“Clever girl….”
Game Warden Robert Muldoon (portrayed by the late Bob Peck) is the one character in the original Jurassic Park (1993) film that I hated to see die. If you’ve read the novel you are aware that the character survived the incident at Jurassic Park. He was one of my favorite characters in both the film and the book, so it was aggravating to know that his death was apparently added to the film to make up for the fact that John Hammond would live. Hammond died in the novel but as the script developed, he became a much more sympathetic character. It was decided that he would live and another character would have to take the fall. That character was Muldoon. Muldoon was an experienced hunter and tracker and knew more about the raptors than anyone else on Isla Nublar, so it made little sense that he would be tricked by the raptors.
Anyway, enough of my soapbox. Let’s talk about the figure.
While I personally prefer the 6″ Amber Collection of figures, Mattel decided to dump that series and focus on the 3.75″ Hammond Collection. This is apparently more cost effective for the company and also allows for the creation of more dinosaur figures at a reasonable price point. Muldoon looks pretty good in his 3.75″ form. The figure comes with two heads (one with and one without his hat), two pairs of hands, and Muldoon’s trusty SPAS-12 shotgun. The shotgun can be held with both sets of hands and can also be fitted across Muldoon’s shoulder. Muldoon features sixteen points of articulation and a removable vest. The head mold is a fairly close reproduction of Bob Peck’s face in the film. I also appreciate the detail in Muldoon’s clothes, especially his JP badge. His pistol and holster are molded over his right rear butt cheek and cannot be removed.
I’m not quite sure why Mattel packaged the figure with the hatless head on the body. Looking at the packaging, the head with the hat is in all of the photos. It’s definitely the better looking head as well. Also talking about the packaging, this one features the “30th Anniversary” tag for the original film’s release. All of the figures in the Hammond Collection released in 2023 will feature this logo. What’s sad is the fact that I found this figure already on clearance with a number of other Hammond Collection and Jurassic World: Dominion figures (humans and dinosaurs) at my local Target. Does this mean that this line isn’t selling well or does it just mean that these specific figures are underperforming? Hopefully it is the latter as I’d hate to see this line end like the Amber Collection.
Since the Hammond Collection is Mattel’s choice for figures for the foreseeable future, I guess that I’ll have to collect them. While I won’t purchase as many of these figures as I would have in the Amber collection, I’ll still grab my favorites. I missed out on Dr. Alan Grant but I did get Dr. Ellie Sattler (and reviewed here) and will soon have the 6″ Amber Collection versions of both Dr. Sattler and Muldoon in hand in a week or so! I already reviewed the second release of the 6″ Dr. Ian Malcolm so I’m excited to get the opportunity to add two more classic figures to my collection! If you’re interested, I also reviewed the Amber Collection Dilophosaurus and Owen Grady. Click the links on each one to read those reviews.
Thanks for checking out my review. I’ve been longing to get a Muldoon figure for awhile, so it’s nice to finally have one. Keep an eye out for another Amber Collection review and a Jurassic World: Dominion figure set review coming soon!
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