Dr. Mann

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Dr. Mann is a renowned but ultimately deceptive scientist and astronaut in the film "Interstellar," whose actions critically impact the fate of the main characters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronaut
fictional character
scientist
affiliation Lazarus missions
NASA NERFINISHED
appearsIn Interstellar NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre science fiction film
associatedWithConcept danger of data manipulation in science
false hope of a habitable world
attemptsTo kill Cooper
take control of the Endurance spacecraft
causeOfEvent damaged Endurance docking maneuver
explosive decompression during docking attempt
conflictWith Amelia Brand NERFINISHED
Joseph Cooper NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginInStory United States NERFINISHED
createdBy Christopher Nolan NERFINISHED
Jonathan Nolan NERFINISHED
deathCause spacecraft airlock explosion
deceptionType fabrication of scientific data
ethicalCharacteristic cowardly
deceptive
gender male
homeworld Earth (originally) NERFINISHED
initialPerceptionByOthers heroic explorer
inUniverseStatus legendary NASA figure before rescue
keyThemeRelation exploration of human survival instinct
moral ambiguity in extreme conditions
mission Lazarus mission to planet Mann NERFINISHED
motivatedBy desire for survival
fear of dying alone
narrativeFunction to escalate tension and jeopardize the mission
to test the protagonists’ moral resolve
notableFor attempting to escape from planet Mann at any cost
betraying Cooper and the Endurance crew
falsifying planetary data
occupation NASA scientist
planetTypeActual uninhabitable
planetTypeReported habitable (falsely)
portrayedBy Matt Damon NERFINISHED
reputationInStory most brilliant of the Lazarus astronauts
rescuedBy Amelia Brand NERFINISHED
Endurance crew
Joseph Cooper NERFINISHED
roleInWork antagonist in Interstellar
stationedOn planet Mann NERFINISHED
trueNatureRevealedAs self-serving and dishonest
worksOn gravitational and planetary habitability research

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Joseph Cooper associatedWith Dr. Mann