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In the Movie |
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Ed Regis is killed by the young Tyrannosaur. |
Ed Regis is not in the movie, nor is the young Tyrannosaur. |
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Gennaro survives. |
Gennaro is killed by the Tyrannosaur after he runs out of the car.
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In the end, the island is demolished by the Costa Rican Air Force. |
The remaining survivors flee the island by helicopter, the fate of the island left open. |
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Tim is older than his sister, Lex. |
Tim is younger than his sister, Lex.
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Tim is a computer genius. |
Lex is the computer genius. |
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Donald Gennaro is described as short and muscular. He is brave and survives his encounter with a raptor. |
Donald Gennaro is not muscular and is cowardly. He dies after leaving Tim and Lex alone.
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Henry Wu, one of the geneticists, plays a part in trying to restore power. He is killed by raptors. |
Henry Wu is seen when the group tours the facility. He is not seen for the rest of the movie. |
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Grant and the kids use a raft to get back to the visitor's center faster. |
Grant and the kids do not use a raft.
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Robert Muldoon survives. |
Robert Muldoon is killed by raptors. |
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On the tour, the group sees Dr. Gerry Harding working with a sick Stegosaurus. |
On the tour, the group sees Dr. Gerry Harding working with a sick Triceratops.
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Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ellie Sattler are mentor and student, and not romantically involved. |
Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ellie Sattler are romantically involved. |
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Dr. Ian Malcolm is weak and is thrown around like a doll by Gennaro in the book. |
Dr. Ian Malcolm is stronger in the book, also all of Gennaro's muscle from the book went to Malcolm in the movie.
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The sister is scared idiot |
The sister is smart and resourceful |
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Muldoon and Gennaro search for Nedry, and find his half-eaten body. |
This does not happen in the book.
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Alan Grant likes kids and easily chats with Tim in the book. |
Alan Grant openly says he dislikes kids. |
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In the book, Dr. Grant likes children, especially those who like dinosaurs. |
At the beginning of the film, Dr. Grant does not like children at all, but after saving the lives of Tim and Lex, his feelings are reversed. Finally, he loves and appreciates children.
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Grant and the kids encounter an aviary on their way back to the visitor's center. |
This does not happen. |
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The story begins by showing many different events that hint at what is happening on the island, such as children being attacked by small lizards, and a construction worker being rushed from the island, critically wounded. |
We see one of the raptors being moved on the island, and a worker is killed by the raptor.
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Hammond is killed by compys. |
Hammond does not die. |