The Origins Of Roland Tembo - The Lost World: Jurassic Park's Pete Postlethwaite

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Hey guys! Hope you’re all having a great day! Now, for today’s video, I thought it’d be a good idea to go into detail about a certain character’s origins in the Jurassic Park Universe. A character who’s popularity appears to have grown to nearly the same heights as that of Alan Grant or even Ian Malcolm. I’m of course talking about Roland, the African Big-Game Hunter from The Lost World. Even though he was only featured in a single Jurassic Park film before his untimely death in 2011, Pete Postlethwaite’s Roland Tembo seems to have resonated with several audience members and become somewhat of an iconic part of the series history. In this video, we’ll be discussing where exactly the idea for Roland Tembo comes from, what kind of person he really was as well as, his similarities and differences with other prominent Jurassic Park characters in the series. We’re going to go into the Backstory and Origins of Roland Tembo…

[@TheBombayMasterTony]

"Peter. If you want me to run your little camping trip, there are two conditions. Firstly: I'm in charge, and when I'm not around, Dieter is. All you need to do is sign the checks, tell us we're doing a good job, and open your case of scotch when we have a good day. Second condition, my fee: you can keep it. All I want in exchange for my services is the right to hunt one of the Tyrannosaurs. A male, a buck only. How and why are my business. Now if you don't like either of those two conditions, you're on your own. So go ahead, set up base camp right here, or in a swamp, or in the middle of a Rex nest for all I care. But I've been on too many safaris with rich dentists to listen to any more suicidal ideas, okay?" - Roland Tembo

[@aztecakidgames3672]

TheBombayMasterTony okay...hehe

[@skwisgarskwigelf7191]

Okay 👍🏻

[@michaeldacunto1158]

Okay

[@malice9240]

Okay 👍

[@Ahmedhelps]

The only man to run towards the Trex couple while everyone was running away from them. As a kid i admired that fearless charecteristic of Roland.

[@MechaKnuckles]

Ajay tried to, but the others thought Roland was insane and dragged Ajay away.

[@stranglestrong]

So if the other mercs were not a bunch of pussies they would have succeeded against the two rexes with no doubt some deaths.

[@guilhermedalmolinpereira7812]

In my opinion Roland and Moldoon are probably some of the best characters in all of the Jurassic Park franchise...

[@theAsterisk]

From the movies, yes. From the novels, Muldoon in JP, and a whole bunch of great characters in LW- Harding, Levine, Thorne... Honorable mention to Malcom in both films and novels.

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

Roland Tembo once hunted Chuck Norris. Chuck barely survived

[@cassthenerd6023]

Roland Tembo was definitely my favorite in the movie as well, and one of the reasons I loved this movie was that the line between villain and hero was not so clear cut. Sure, Ludlow was certainly awful, and Eddie was a goddamn hero, but Van Owen and Tembo showed that protagonist and antagonist in story telling should not be synonymous with good and evil, hero and villain.

[@gojiking5456]

Roland was one of, if not the best character in the Lost World. Great character develpment. He goes from, "All I want is the right to hunt one of the Tyranosaurs. A male - a Buck only! How and why are my reasons." To, at the end, "No thank you. I believe I've spent enough time in the company of death." If that doesn't speak volumes, I don't know what will.

[@dafilmqueen556]

I guess losing a friend while in dangerous territory would do that to you. At least he's still alive (at least, the character is, no offense to the actor), if only to be left with the trauma of his best friend's death..

[@timewarpdrive77]

I've always wondered if "company of death" 'meant in the presence of death' or 'in the death company'

[@joeymurphy5617]

Even if Roland was able to genuinely hunt the bull T. Rex the way he wanted to, it would still be a logistical nightmare. Find the bull and get him killed. Now you have the Rex down. You have no idea how thick the hide is and now you have to get him dressed out and caped out for a shoulder or full body mount. You have to manage to get the head and the hide out of there and home. Or on top of that, store, keep and transport some of the meat without it going bad if you’re gonna eat him too. All while avoiding raptors and the other 4 adult Rexes that are canonically on the island. Even with the InGen team that was there with him, it would be a lot of work making that hunt happen.

[@BrownProdctions]

Roland meeting Muldoon would have awesome

[@Reaper08x]

I heard they had an Idea early on in TLW production to bring Muldoon back but sadly the actor Bob Peck passed away in 1999 so they scrapped idea.

[@BrownProdctions]

Rorke's Drift But why would they bring him back if he died in the first film plus TLW was released in 1997 which was 2 years before his death lol

[@theAsterisk]

Actually, Tembo reminds me more than a little bit of the depiction of Muldoon in the original novel, especially the casual contempt displayed for characters they considered dishonorable or foolish, and the matter-of-fact, slightly jaded way each spoke about animals and nature and even maulings. Muldoon was supposed to have been a big game hunter and safari guide before he moved on to consulting and zoo/park design before working for InGen, and even mentioned he accepted a position at the park as game warden because he was frankly bored with more 'ordinary' animals and zoos.

[@gregbrooks4116]

I feel like Tembo was meant to be Muldoon. Theyre both white hunters for hire from Kenya who appear to be switched on to the dangers of the dinosaurs whilst everyone else is oblivious. During the filming for JP the actor for Muldoon was battling cancer, so this may have forced them to kill the character off - this is backed up by the fact that he survived in the book. If Muldoon had survived I doubt they would have introduced another different big game hunter in the Lost World. I feel that Tembo is more popular because he had a bigger role to play and was generally a more well written and acted character

[@adventuresatazoo711]

BrownProductions in a comic book series for Jurassic Park, they actually brought him back, and said he survived the attack

[@oscarstainton]

When it came to the InGen Hunters' team, Roland Tembo really was a great man among cowards, he deserved better than the likes of Ludlow.

[@EyeBeZombie]

He hunted a t rex formed an alliance with a dragon and died by a xenomorph R.I.P Pete pottlepostlethwaite

[@BullworthGraduate]

*He hunted a t rex* - _The Lost World: Jurassic Park_ *formed an alliance with a dragon* - _Dragonheart_ *and died by a xenomorph* - _Alien 3_ Did not know that he was in _Alien 3_ since I never got into the series.

[@szkokee]

He was a great actor just compare David and Roland. I would never mess with Roland tho Peter from Alien3 looked like a chump.

[@onetwothreefour3957]

and he also played a certain character in the usual suspects so weird, but so good

[@joragon317]

He also started/watched over Jame’s adventure in James and the Giant Peach

[@dordonake]

No kidding. Cancer is very similar to a xenomorpth. Killing people by bursting out and all. I wish he would've died more peacefully.

[@dilworth6113]

He's the only one to face a Tyrannosaurus & a Xenomorph

[@Bonesaw_McGraw]

And got iced by the latter haha

[@GojiLeiter]

dilworth6113 add taming a dragon

[@NekoMizuBubbles]

Roland was always my favorite character in the movie, just because of how protective he is. After Dieter goes missing, his first response is to not let Kelly know, so she wouldn't get scared. Then, when he thinks Sarah is bleeding, he stops her to make sure she's okay. IMO, that makes him a damn good man.

[@iambuhlockay8007]

He was gruff, blunt, and over zealous, but he was a good man underneath.

[@michaelpina7139]

The franchise has had 2 very strong charactered outdoorsmen, Muldoon and Roland. I hope one of the later film adaptations can bring some sort of this aspect back Pratt kind of has a this feature in him.

[@supergamer5121]

Yeah. I remember reading this in the IMDb trivia page for the Lost World, about that song. Roland is one of my favourite Jurassic Park characters, and just characters in general. His badass but honourable persona really makes me like him. The fact he doesn’t want to kill the T-Rex, but take him down in a fight shows a sense of honour, only wanting to beat the Rex in a fair fight. As opposed to sniping him at a really long distance, like that dentist did a few years back, which Roland somewhat predicted; “I’ve been on too many safaris with rich dentists, to listen to anymore suicidal ideas!”

[@mikemills54]

You've made me love a character I always overlooked as a child.

[@dafilmqueen556]

I used to think he was only cool, but now, I can add inspiring to his description, if only now that I know more about him than I did in years..

[@waynetowers5046]

Somewhere, up in the heavens, Robert Muldoon and Roland Tembo are talking about their hunting stories together over a cup of tea, biscuits and crumpets. These two stood out so much in these movies, and portrayed by wonderful, gentleman actors.

[@undead9999]

as I stated numerous times in your videos, Roland is my favourite character, so happy that you took your time to do a full video on him. Such a shame that the actor died, I would have loved to see more of Roland.

[@brycevo]

I love the great Hunter. I really love the Mombasa bar fight. It showed he was human, not a great evil. He is my favorite if not second favorite from TLW, the other character I like from TLW is Van Owen.

[@dougrattman4110]

Young Vince Vaughn needs to become a meme!

[@Amp661]

Why the hell do you like Van Owen? He was directly responsible for every death on Sorna after letting dinos loose. That character needs to rot.

[@dafilmqueen556]

@@Amp661, wait, Nick Van Owen was the biggest danger in the movie? Tell me, how did he manage to cause the most damage? I hadn't seen The Lost World in years, and I haven't noticed a lot in the movies, so please, would you kindly?

[@Amp661]

@@dafilmqueen556 Nick was secretly hired by Hammond to sabotage Ingens efforts to capture the dinos. As such hes screwed everything up. No by himself, but mainly him. He busted out dinos from their cages when the stampede has destroyed the camp, injured or killed innocents, and destroyed the link to the mainland. Afterwards he (and equally dumb Sarah Harding) bring a baby rex back into the trailer injured instead of releasing it into the wild where its parents wouldnt be alarmed and destroy the trailers and result in Eddie's death. Because of the infants insecure status and blood on Sarahs jacket (that's not Nick's fault though) they return and destroy the camp resulting in more deaths due to Nick disarming Roland after tries to save what's left of the team AND hunt. Since Ingen is disorganized, many more are killed in long grass instead of rallying to knock out the last rex if Roland hadn't already. I don't see Van Owen as a great character.

[@dafilmqueen556]

@@Amp661, now that makes a lot of sense. So basically he's a terrible character because of lack of common sense, and despite good intentions of freeing the dinosaurs, causes more damage by doing so.

[@TheGodOfGravy]

I'll always love 'no nonsense' characters in film, much like Muldoon before him. But Roland has an undeniable charm and moral code that makes even more enjoyable. He's like The Punisher, only without the thirst for vengeance and with the class of a gentleman.

[@raptorus7773]

Roland Tembo is an awesome character, and u feel his slight rise in popularity might be partially your fault (not that it's a bad thing). Considering all the videos you dedicated to him. I also love how they encorporated Dodgeson's line about Tigers and parents being given to Tembo.

[@KlaytonFioriti]

lol I can't really take credit for anything. If that is true than I'd love that. Roland is incredible

[@exelion1982]

Exactly my thoughts! I have not seen Roland as such a intersting character before.

[@CoolMoeDea21]

I personally don't consider Roland a villain. Sure he might have been on their side but he didn't have any villainous intentions nor was he inherently evil in general. If anything, he was one of the more stand up guys on his team. I'm not sure what to call him but he's sure as hell not an antagonist in my opinion.

[@ghostmadlittlemiss]

Anti-hero, maybe.

[@BEW560]

I kinda wish there was more on what happened to Roland after 1997. Lately I’ve been thinking it would have been cool if somehow Roland ran into Van Owen at the bar in Mombasa like two years later. Roland is there with two drinks, one for him and a ceremonial drink for his late friend Ajay. He hears commotion and looks to see a familiar face, Nick Van Owen. He sees Van Owen is being praised by fellow advocates for his work on Sorna. After two years it appears to Roland that Van Owen has no guilt for what he did that inadvertently lead to the deaths of Ajay, the hunters and the San Diego incident itself. So Roland grabs Ajay’s drink and walks over to the group. He interjects himself in to conversation and proceeds to tell the other side of the story and forcing Van Owen to realize the consequences of his actions taken two years ago. After telling the tale, Roland sets the glass down and tells Van Owen that this one is on Ajay. Growing up I like both characters and twenty years later I really wish we could have gotten some kind scene where Nick realizes that his actions on Sorna lead to terrible things happening and who better to make him understand than his arch enemy.

[@cosmicderringer1824]

I hope Asian dinosaur hunting reserve would be the next plot in future Jurassic park film. Hopefully it's rated R. I wouldn't have known this now without this channel. Hell maybe even the dinosaurs would break free and start killing people Who are fighting a bush war/ civil war in Africa or Middle East

[@TheSambo300]

Cosmic Drive That'll be pretty sweet!!

[@KlaytonFioriti]

:D

[@Grumpydrawer]

Would definetly be cool to see a plot based around that in a future film. Especially since it'd probably give us another Muldoon/Roland like character. Who would of course have some mini-speech about giving the dinosaurs a sporting chance.

[@Dr.Osterman]

DAAAAAAAMN!!! THIS IS BRILLIANT!!!!! it gave me a whole new insight to the Level of Badassery of the Great Hunter Roland Tembo. Truly a Legend of the Franchise. And thank You so much for this video!

[@Grumpydrawer]

One of the main reasons I've always liked Roland is because he was quite similar in a fashion to my father who was born and raised in Rhodesia. Since like Roland he fit that great white hunter stereotype, making Roland a very familar character for me to connect with (so to speak) as a child. That and my father was philosophical about hunting as well. He once compared displaying hunting trophies shot whilst the hunter was safe from danger as "like displaying toys bought off a shop shelf." Though I like Roland's laser satallite version better lol.

[@KlaytonFioriti]

Your dad sounds super cool haha

[@Grumpydrawer]

Thanks, he was indeed haha. Miss him dearly, but still have a few of his hunting trophies and memories (mainly of his stories of fighting in the Bush War) to remember him by.

[@chesterstevens8870]

Rhodesians never die!

[@HerringandChips]

I think there is one burning Jurassic Park question that needs an conclusion. Have you ever eaten Chilean Seabass? If not. I think a Jurassic Kitchen video is in order.

[@2paleo2ologist80]

Imagine Roland in Jurassic World hunting down the Indominus Rex.

[@sappywalk1414]

The Paleontologist that would have been amazing to see

[@averypowers1998]

Chris Welder Yup

[@averypowers1998]

The Paleontologist Yup

[@DarkArmyStudios]

Roland would've killed the indominus with his bare hands

[@ALMdawgfan]

I got $5 against $25 on Roland.

[@Julie_Rios]

Roland Rembo is a legend. RIP Pete. Being 28, I can definitely appreciate Roland Tembo now. Years ago, much younger, understandably such a great character would be overlooked. I love everything that Tembo brings to the table. The morality & ethics. That he is a man of honor & code. Almost an unspoken rules thing, especially as as a hunter - a successful hunter. One of the best written characters in the franchise & in general. I love him & Iam Malcolm, who is my fave - Well, I think now Owen Grady is my fave. TLWP took a different & darker turn, which is I love it. Nick Van Owen is an awesome character, too. He wasn't a cookie cutter. I love that kind of protagonist. It certainly made sense to have such a character & square against Tembo. Okay, this long. Heh. Anyway, Ian Malcolm is my man & that jaded self was welcomed after what occurred in 1993 on Isla Nublar.

[@redviper1608]

I wish Pete lived so we could see more of Roland Tembo.

[@Amp661]

Tembo moved on after Lost World. Hes not getting near these things again Yes I know Pete's gone

[@aaronflowers8881]

He retired from that Jurassic life lol.

[@RaptorStudios]

When I was very young, my dad would always play the same songs in the car. One of them was Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner. When I was 5 or 6, I recognized the names in the song and my dad told me that I was probably right. Something else that might interest you is that there is also a song called “Are You With Me, Dr. Wu”, and the album cover was a giant locust, which may have had something to do with Jurassic World: Dominion.

[@Sakura_Matou]

Best Character in the series. I am glad you agree. it is so sad we will never see him again, he would have been great in the world Trilogy.

[@Davidovar34]

Every time I watch a Roland Tembo video by you, it makes me want to rewatch The Lost World :P

[@AlBundyFan365]

Everyone in the U.S.A. is entitled to an opinion, as granted by the First (1st) Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This is my personal opinion regarding the Jurassic Park/World franchise. All 4 (and eventually 5) sequels to Jurassic Park are certainly different. Each motion picture film can have criticism for individual roles or plots, but there is one thing I believe is immune to any criticism. In "The Lost World: Jurassic Park", we the viewers were given the opportunity to see perhaps the greatest actor who ever lived play the role of Roland Tembo. Pete Postlethwaite's performance is so dynamic compared to anyone else in the film. The only real grievance I have is that Roland wasn't given enough screentime, despite his prominent role. I've watched the movie several times and can't find any flaws in Pete's portrayal of a noble hunter with a strong moral compass and code of ethics. Not just this movie, but every acting job Pete ever had was so excellent; he truly took every acting task he did seriously and gave it his all, right to the very end of his life. (Doesn't matter what kind it is, cancer sucks 100% of the time.) My conclusion: Nobody should ever try to criticize the acting Pete Postlethwaite did in the second (2nd) Jurassic Park movie. I will stand strongly by this for as long as I live. Forever rest in peace, good sir. We humans were fortunate enough to know who you were.

[@andreadeagon2301]

So, watching this movie after not seeing it since it came out, my reading is that Ajay was basically Tembo’s life partner and his death changed everything for him. You can interpret life partner however you want but it says something good about Tembo that he has a deeply committed relationship with another person that involves mutual respect and appreciation and a kind of caring that makes him change his perspective when they die.

[@mercon1337]

Roland is the one out of ten for not running away as soon as his very significant gun failed and thinking on his feet not with his feet

[@thepirateofkoshkonong]

just when I thought I couldent love this movie any more! RIP TO A TRUE LEGEND!!!

[@dtdimeflicks6708]

His last few moments in the film are among the most character-defining in the franchise for me. He had a hell of an exit.

[@vincentnguyen1995]

If Pete were still alive, how could Roland return to the franchise?

[@KlaytonFioriti]

Possibly some sort of invasion of dinosaurs in Africa ;)

[@patricksturgill8571]

hunter still in dominion my opinion possibly small cameo

[@LedosKell]

At a ranch somewhere outside of Mombasa, a young triceratops or pachycephalosaurus wanders onto the grounds. A few grounds keepers and staff try to herd it out but the animal stubbornly trudges on up to the porch of the house, sitting down right next to a man in a lounge chair. When one of them brings out a shotgun, the man in the chair waves off the house staff and starts petting the animal as it curls up and falls asleep. "I've taken plenty of naps on this porch, I can't blame a little baby for wanting to do the same." Roland then kicks his feet up and leans back in the chair, taking a nap alongside the baby dino.

[@Amp661]

Roland wont return to the franchise because he specifically said he wants nothing to do with these things. Hes living his life away from dinos. Honor his wish, and leave him be. (Plus I know Postlethwaite is dead).

[@techtronicyt1325]

I have a theory. I think that maybe the indominus Rex was an albino. because if it’s colour and it’s red eyes. Also maybe that’s why Masrani questioned its colour. Maybe they finally got the colour right with the indoraptor

[@DesertRock_Gaming]

Roland is a responsible hunter n care about his man. All in all I classify him as a character that in that middle line between good n bad

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

I remember seeing the extended broadcast tv version of "Lost World", and it had some incredible added scenes of Pete Postlethwaite being awesome as Roland. The dvd had the rough deleted scenes, but they were prestine in the tv version. I want an extended 4k HDR blu-ray!

[@JohnCena8351]

"Maybe i just use a laser from a satellite" Haha, Roland is the best :D

[@michaelmedina1951]

I can’t express enough how much I love this channel. Thank you for all of these amazing vids.

[@kodaholt9459]

Damm I diddint know that his actor died in 2011 RIP

[@Jptrexfan]

I've got to say dude I've been listening to your videos for a while now and I absolutely love them. This year detail alone in each video that you produce is impeccable. Love your work and please do us all a favor and keep making more

[@lucasgaudio3720]

He not only went against a trex with a dart gun but he also faced a xenomorph with scissors! Of course it did not end well... but well

[@KlaytonFioriti]

lol 😂

[@harpoonjabi]

The video was great and informational. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for all the work that you do to make the videos!

[@aurayafrost6253]

Super interesting video as always - I'm definitely one of those people who considers Tembo one of the best JP characters - whenever I rewatch the Lost World, I always end up rooting for him by the time he helps them up from the cliff (and it's another reason why LW is the most interesting film for me) Now to go listen to that song!

[@LittleSchleich]

Auraya Frost 100% agree!

[@williamdonovan-pg4yx]

Thank you for making a video about one my top favorite characters in the series I would have loved to see more of him in the Jurassic World Series but unfortunately his actor passed away in 2011😔🙏💝

[@kingkaiju998]

You have honestly made me love this character even more than I ever did, thanks Klayton :D

[@Terrordome3000]

Honestly man, the discovery of the link between Roland and Nick to the song is incredible. It's probably the most mind-blowing thing you've taught me on this channel. KEEP IT UP!

[@KOAluver99]

Great video you point out things I’ve always overlooked keep it up!!

[@chazworthingtonhunts]

My favorite character!! Clicked immediately away from another video to be here!

[@one_in_256]

Roland is BY FAR my favorite human character in the Jurassic Park franchise.

Honestly you have one of the most interesting channels on youtube. keep it up!

[@Ziixxy]

Until now he wasn’t my favorite jp character but he was close but after you went in-depth on his character I now think he’s my favorite! Thank for this vid!

[@VigilantAnarchism]

Well that was interesting to hear about Roland...I haven't watched the first 3 JP movies in well over a decade...and I'm just getting back into my interest of the franchise, learning about the novels (which I never knew existed until recent times, even comic books that give us bigger views of different "hidden" events between, before, and even after different movies, the different sinks inGen cloned (I honestly thought all JP had was a Rex, Raptors, Brachios, Trikes, Stegos, etc...even in JW I was surprised to see the "variety" that was given to us), and so on. -A big thanks to you Klayton, haha at first I thought you were a clickbait channel less than maybe 3 weeks ago until I watched my first video all the way through and since then I've been ALL OVER the content you've produced, so again, big thumbs up to you man and I'm following in suit with the rest of your supporters! 👍

[@KlaytonFioriti]

Hey thank you! I greatly appreciate that! :D

[@Giu3232]

Great video. Regular content. Congratulation. Always a pleasure to watch new videos from you.

[@KlaytonFioriti]

Thanks! :D

[@Jesse12489]

But I first saw this movie as a child he was my favorite character and I didn't even know why. He just stood out in the movie. My memory is a little faint but the Highlight part of the movie of him when I saw the child was when they were capturing dinosaurs out in the field.

[@flyingninja1234]

Pete Postlethwaite in my opinion is an underrated actor. Everything I've seen him in has been great.

[@vevans0009]

Roland was one of the few pluses of the film for me.

[@spinosri9597]

Well Alan Grant probably died between the events of jurassic park 3 and jurassic world, if haven't already see Sam Neill's interview for his film wilderpeople it is in KZbin there when asked about his appearance in fallen kingdom he says "the problem is that no one knows where Alan Grant is"," "he has retired from paleontology and now he probably runs a successful Business somewhere in.......",and finally " *either that or he is dead* " so I don't see Alan returning so even though I would like to see him return I think that it just wouldn't happen so I would like you do a bit of research and make a video about Alan Grant's fate.(I want to post it in your other video but I was late) please like this so klayton can see!

[@Amp661]

Grant is coming back for JW3. Your a little too quick on your assumptions.

[@codyleeamrhein]

Roland has always been my favorite character and probably always will be

[@victorribeiro6772]

That part you read from the book is exactly what I read yesterday haha Roland is awesome, I'm curious on how he would react huntin with "Snap you neck" Muldoon haha

[@KlaytonFioriti]

lol

[@cosmicderringer1824]

Muldoon survived in my own head canon. Muldoon forever lol I wanna think that Samuel Jackson survived too. with one arm

[@bakomusha]

My two favorite JP characters both have a lot in common, Muldoon,and Tembo. Both are White Africans, both are big game hunters, and both respect the Dinos more then everyone else in there teams. The differences is how they do their jobs, and how much personal honor they carry. It's certainly an interesting contrast.

[@timngim583]

He's not just an awesome character. Spielberg even called his actor (Pete Postlethwaite) "The Best Actor in the World"

[@General_Eisenhower1945]

Roland was a boss, I enjoyed his character immensely, he added quite a lot to the movie

[@TheWriterEJYanez]

You know, as a kid I never really cared much for Roland. I didn't particularly dislike him, nor did I really see him as a villain, but I was a fan of Van Owen. Since starting to watch your videos when you talk about him, I've realized that he's a much more complex and interesting character than I realized back then. I can't say he's my favorite character, but I do really love him. XD

[@x40battlefield27]

Excellent video keep up the good work☺😎👊✌

[@aitornavarro6597]

Spear hunting a Jaguar? Badass!

[@DavidProv]

I know this video came out 5 years ago and 2 Jurassic movies have released since then...and I can't remember if I said anything on here back then (and I did watch it back then). But I wanted to say that I've been a fan of Warren Zevon for a long time and when I found out that characters from The Lost World were based on a Warren Zevon song, it made me appreciate the movie even more. If I never made that comment, I'm sorry.

[@rashonanderson9012]

Great video once again!! I like Roland as a character in film and the actor, but I what I really wished they kept Dodgson and Dr.Levine in the story cause they had some interesting parts in the novel that I think would made the lost world a hole lot better. Still a fantastic film tho

[@NevanSlone]

“A true hunter doesn’t mind if the animal wins”

[@killacell7777]

Bro ur on 🔥🔥🔥🔥 keep up the work love your content.

[@brianbommarito3376]

Interesting. I used to think that Roland Tembo was just the book version of Robert Muldoon, but it appears he was based on a lot more than that. In the book, Muldoon is much more like Tembo, he’s extremely brave (almost foolhardy), doesn’t make any serious mistakes and lives to see sunrise. In the movie, he’s cautious but doesn’t take into account an elementary fact of velociraptors-they’re pack hunters and like to use one member as a distraction while the other two make the kill - and this is what gets him killed. For a guy who is supposed to know a lot about the creatures from observing their live behavior instead of dead fossils, the movie version of Muldoon knows much less about them than Alan Grant does.

[@torbenholzkamp7433]

Damn you Klayton, now you hyped me again for Lost World :D

[@transformersguyonthehunt4515]

It's sad Pete is no longer with us. It would have be nice to see Roland's reaction to what has happened with Jurassic World and the Dinosaur Protection Group.

[@Amp661]

He would not be involved. His character done away with dinosaurs after Lost World. He wouldn't give a shit

[@fggcreed]

Ended up rewatching JP: The Lost World after this video and I have to say I'm really enjoying all this backstory. I have even more of an appreciation for this movie now especially for Roland

[@Kowasi]

Thousandth like! I came for the Zevon, and stayed for the spoilers. I missed this film in cinemas, but after watching this video I have to say I feel more likely than before to rent the DVD or buy it second hand.

[@raymondcorrea1]

Have you ever covered a video on the differences between the lost world movie and the novel? If not that be cool to see

[@KlaytonFioriti]

Not yet haha I'll be doing that soon. Probably for Jurassic June

[@ashleymesser6792]

That could be a very long video. I would love to see it.

[@adamgarnes4269]

Nice video great job!

[@purplexninjamom]

Now I get why I like Tembo so much He looks like my grandpa

[@anibala.moralessanchez8018]

I always just thought these were straightforward action flicks. I mean, JP1 is my favorite movie of all time but the stuff you bring us from time to time takes it to a whole other level of meta-symbolism.

[@aztecakidgames3672]

My favorite scene in lost world is when it cuts to a scene of a close up of peter ludlow in shock and roland just sitting down like a badass while the trex is tranquilized on the ground

[@Stinger522]

Forty yards away or less. He didn't want to just face the T-Rex, he wanted to face it like a man.

[@jinxx44]

I swear u deserve way more subs

[@keanpadayachee3177]

I was wondering if you could do a video on Simon masrani and Masrani global. He seemed like a really fun character who should have had more screentime before he was killed off. His company seems to have become more like the novel version of Ingen since his death,viewing the dinosaurs as software by comparing them to phones. I thought that was a nice nod to the book. For someone so important to the lore,he seemed to have a rather minor role in the movie.That scene with the helicopter was cool but it should have been saved for a later film. I really thought he would be like the novel version of Hammond but he seemed like a nice [mostly]guy. It also seems strange that Masrani doe not seem to know about the spinosaurus. It also seems weird that Hammond's dying wish was to make jurassic park a reality when he made the gene guard act. It looks like he was written to be like the book version of Hammond but they changed it at the last minute.Maybe Lockwood will be like that. That would explain why his death has an ''evil ceo gets what he deserved vibe'' and why he does not care about cost in some parts of the movie but does not agree to kill the i rex because of much money it is worth. P.S this is my first time commenting on anythingso sorry for the wall of text.

[@KlaytonFioriti]

I'll definitely be talking about him more. He could very well get his own video :)

[@keanpadayachee3177]

Wow! You actually responded. I'm only 15 so it kind of blows my mind that i can comment on something and have someone from another part of the world reply straight away.It's really nice to see someone who loves this franchise as much as me and i hope your channel continues to grow.

[@barry_crisp]

Roland Tembo, one of my favorite JP characters to this day.

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

Pete Postlethwaite is a much missed legend

[@NorthernHandle]

I love this character! He’s brill!

[@nomore6258]

I always loved Roland. He was absolutely brilliant. I think the same of Ian Malcolm. But my all time favorite is John Parker Hammond.

[@nomore6258]

The proud, honorable hunter, the wacky, hot shot genius, and the kindly eccentric old man who just wanted to bring his dream to life. Those are my favorite people.

[@oldman5247]

Also to add anything that deleted scene should've been in the final cut! It would've adding more of an character arc than he already had! Plus it would've been a great introduction to him!

[@WorldTravelA320]

One could also argue, Roland's choice in Rifles (the 600 Nitro Express), is a nod to L. Sprague De Camp's classic sci fi story 'A Gun For Dinosaur'.

[@jshandle1767]

When you think of the cast of The Lost World, you realize it was filled with some of the best actors of that era: Julianne Moore, Pete Postelthwaithe, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Stormare and for giggles Vince Vaughn. The cast definitely helped make The Lost World such a great movie.

[@aaronflowers8881]

Roland played the game and survived. One of the best JP characters.

[@Rey-01]

You make best Jurassic park videos 💯

[@KlaytonFioriti]

Thank you! :D

[@noir3231]

I always loved Rolands character. He's actually one of the reasons I've wanted to go on a safari ever since I was a kid.

[@rivereuphrates8103]

Based Warren Zevon. I never made the connection between Roland and Tembo. Seriously, check out Excitable Boy, its a great record.

[@urielcarrazco4857]

Roland always was a favorite of mine. Regardless of his intentions in the movie.

[@geocross237]

Roland Tembo (and Alan Grant) had me wearing a fedora _way_ before I watched my first Indiana Jones movie. 😁