Ian Malcolm is revealed to be a father, though his daughter, Kelly, (or, for that matter, her mother and his wife) was never once mentioned in the original film. (Spoilers: It is not.)Įarly on in 'The Lost World,' Dr. Hammond - whose penchant for sending people’s loved ones off to die on dinosaur islands should prompt one to warn, 'hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife' - promises that it will be totally and completely different this time. Not one to let disaster (or lawsuit) keep him down, Hammond reveals at the beginning of 'The Lost World' that, actually, he’d created two islands overrun by genetically engineered dinosaurs, and he's decided to send humans back to the second island (Isla Sorna), including Dr. Continues to be shocked when the dinosaurs start killing people. Is shocked when tropical weather acts like tropical weather, technology fails through human greed, and the dinosaurs turn on said humans. Welcomes humans, including his own grandchildren (Tim and Lex, stars of the first film) to that island. That said, he is not a man I would entrust to gift my child a toy dinosaur on Christmas, much less parent them.Ĭonsider his track record: Creates an island overrun by genetically engineered dinosaurs. But, in the spirit of the Father’s Day section in the Hallmark aisle at CVS, he gets to be included, too. Hammond (Richard Attenborough), the creator of the Jurassic Park island and genetic project introduced in 1993’s 'Jurassic Park,' is technically a grandfather.

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