Eric Kirby
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Eric Kirby is a central character in Jurassic Park III. He is portrayed by Trevor Morgan.
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[edit] Role in Jurassic Park III
Eric Kirby is a 13 year old dinosaur enthusiast who becomes stranded on infamous Isla Sorna after a parasailing accident. He has to survive, completely alone, in the island for eight weeks, using only his intelligence and knowledge as weapons. Since his parents, Paul and Amanda Kirby, fail to get any help from either the US or Costa Rica government to rescue him, they restort to kidnapping Dr. Alan Grant, thus starting all the events in the movie.
Although at first, Grant doubts that Eric is still alive, he soon discovers that the boy has managed to survive. Eric saves Grant from a pack of Velociraptors and takes him to his hiding place (an abandoned water truck). Being a dinosaur lover, Eric inmediatly recognizes the paleontologist and the two start forming a friendly relationship, especially after Grant learns that Eric doesn´t like Ian Malcolm either.
Later, Eric is reunited with his parents and saved by Billy Brennan from a flock of murderous Pteranodons. At the end, he leaves the island with his parents; although unstated, it is hinted that Paul and Amanda reconcile and get married again. In fact, in a deleted scene from Jurassic Park III, the two of them kiss and decide to come back together for Eric, who watches them in delight.
[edit] Jurassic Park IV
For a short time it was rumored that Trevor Morgan would reprise his character in Jurassic Park IV. However, with the movie being now in "development hell" and officially abandoned by producers Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, this seems unlikely.
[edit] Action figure
An action figure of Eric Kirby was released after the film, among other characters. Eric's figure came with a Pteranodon that could close its talons on the boy's shoulders just as in the movie. The figure is widely regarded as being one of the best in the series due to its actual resemblance to the film character, whereas the figures some other characters like Paul Kirby didn´t bear any resemblance to their film counterparts.
In an interview related to Jurassic Park, Trevor Morgan joked once that his friends bought Eric Kirby's action figure, then fed it to their dogs.
[edit] Jurassic Park: Adventures
After the release of Jurassic Park III, a trilogy of books by fiction writer Scott Ciencin were released; called Jurassic Park Adventures, these short novels focused on Eric Kirby as their main character. It must be noted that these books are not considered canon within the Jurassic Park universe.
In Jurassic Park Adventures, Eric Kirby is once again shown to be an extremely brave person, saving other's lives in several ocassions. He is also depicted as being a celebrity due to his writing "Survivor", a book re-telling some of his adventures on Isla Sorna. However, he keeps being humble and un-conceited and is confused when a younger kid named Josh seems to worship him and expect impossible things from him.
The first book, Survivor, tells part of the story of Eric's eight weeks stranded on Isla Sorna. The novel is told in the first person, with Eric being the narrator. He is practically the only human character in the story, for his mother and Ben Hildebrand are only briefly featured at the start of the book.
The second and third book focus not only on Eric, but also on Alan Grant, and in their relationship. Eric is shown to hold a great respect and affection to Alan Grant, and Alan admires Eric's intelligence and courageousness, but they often have trouble due to opossed points of view on different subjects, often relating to the dinosaurs of isla Sorna.
Of all the other characters of Jurassic Park III, only Amanda Kirby plays an important role in one of the books, Flyers
All three books take place shortly after the events in Jurassic Park III, with Eric being 13 years old in the three of them.
[edit] Character history
The first drafts of Jurassic Park III had a kid named Miles that was the son of an actual millonaire. This character would later evolve into the definitive script's Eric Kirby.
