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Just for fun, I thought I’d create a cartoon of Dennis Nedry, one of the principal characters in the absolutely amazing Jurassic Park.

Who is Dennis Nedry?

Dennis Nedry was a computer programmer at Jurassic Park. Due to a low salary and financial issues, he accepted an offer to smuggle dinosaur embryos off the island.

He wears a rather loud Hawaiian shirt during the start of the movie, so took full advantage of Illustrators ability to create editable patterns.

I first made a series of flowers and plant leaves and then brought them together to comprise his shirt.

I also added in his can of shaving foam, which was specially adapted to house and refrigerate the stolen dinosaur embryos.

Fun fact for you too – ‘Nedry’ is an anagram of ‘Nerdy’

The Dilophosaurs

Those who have watched Jurassic Park and know of the canon will be familiar with the Dilophosaurus!

Although he is killed by only one Dilophosaur in the movie, I felt that having him with one peering menacingly over each shoulder would be much more fun!

These dudes see the to the demise of Nedry, as he attempts to escape the island and make off with the dinosaur embryos.

Some additional lettering…

Just to keep true to the movie, I thought I’d add a quote next to my cartoon. This is the classic phrase that is uttered by his computer once the Jurassic Park team discover what he’d done.

I think there isn’t a more iconic phrase uttered from Dennis Nedry than the one used when the team discover his treachery!

Get yourself some Nedry merch here

Saturday afternoon monsters

I remember this monster particularly well from watching the tail-end of an old black and white movie as a kid, with this strange mutant creature with clawed hands and an enormous, exposed brain.

Of course, I had no idea what this creature was or the name of the movie.

Luckily, my good friend Google managed to help me come up trumps and after a short search, I discovered this movie called ‘This Island Earth’.

‘This Island Earth‘ is a 1955 movie, directed by Joseph Newman, and the basic premise is a series of alien spaceships make contact with a scientist as part of their master plan to enslave all the people of Earth.

The Metaluna Mutant

The clear highlight of the film for me was this creature, known as the Metaluna Mutant.

Ok, I guess by today’s standards he probably looks a bit dated and goofy, but I remember being captivated at the time at his enormous brain and elongated clawed arms.

These mutants were originally bred by the Metalunians for general, boring labour work and are compared by the scientists in the movie to Earth’s insects, with their colony structure and hard external exoskeletons.

Other cartoon monsters

I’ve created a few other cartoon monsters and they’re in my portfolio, along with an earlier monster blog post, so if you enjoyed this one, I’d go and check it out!

And if any of the monsters you’ve seen on my website interest you, be sure to get in touch – I’d love to create a monster for you!

Dennis Nedry Cartoon