows a group of scientists — Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman), Harry Adams (Samuel L. Jackson), Beth Halperin (Sharon Stone) and Ted Fielding (Liev Schrieber) ...
In 1968, a young Michael Crichton, still a student at Harvard ... not the dangers of technology. “Jurassic Park,” in contrast, follows Gottlieb’s dictum to deëmphasize individual characters.