# The Making of Jurassic Park says that Lex had a crush on Dr. Grant **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540 "2010-11-13T06:05:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/1 "2010-11-13T06:05:08Z")
I have seen the movie 100 times and never noticed this. Am I really unobservant? Did anyone else notice this? ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/2 "2010-11-13T06:07:52Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > I have seen the movie 100 times and never noticed this. Am I really unobservant? Did anyone else notice this? Well, it’s made clear she admires him. I suppose it could be construed as a “crush,” but it certainly wasn’t played up by my recollection. ---
**Author:** ![Lightsaber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Lightsaber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightsaber)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/3 "2010-11-13T06:12:16Z")
I think it was fairly obvious. Remember when she fell down, he helped her up, and she didn’t let go of his hand? This was on the way to the sick triceratops. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/4 "2010-11-13T07:14:02Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > I have seen the movie 100 times and never noticed this. Am I really unobservant? Did anyone else notice this? If Lex is Laura Dern and Grant is Sam Neill (sorry it’s been a while since I read the book), yes, even for a Speilberg movie, it was pretty obvious (but not necessarily a crush she was self-aware of). ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/5 "2010-11-13T07:18:56Z")
> [@Lightsaber](#): > > I think it was fairly obvious. Remember when she fell down, he helped her up, and she didn’t let go of his hand? This was on the way to the sick triceratops. Yep. The camera even pans over to Laura Dern, who is right behind Lex and Grant, and it shows her smiling as if she recognizes the fact that Lex has a crush on Grant. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/6 "2010-11-13T07:31:50Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > If Lex is Laura Dern Laura Dern is Doctor Ellie Satler. Lex is the granddaughter, played by Ariana Richards. Grant is Sam Neill’s character, though. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/7 "2010-11-13T07:49:04Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Laura Dern is Doctor Ellie Satler. Lex is the granddaughter, played by Ariana Richards. > > Grant is Sam Neill’s character, though. How, that’s creepier than I thought. Maybe the whole dinosaur thing is just a metaphor for old pedophiles. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/8 "2010-11-13T08:10:29Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > How, that’s creepier than I thought. Maybe the whole dinosaur thing is just a metaphor for old pedophiles. How is it creepy? A young girl has a crush on an older guy. It’s never implied that he has a crush on her. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/9 "2010-11-13T08:24:36Z")
Yes, it is fairly obvious she has a crush on him. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/10 "2010-11-13T08:53:19Z")
Holy crap, [Ariana Richards](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariana_Richards) is now 31 years old! Well, that’s just ridiculous. And she’s a [fine artist](http://georgeeliot.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/dalie/). ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/11 "2010-11-13T08:58:50Z")
Wasnt this pretty obvious in the film? Grant doesnt like kids, so the kids really like him. Apart from the hand holding scene at the triceratops, there was also the merry-go-round when getting into the cars at the resort. Do you remember Laura Derns character laughing at Grant as the kids follow him from car to car? ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/12 "2010-11-13T15:26:25Z")
Yes, it was pretty blatant. Don’t see how anyone could miss it. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/13 "2010-11-13T15:29:42Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Wasnt this pretty obvious in the film? > > Grant doesnt like kids, so the kids really like him. > > Apart from the hand holding scene at the triceratops, there was also the merry-go-round when getting into the cars at the resort. Do you remember Laura Derns character laughing at Grant as the kids follow him from car to car? Yeah. Also when Lex goes up to Grant and is all, “She [Satler] said we should ride with you because she thought it would be good for you.” Tim really admires Grant and Lex has a little crush and Grant’s really uncomfortable around kids. But like all right thinking Spielberg heroes, he learns to stop worrying and love the cult of child! Satler doesn’t just have a crush on Grant. They’re in a relationship, though she marries someone else eventually (seen in the third movie). In the book they’re not involved at all. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/14 "2010-11-13T16:13:18Z")
Yes, it was massively obvious to me as well. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/15 "2010-11-13T16:45:11Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Satler doesn’t just have a crush on Grant. They’re in a relationship, though she marries someone else eventually (seen in the third movie). In the book they’re not involved at all. I don’t think they’re in a relationship in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/16 "2010-11-13T16:56:27Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > I don’t think they’re in a relationship in the movie. But when Ian Malcolm asks him if they are, he says they are. Also, they’re definitely flirting, hugging, and Ellie wants Grant to like kids…seems like she envisions a future with him and that she wants to have children with him. Though that might make a good Cafe Society poll post: Are Alan Grant and Ellie Satler dating/in a relationship in Jurassic Park? ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/17 "2010-11-13T17:14:19Z")
yeah I definitely thought Ellie/Grant were a thing in the movies. But we all know how observant I am. I will defend myself by saying that Tim’s admiration of Grant is far more obvious than Lex’s ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/18 "2010-11-13T17:34:35Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Wasnt this pretty obvious in the film? > > Grant doesnt like kids, so the kids really like him. > > Apart from the hand holding scene at the triceratops, there was also the merry-go-round when getting into the cars at the resort. Do you remember Laura Derns character laughing at Grant as the kids follow him from car to car? The Grant/kid one-way admiration always reminded me of how cats will pick out the one person in a roomful of strangers who doesn’t like cats, and head toward that lap. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/19 "2010-11-13T18:13:50Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > But when Ian Malcolm asks him if they are, he says they are. Also, they’re definitely flirting, hugging, and Ellie wants Grant to like kids…seems like she envisions a future with him and that she wants to have children with him. Though that might make a good Cafe Society poll post: Are Alan Grant and Ellie Satler dating/in a relationship in Jurassic Park? See, I thought it was just like Lex’s crush, all one way. Ellie likes Grant, mostly, but Grant’s not looking for a relationship and on top of that, he hates kids. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/20 "2010-11-13T18:16:04Z")
But then why is Alan irritated when Ellie flirts with Ian? And why would he tell him to back off if he wasn’t interested in her? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540.md?page=2)