This page is about the character. For the comic book author, see Alan Grant (writer). |
Alan Grant | |
Aliases: | Doctor Alan Grant |
Continuity: | Jurassic Park |
Notability: | Main character |
Type: | Scientist |
Gender: | Male |
Race: | Human |
Location: | Montana |
Status: | Alive |
First: | Jurassic Park (1993) |
Final: | Jurassic Park III (2001) |
Doctor Alan Grant is a fictional paleontologist and one of the main characters featured in the Jurassic Park multimedia franchise. He was introduced in the 1990 novel Jurassic Park, written by author Michael Crichton and made his first feature film appearance in the 1993 summer blockbuster Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg. The role of Doctor Grant was played by Irish actor Sam Neill. He was also the main character from the 2001 sequel, Jurassic Park III.
Biography[]
Alan Grant was a paleontologist who worked out of the Badlands region of Montana excavating dinosaur bones. After unearthing a perfectly preserved skeleton of a velociraptor, he had a chance encounter with his team's benefactor, Doctor John Hammond, who asked he and his associate/lover Doctor Ellie Satler to accompany him to his Jurassic Park preserve to get his expert opinion. After seeing the wonders of Hammond's cloning of dinosaurs, Doctor Grant was shaken over the notion of a previously extinct species being thrown back into the mix after 65 million years. When the power systems at the park failed, Doctor Grant did everything in his power to protect Hammond's grandchildren, Lex and Tim Murphy, from the slavering jaws of a hungry Tyrannosaurus rex. He later regrouped with Doctor Satler at the visitor center where they avoided being torn apart by velociraptors before escaping from the islnd.
In the intervening years, Doctor Grant became very successful due to his experiences on Isla Nubar, though he was no longer dating Doctor Satler. In 2001, Paul and Amanda Kirby approached Doctor Grant and offered him a large sum of money to give them an aerial tour of InGen's site B, Isla Sorna. Grant didn't care for the idea and did not think very highly of the Kirbys, especially after he discovered that they were not being completely honest with him. After arriving on Isla Sorna, the Kirbys' confessed that they needed his expert knowledge of the terrain and wildlife to help them rescue their son Eric, who had disappeared on Isla Soran some eight weeks prior. During the seaerch, Doctor Grant had to avoid attacks by more velociraptors as well as a Pteranodoon and a monstrous Spinosaurus. After finding Eric, Grant managed to retrieve a satellite phone and called Ellie Satler, who in turn, contacted the United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy, who journeyed out to Isla Sorna to rescue them.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Alan Grant was created by author Michael Crichton and expanded upon by director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter David Koepp as well as director Joe Johnston and writers Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.