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Family Films Fredrick Barton  Led by Steven Spielberg's Jurassic
Park, which became the second high­est grossing motion picture
in history, the summer of 1993 saw the nation's movie houses set
an all time record for box office receipts. The successes
included Cliffhanger, The Firm, Sleepless in Seattle, In the
Line of Fire and The Fugitive. The failures included Sliver,
Made in America, and Last Action Hero, the last of which managed
to lose money even though it sold more than $50 million worth of
tickets.  What stands out most to me about this immediate summer
past is how well the industry did without successfully catering
to its usual summertime family audience. Jurassic Park and Last
Action Hero both featured children among their central players.
But both were rated PG 13 and both were far too intense for
youngsters. Spielberg may have made a ton of money, but he also
squandered a measure