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Nedry would have known the fences ran on the same system. Turning off everything for a short job is a plan built to fail, and it makes the park look badly designed.
Why did Dennis Nedry shut down the whole park's security to steal the embryos?
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park (1993)
At 0:55:00
Verdict: Guilty. 63% of viewers say this is dumb. Top defense: He meant the shutdown to be brief, and the storm and his own crash wrecked his timing.
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Nedry, the park's computer programmer, disables the security systems so he can reach the embryo storage unseen. The same shutdown cuts power to the electric fences. Dinosaurs get out while the tour is still in the park.
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He is shown as greedy and in a hurry, and the film gives him a deadline and a storm. The problem is the park's design, which gave one person too much control.
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He meant the shutdown to be brief, and the storm and his own crash wrecked his timing.
- DumbScenesStaff8 months ago
He meant the shutdown to be brief, and the storm and his own crash wrecked his timing.
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Nedry says the fences run on a separate circuit, so the shutdown only affects the doors. The storm then takes the fences down.
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