It was overshadowed by the start of another mini-British renaissance of film awards for this year (Chariots of Fire (1981)) and the next (Gandhi (1982)).However, the protagonist (a cold-blooded, tough-as-nails racketeer and "public enemy") begins his life, not as a hardened criminal, but as a young mischievous boy in pre-Prohibition city streets, whose early environment clearly contributes to the evolving development of his life of adult crime and his inevitable gruesome death.It became the top-grossing (domestic) film of the year, easily beating out the # 2 filmMrs.Doubtfire (1993)at $219 million, and the # 3 filmThe Fugitive (1993)at $184 million.It was noted for its full-motion, computer-generated (CGI) dinosaurs created at George Lucas"" ILM facility.He was joined by his strident-voiced sister Vera, who showed animosity toward her brother""s busty, squeaky-voiced, "psychic nutritionist" Lorelei Ambrosia.