In both versions of the story, Malcolm is injured during the T-Rex attack when all the power on the island goes out, but unlike in the movie where he proves to be of service to the rest of the group when restarting the systems, that's not the case in the book.Īs his condition (broken leg) and mental state continue to deteriorate (partly due to the morphine), Ian Malcolm becomes somewhat of a lunatic as he inches closer to the death. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), the pesky chaos theorist who proves to be quite right in his observations of the execution of the park. Ian Malcolm Survives The T-Rex Attack In The MovieĪnother major change to a character from the page to the screen is that of Dr.

Seriously, the book is a bloody mess of goodness.ĭr. And let's not forget the image of several raptors making an escape on ship seen off in the distance. There are also scenes in the book where Dennis Nedry is seen carrying his intestines, baby raptors being torn apart by adults, and the big finale where John Hammond falls down a hill, breaks his leg, and is eaten alive by a group of compys. There's also a scene in the book where Henry Wu is eaten alive by a pack of raptors. Remember Robert Muldoon (Bob Peck), the badass game warden in incredibly short shorts who has the best last line in any movie ('Clever girl')? Well, in the book he fires a rocket launcher at a raptor, cutting it in half in great gory detail. Seriously, the book is one of the most violent pieces of mass-release literature you'll see on the bookshelf, and there's no way some of the scenes could have been filmed without earning the movie an R-rating. One of the major departures from the novel seen in the film adaptation of Jurassic Park is the toned-down violence. The Movie Cuts Out A Lot Of Violence Featured In The Novel

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