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Well, you didn't get very far. You're a lazy pussycat.
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~ Nigel to Duma.
Nigel is a major antagonist in Disney's 1989 live action film Cheetah, which is loosely based on the 1970 novel The Cheetahs by the late Alan Caillou. He is an opportunistic Englishman who wants to make a fortune out of Duma by making her race against greyhounds with the help of Mr. Patel and Abdullah.
After a failed attempt to buy Duma from the Johnson family, Patel explains his plan to Nigel that they could make a fortune by making Duma race against greyhounds, since his uncle races cheetahs against greyhounds, and that they could gain that fortune by exploiting Duma's endurance in the race and bet on the dogs.
The next day, while the children are training Duma to release her into the wild, Patel and Nigel hire Abdullah to help them capture Duma. The following night, the three men arrive at the household. Nigel demands to know Duma's location from Patel and is about to give up, but Patel comes up with a plan to steal Ted's whistle and Nigel hands him his flashlight as he helps him break into the house. Patel manages to retrieve the whistle and they successfully capture Duma.
The next morning, as the Johnson family stop at Patel's store, Patel sees the tears in Susan's eyes and inquires if she is crying over losing Duma. Ted catches the slip of the tongue and then notices that Abdullah is wearing shoes made from old tires, just like the tracks they found around the corpse of Duma's mother. Ted tries to convince his parents that Patel kidnapped Duma, but they refuse to believe him. After delaying their flight, the siblings take a bus back to Patel’s store and discover he is gone, but learn his whereabouts from his cousin.
Across the Great Rift, the children find Abdullah's camp protected by a high fence and trip wires and wait for nightfall before sneaking in. Ted and Susan infiltrate the camp and manage to locate Duma, but are captured by Abdullah. Nigel and Patel arrive and the three men argue over what to do with them. Abdullah wants to kill them, but Nigel suggests they lock them in the cage until after the race. When the gamblers drive away with Duma, Morogo comes out of hiding and manages to free the siblings, due to Susan remembering the lock combination.
The children reach the racetrack in time to hear the cheetah-greyhound race being announced. Duma takes an early lead in the race, but as the race progresses the greyhounds catch up and take the lead. However, Duma regains her steam after hearing Ted's whistle and wins the race. This results in Patel and Nigel losing the bet as the other gamblers surround them, demanding compensation for their bets. He and Patel were possibly taken into custody as Ted probably informed the security guard about their involvement with Abdullah after the latter's arrest.
Personality[]
Nigel is a cruel, sadistic, corrupt, and manipulative person. He is shown to be extremely disrespectful, insulting, and abusive towards Duma. He is also shown to be failure-intolerant, as shown when he impatiently wanted to capture Duma at Ted and Susan's home.
Quotes[]
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Rich, Patel? How so? (Mr. Patel: I have an uncle in India. He's racing cheetah against greyhounds. It is bringing him a fortune.) A cheetah, racing against greyhounds?
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~ Nigel asking Mr. Patel how they'll get rich.
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Yeah, as I was saying, Abdullah, every schoolchild knows that the cheetah is the world's fastest runner. (Mr. Patel: But not so many people know that cheetah has no endurance. She tires quickly. So we are planning to make the race too long for cheetah and then bet against her.) Yes, quite neat really. Nobody will ever guess that the owners are betting against their own cheetah. When she runs out of steam, it's the owners who collect the money. In addition of your share to the purse, Abdullah, as a bonus after the race, you can keep her.
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~ Nigel explaining his plan to Abdullah.
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No problem with this animal, gentlemen. As you can see, she's quite tame. She has no taste for greyhound fricassee. Win, lose, or draw, it's all harmless fun.
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~ Nigel about Duma.
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Getting much action, old boy? (Mr. Patel: Everybody thinks cheetah will win. When I remind them, there is no official betting, they all offered to wager privately. They eat out of my hands. We're rich, Nigel. We are rich.) Good show.
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~ Nigel betting with Patel.
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Something's gone wrong!
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~ Nigel's last words.
Gallery[]
Images[]
Nigel at Mr. Patel's store
Mr. Patel telling Nigel about his uncle's plan to race Duma against greyhounds.
Nigel and Mr. Patel telling Abdullah about their plan to make Duma race against greyhounds.
The trio arrive at the Johnson house to steal Ted's whistle and capture Duma.
Nigel searching for Duma.
Nigel giving his flashlight to Mr. Patel to look for Ted's whistle.
Nigel spots Duma.
"Well, you didn't get very far. You're a lazy pussycat."
Nigel and Mr. Patel after Abdullah captures Ted and Susan.
Nigel and his friends on their way to Nairobi.
Nigel's evil grin.
Nigel gesturing Patel to hide the bets.
Patel enthusiastically crowing to Nigel about their fortune.
Nigel and Patel lose the bet against Duma as the other gamblers demand compensation for their bets.
Videos[]
Cheetah- Abdullah trains Duma
The gamblers train Duma to race
Cheetah- Abdullah captures Ted and Susan
The gamblers imprison Ted and Susan
Cheetah- Mr. Patel and Nigel's defeat
Nigel and Mr. Patel lose the bet
Trivia[]
Nigel did not exist in the 1970 novel by Alan Caillou. He was made up by Disney.
Nigel was Anthony Baird's last role before his death in August 27, 1995.