Zora Bennett We're best at moving things and people in and out of places they shouldn't be.
2nd most-quoted character in Jurassic World Rebirth (2025): in 15 of its 38 quotes
Most scenes with: Dr. Henry Loomis (6), Martin Krebs (5), Duncan Kincaid (4)
I can guarantee your safety. I mean, more or less.
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5 quotes Zora Bennett Zora Bennett This island was the research facility for the original Jurassic Park.
Zora Bennett None of what you just said is good.
Zora Bennett [Brings Dr. Henry Loomis to boat bow]
Let me show you something. You feel that spray? [Henry confirms] Now imagine the boat rocking at 15 to 20 degrees, we're moving at 30 knots. You got sweat running in your eyes, and you're close enough to look that thing right in the teeth. You got this.
Zora Bennett We are very pathetic. What do you say we stay alive and get rich this time?
Scenes with Zora Bennett
9 scenes
[Gets into vehicle referring to Bronto Billy, a dying sauropod backing up traffic]
Oh, for god's sake. Rest in peace already, but get the hell out of the way.
Zora Bennett Damn, that's cold.
Zora Bennett I mean, even for New York, it's pretty cold.
Miss Bennett, I presume?
Zora Bennett Hello.
Zora Bennett You're not exactly hard to follow. So, how did you hear about me?
Paolo Pasolini, Blackwater.
Zora Bennett Mm-hmm. Does he have a message for me?
Yes, he said to say; "Felix isn't himself today".
Zora Bennett Um. Okay, I'm listening.
Is that some spy stuff? Cause that is fantastic.
Zora Bennett What is it that you do at ParkerGenix?
My company is developing a new medication and we have certain needs.
Zora Bennett Uh-uh, that sounds vague. And what does that mean in this case?
They say you're good at procuring things and not asking a lot of questions.
Zora Bennett Do they?
They also say you're untroubled by possible legal or ethical implications.
Zora Bennett Well, they need to shut up.
Well, take it as a compliment. It means you get the job done.
Zora Bennett I lost a friend on my last job, so I am not up for procuring.
Well, you don't know what it is yet.
Zora Bennett Yes, but you work for a pharmaceutical company, right? So you called me. I'm Spec Ops, so it's covert. I'm guessing info theft? I'm sorry, I do retrieval and extractions, not heists.
It's dinosaurs. They may be through with us, but we're not through with them.
Zora Bennett Well, they're all dead or dying, so...
Except for on a few islands around the equator.
Zora Bennett Yes, and those are nuclear zones, for a reason. You go there, you die.
Which is where you come in.
Zora Bennett No, thanks. [Leaves vehicle]
[Following Zora walking to Brooklyn Bridge Park]
Miss Bennett, you know that 20% of the world's population will die of heart disease? That's one in every five people on the planet. Now, just imagine, take somebody you know, anybody. Imagine that you could be the one to give them an extra 20 years of life.
Zora Bennett That's very touching. It's not my field.
And we have very deep pockets. [Walks to and leans on railing]
Zora Bennett How deep?
For you, extremely.
Zora Bennett Well, I'm gonna need a number.
Ten? Six zeros?
Zora Bennett Including the one that's in the ten?
No. It's a fortune, Miss Bennett. The kind of money that would mean you'd never have to put your life on the line ever again.
Zora Bennett Alright, what's the hitch?
Uh, possible criminal charges. We are going to a place where every government on the planet has outlawed travel.
Zora Bennett Well, we better not tell anyone, then.
Yeah, that might be a problem.
[Approaches Henry in museum displays being packed up]
Good morning, Doctor. Sorry to drop in unannounced. Can we have a word?
Sorry, it's a hell of a day here. They're closing us down.
Dr. Henry Loomis, Zora Bennett, our mission specialist.
Zora Bennett [Shakes his hand]
Hello.
Sorry, what mission?
[To museum staff]
Uh, guys, why don't you just take a break for a minute, okay? Thanks, guys. [To Zora] Dr. Loomis has been advising Parke Janitz over the past six months on paleo-coronary health... for developing a new drug, paleo-dioxin, derived from the largest dinosaur species on record. [Henry walks in between them and Martin and Zora follows Henry Computer modeling suggests it could forestall coronary disease by an average of two decades. Think what that might have meant for your mother. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Zora Bennett Anybody can read a file. If you get personal now, I'm out.
I'm sorry for overstepping. This, uh, research is crucial. We just can't get it to trial. We're unable to synthesize the DNA, so we need samples from living dinosaurs.
The species must be a true colossus. It's the biggest animals across three categories; seagoing, land-based, and avian.
Zora Bennett Why the biggest?
Oh, it's their hearts. The bigger they were, the bigger their coronary muscles. And they live the longest. Over a hundred years for some Cretaceous-era sauropods. Which means the three dinosaurs they need are... [gestures at display] Mosasaurus. Which lives in the ocean. And... [gestures at display] Titanosaurus. You'll find them on land... ...and in the sky. [gestures at display] Quetzalcoatlus. It's the largest pterosaur. Each of them had an average lifespan of well over a century before DNA refinement.
A drug that could prevent heart disease would be the biggest medical breakthrough in centuries.
Zora Bennett Yeah. It would sure be worth billions, right?
Trillions.
Hmm. [Walks away]
The only way for our scientists to complete the strands now is with blood and tissue samples from living dinosaurs.
Zora Bennett Wait. You want to take blood samples from these animals while they're alive?
[Carrying crate]
Hemoglobin deoxygenates within seconds postmortem. Levitidae and hypostasis follow immediately.
Fortunately for us, all these species exist in one isolated location. We're putting together a team and we'd like to leave immediately. We have competitors and Mr. Parker does not tolerate second place. Can you be ready tomorrow? Dr. Loomis?
I thought it was just advising.
You are. In person. We're not qualified to identify the animals or predict behavior.
Well, why don't you send an army? You're a rich company.
Confidentiality. The fewer people know about this, the better.
Zora Bennett I can guarantee your safety. I mean, more or less.
No, no, no. It's not about my safety. It's just... "more or less?"
Zora Bennett Yeah.
[Looks over shoulder and leans into Martin and Zora whispering]
What you're proposing is really illegal.
Zora Bennett Oh, did we- did you tell him about the zeros?
That's not gonna work with him.
What are you talking about? [Walks away]
You ever seen a dinosaur in the wild? [Henry stops walking] I don't mean in a theme park when you're a kid or watching some poor creature wander around town lost. I mean, in it's natural habitat. Cause, until you've done that, you're just a guy who visits zoos.
[Walks over and sits on bench]
We sold a dozen tickets all last week. Five years ago, you'd have to wait in line for hours if you could even get in. Nobody cares about these animals anymore. They deserve better. I just- I need a second.
Zora Bennett No, yeah. Take all the time that you need. [She and Martin sit on bench] Take all the minutes. Not like... your entire life, you know, has been leading up to this moment. [Pause] You ready?
Yeah.
[Meeting Duncan at the Van Dijks bar in Paramaribo, Suriname]
Martin Krebs. We spoke on the phone?
Yeah, Krebs, look, I'm sorry. I thought it over and I can't do it. I'd like to, just as a favor to Zora, but I can't.
What? [Sits at table] We already agreed on the phone. You named your price.
It's not that, it's just- it's a little too risky for my boat. She's not paid off yet, so I imagine you you understand. No hard feelings, Z.
What the hell is this? He's your guy?
Zora Bennett Yeah. We spent ten years in MARSOC together. Well, Duncan's the best, otherwise he wouldn't be here.
Best of what? Drinking?
Zora Bennett Moving things. And people in and out of places they shouldn't be.
Trouble is I really can't do it this time, Z. I'm sorry. And I'm afraid that's final.
Zora Bennett That's a hell of a setback, Duncan. You promised me. Oh, we're screwed now. I'm sorry. [Walks to bar to get two bottles] I hate to see this all fall apart on you. I'll tell you what. [Walks back to table] Why don't you make some sort of good-faith gesture? Like, maybe, you know, just spitballing here, but maybe you could double the number that you and I spoke about and then I can take care of Duncan and his crew on my end.
Oh, I see. [Chuckles] That's very nice. You guys cook this up on the phone or just now?
Zora Bennett We're just trying to help you out.
I don't have to sit here and be insulted. [Gets up and walks away]
For God's sakes, fine. Agreed.
Zora Bennett Great.
Great. [Spreads map on table and points to it] We'll loop up to our Barbados. To avoid government controls, but there aren't many anyway.
Why's that?
Bobby Atwater
Is this the part where you tell me it's a crime to kill a dinosaur, Doctor?
No, this is where I tell you it's a sin to kill a dinosaur.
Bobby Atwater
And so, what if it's us all day?
Then we put ourselves in a place where we don't belong.
Zora Bennett That's kind of our specialty, Dr. Loomis.
[Walks into boat cabin chuckling]
I can't take it. I mean, it's been fun working with you, Z.
Zora Bennett What?
But I think we just found our new team leader. No offense.
Zora Bennett I mean, I don't know anybody that could be offended by that. That's mean.
I can't sleep.
Zora Bennett Well, they say if you can sleep the night before, you should probably quit.
You don't hear that much in museum work.
Zora Bennett What if we don't what?
Well, what if we get the samples and we don't give them over to a company that makes a life-saving drug and then prices it to 99% if the planet can't afford it? Science is for all of us, not some of us. Have you thought about that?
Zora Bennett I guess I haven't.
Well, then maybe you should start.
Zora Bennett Well, then, maybe you should stop.
We can't stay here. They'll come back.
They're more like mutations.
Zora Bennett What do you mean, mutations?
Abnormalities, deviations.
Zora Bennett I know what the word means. What does it mean here where we are?
What are you talking about?
Zora Bennett This island that we're on, Mr. Work here didn't tell us everything that we need to know.
Look, dinosaurs are dinosaurs. What difference does it make?
Zora Bennett Okay, fine. Don't tell us. We can just leave it here.
It's fine.
Zora Bennett Fine.
So this island was a laboratory of sorts. They conducted experimental work here.
What kind of experiments?
Cross-breeding of species. The theme park owners were just responding to what the audience wanted. They were tired of looking at the same old thing. "Engineered entertainments", they call them.
Zora Bennett Genetically altered freaks?
Yeah. You don't want to do that in the middle of a theme park, do you?
Ideally, you don't try weird genetic shit at all.
Well, they learned that the hard way. Any that were malformed or just too damn hard for anybody to look at, they left them here.
Well, that's inhuman. Why not just euthanize them?
The average cost of a created species is 72 million dollars. What would you do? Kill it and have to tell your bank or just carry it forward on R&D?
What would I do with mutant dinosaurs from an accounting perspective? Is that really the question? [A dinosaur roars] Can we please just hurry this along?
Zora Bennett Everybody, please stay cool. Our situation hasn't changed.
Two of our friends just died. Clearly the situation's changed quite a bit.
Zora Bennett Yes. And that's horrible. But this is where we are now. Desperate and that's not any different than before. We were all desperate to begin with otherwise we wouldn't have come. Right? You specialize in a subject nobody cares about and you're about to be out of a job. You need this. I want the money. You want the money. Your company wants all the money. We still have that case. First sample's in it. Let's get the other two.
That's a great idea. We have no weapons, Z.
Zora Bennett [Starts cutting wire of fence]
We never did. I mean, not really. We had a few toys that would have made us feel better. They could have worked or not. Or where we're supposed to be. We know what we're supposed to do. Let's get what we need and get out.
Those kids, the people who went to the ocean they could still be alive. I say we find them first and then we get out.
Uh, get out, how?
Zora Bennett Does anyone want to hear the backup plan?
She has a backup plan?
She doesn't get out of bed but we got a backup plan.
Zora Bennett [Expedition crew are wading in a creek]
Hey, you want to tell me how the, uh, girl fell over the rail?
The thing hit the boat. You were there.
Zora Bennett So when you, on the bridge, next to her said it was... so there was nothing you could do.
What are you implying?
This isn't your first expedition, huh?
No, I've been on digs since I was 12. I studied under Alan Grant as a postdoc. I suppose you're in this kind of situation all the time.
I used to be. I hate the jungle. I try to avoid it now.
Why is that?
You can't see three feet in front of you, and you always know you're being stalked. The only place to hide is under water. I refuse to die in the jungle.
My dream is I die in a shallow sea and I'm buried quickly by silt.
That's beautiful.
It's the best chance of being fossilized that way.
You're a weirdo.
Thank you.
