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| + | ''Ian Malcolm'' is a Mathematician from Austin, Texas. He was contracted by [[InGen (Film Universe)|InGen]] to do some preliminary analysis on their theme park, [[Jurassic Park (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park]] before it opened. Later, following the [[Isla Nublar Incident (Film Universe)|Isla Nublar Incident]], he along with [[Alan Grant (Film Universe)|Alan Grant]] and [[Ellie Degler (Film Universe)|Ellie Sattler]] were brought to [[Isla Nublar (Film Universe)|Isla Nublar]] to inspect the island in person. An act of Industrial Sabotage whilst he was present on the island let to the [[Jurassic Park Incident (Film Universe)|Jurassic Park Incident]] in which he was injured in a scuffle with a [[Tyrannosaurus Rex (Film Universe)|Tyrannosaurus Rex]]. | ||
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| + | Over the next four years, Malcolm sought to out InGen for their failings at Jurassic Park, as well as the deaths of [[Jophery (Film Universe)|Jophery]], [[Donald Gennaro (Film Universe)|Donald Gennaro]], [[Ray Arnold (Film Universe)|Ray Arnold]] and [[Robert Muldoon (Film Universe)|Robert Muldoon]]. Due to the Non Disclosure Agreement Malcolm had signed prior to visiting the island, his career and credibitly was effectively ruined in a series of lawsuits and media coverups. His tenure was also revoked amidst rumours of Malcolm selling his stories for profit. | ||
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| + | In 1997, Malcolm was approached by [[John Hammond (Film Universe)|John Hammond]] to be part of his expedition to [[Isla Sorna (Film Universe)|Isla Sorna]], Isla Nublar's sister island where the animals were bred and matured before being moved into the Park. Having lost control of InGen, Hammond proposed an expedition to document the animals in the wild, surviving without human intervention. It was his hope that this would rally a cause to protect the animals, not to showcase them. Malcolm was resistant to the idea, but was quickly swayed after learning that his girlfriend, Behavioural Paleontologist [[Sarah Harding (Film Universe)|Sarah Harding]] was already on the island. Upon arriving at the island, the team discovered that Malcolm's daughter, [[Kelly Curtis (Film Universe)|Kelly Curtis]] had stowed away then quickly fell into a feud with the [[InGen Harvesters (Film Universe)|InGen Harvesters]], InGen's team who had been sent to collect animals for a new theme park in [[San Diego (Film Universe)|San Diego]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Revision as of 12:50, 9 March 2017
| Ian Malcolm | |
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| Appearances | |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park | |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Title | Dr. |
| Significant other | Sarah Harding (Girlfriend) |
| Children | Kelly Curtis |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Alive |
| Production Notes | |
| Created by | Michael Crichton |
| Portrayed by | Jeff Goldblum |
Ian Malcolm is a Mathematician from Austin, Texas. He was contracted by InGen to do some preliminary analysis on their theme park, Jurassic Park before it opened. Later, following the Isla Nublar Incident, he along with Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler were brought to Isla Nublar to inspect the island in person. An act of Industrial Sabotage whilst he was present on the island let to the Jurassic Park Incident in which he was injured in a scuffle with a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Over the next four years, Malcolm sought to out InGen for their failings at Jurassic Park, as well as the deaths of Jophery, Donald Gennaro, Ray Arnold and Robert Muldoon. Due to the Non Disclosure Agreement Malcolm had signed prior to visiting the island, his career and credibitly was effectively ruined in a series of lawsuits and media coverups. His tenure was also revoked amidst rumours of Malcolm selling his stories for profit.
In 1997, Malcolm was approached by John Hammond to be part of his expedition to Isla Sorna, Isla Nublar's sister island where the animals were bred and matured before being moved into the Park. Having lost control of InGen, Hammond proposed an expedition to document the animals in the wild, surviving without human intervention. It was his hope that this would rally a cause to protect the animals, not to showcase them. Malcolm was resistant to the idea, but was quickly swayed after learning that his girlfriend, Behavioural Paleontologist Sarah Harding was already on the island. Upon arriving at the island, the team discovered that Malcolm's daughter, Kelly Curtis had stowed away then quickly fell into a feud with the InGen Harvesters, InGen's team who had been sent to collect animals for a new theme park in San Diego.
