Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A small, funny character beat that sets up Ian Malcolm in two answers: a chaos theorist whose personal life is its own chaos. It also gives Grant, the man who scares kids at digs, a reason to be baffled. Fans quote the reply, 'Occasionally', far more than the question, and the question is what people ask when they want that reply back.
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In context
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On the ride back to the visitor centre after the first tour of Jurassic Park (1993), Dr. Alan Grant, who dislikes children, learns that the mathematician Ian Malcolm has three kids and loves them. Grant, surprised, asks if Malcolm is married. Malcolm answers "Occasionally", adding that he is always on the lookout for a future ex-Mrs. Malcolm. He then asks whether Dr. Sattler is available, and when Grant's answer shows she is with him, apologises and backs off.
Sources (2)
- Springfield! Springfield!: Jurassic Park transcriptScene on the return to the visitor centre, around Nedry's system-compile speechReference checked
- Jurassic Park Wiki: Ian MalcolmJurassic Park (film) sectionReference checked
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